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Viewing cable 06NAIROBI2782, ARMENIANS IN KENYA - PASSPORTS AND OFFICIAL ID

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06NAIROBI2782 2006-06-27 03:06 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Nairobi
VZCZCXYZ0000
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHNR #2782/01 1780306
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 270306Z JUN 06
FM AMEMBASSY NAIROBI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 2694
INFO RUEHPNH/NVC PORTSMOUTH 0264
RUEHAE/AMEMBASSY ASMARA 4814
RUEHDS/AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA 8632
RUEHDJ/AMEMBASSY DJIBOUTI 4269
RUEHLGB/AMEMBASSY KIGALI 4437
RUEHKI/AMEMBASSY KINSHASA 1750
RUEHPC/AMEMBASSY LOME 0563
RUEHDR/AMEMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM 4723
UNCLAS NAIROBI 002782 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR AF/CA 
DEPT FOR CA/FPP, CA/VO, CA/OCS 
DEPT FOR DS/IP/AF 
DEPT FOR DS/CR/VF 
PASS TO KCC 
PASS TO INL/HSTC 
POSTS FOR FRAUD PREVENTION MANAGERS 
 
THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS CMGT KCRM KE
SUBJECT: ARMENIANS IN KENYA - PASSPORTS AND OFFICIAL ID 
 
REF: A: Nairobi 2616 
 
B: Nairobi 1187 
C: Nairobi 1023 
 
1.  (SBU) SUMMARY: Reftels describe the exploits of the 
Armenian "Artur brothers," Artur Margaryan and Artur 
Sargasyan, who were hastily deported from Kenya after 
attempting to clear a colleague from Kenyan Customs and Jomo 
Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) at gunpoint.  News 
reports stated that a subsequent raid of the Armenian 
deportees' house in the fashionable Runda neighborhood of 
Nairobi revealed that the Armenians gained two Kenyan 
passports, official documentation falsely describing them as 
Kenyan Deputy Commissioners of Police, and access cards 
allowing them unrestricted access to all Kenyan airports. 
The diplomatic corps in Kenya agrees tat the Armenians' 
armed shenanigans at JKIA as well as their illegal 
possession of passports and other official credentials 
suggests that there remain serious document and physical 
security concerns at JKIA, the Ministry of Immigration, and 
the Kenyan Police Forces. END SUMMARY. 
 
ARMENIANS "ISSUED" WITH STOLEN KENYAN PASSPORTS 
--------------------------------------------- -- 
 
2.  (SBU) On June 13 in a Special Session of Parliament, 
Immigration Minister Gideon Konchella explained that on May 
3, 2006 three blank passports were stolen from Immigration's 
Nyayo House "strong room" by a cleaning lady.  She 
reportedly stole passport numbers A1031194, A1031195, and 
A1031196 on behalf of unknown persons described as "Somalis" 
who paid her 500 Kenyan Shillings, or about $7 to do the 
deed.  In the subsequent raid on the home of newly-deported 
Armenian "Artur brothers" (reftels), a contact at Kenyan 
immigration confirmed that police uncovered passports number 
A1031195 and A1031196 whose biographical pages now described 
the Armenians as Kenyan nationals named Arman Sarkissyan and 
Artak Darkisyan. 
 
3.  (SBU) Disconcerting news reports suggest that these 
freshly completed passports appear to be signed by the 
required principal immigration officer.  The third blank 
passport remains missing according to the Immigration 
Minister.  Subsequent media reports have clouded the waters, 
suggesting that the passports in the Armenians' possession 
were forged and not the stolen blank passports; however, 
given the Minister's statements in Parliament, this appears 
unlikely. Other reports suggest the passports were 
diplomatic; however, the number sequence suggests they are 
of a standard series, which was also confirmed by an 
Immigration Ministry source. 
 
"BROTHERS" NOT IN THE BROTHERHOOD GET POLICE CREDENTIALS 
--------------------------------------------- ----------- 
 
4.  (SBU) Reports on other seized documents revealed that 
the Armenians were in possession of falsely obtained 
certificates of appointment describing them as Deputy 
Commissioners of Police.  Such documents can only be issued 
with the authority of the Commissioner of Police, Unit 
Commander, or Provincial Police Chief according to Kenyan 
law.  How the Artur "mercenaries" obtained these documents 
remains unknown. 
 
ARTURS' AIRPORT PASSES ISSUED WITHOUT AUTHORITY 
--------------------------------------------- -- 
 
5.  (SBU) The Armenians' armed threats of Customs officials 
at JKIA, which precipitated the Armenians' high-profile 
expulsion, revealed that they were in possession of airport 
passes issued by the Government of Kenya allowing them 
unrestricted access without having to clear security.  Such 
passes are only issued under the authority of the Kenya 
Airports Authority.  The passes in question are generally 
very difficult to obtain via official channels.  Newspaper 
reports state that they are not even issued to Cabinet 
Ministers.  The source or authority by which the Armenians 
gained the access cards remains unknown. 
 
DIPLOMATIC CORPS UP IN ARMS OVER ARMENIANS 
------------------------------------------ 
 
6.  (SBU) A/DCM and CG attended an EU meeting in which the 
British Charge presented two diplomatic notes issued to the 
Kenyan Government calling for clarity on the Armenian issue. 
The British government is gravely concerned about the 
presence of the armed Armenians in restricted areas at JKIA, 
which may reflect negatively on the UK's travel advisory for 
Kenya and potentially on the continuation of British Airways 
flights into Nairobi, since the security lapse is a serious 
threat to the numerous British nationals visiting and 
residing in Kenya.  The British Charge also expressed 
concern at the number of airport security passes that may 
have been issued improperly, and the unwillingness of the 
GOK to respond forthrightly to his government's notes.  The 
Polish representative in Nairobi seconded the concerns, 
stating that the Armenian airport tomfoolery negatively 
impacted their travel advisory.  The diplomatic corps 
members present agreed to file a formal demarche with the 
GoK to demand a full explanation of the issue. 
 
COMMENT 
------- 
 
7.  (SBU) The saga of the Armenians in Kenya reveals that 
there remain serious concerns over the control of and access 
to official documents.  That blank passports can be stolen 
with ease from the Ministry of Immigration is one serious 
concern, but that official documents can be fraudulently 
obtained is a greater concern and hints at the pervasive 
corruption extent in the Kenyan Ministry of Immigration, 
Port Authority, and Police.  Malfeasance by Kenyan 
authorities in document control and issuance further 
undermines the credibility of Kenyan's document security and 
complicates Nairobi's consular responsibilities, 
particularly in regards to document verification. 
ROWE