Dokument #1217159
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
The Chairman of the Parti du renouveau
démocratique (PRD) in Djibouti, stated during a telephone
interview with the Research Directorate, that the PRD started
issuing membership cards in October 1992 (8 Oct. 1998). The
Chairman explained that although the cards changed appearance in
1993, they are basically the same and bear the symbol and emblem of
the party. He stated that the old card was large and could be
folded. However, the new card is about half the size of the old
card and is more practical.
In a separate interview with the Research
Directorate, an official of the PRD further explained that the card
indicates the date of issue and the name of the bearer (14 Oct.
1998). He added that the old cards were mostly blue but that the
new ones are basically white in colour. He also said that
signatures are not always the same since different officers at
various federation levels in various regions are in charge of
issuing and signing membership cards. Additional and/corroborating
information could not be found among the sources consulted by the
Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after
researching publicly accessible information currently available to
the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is
not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any
particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the
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Request.
References
Parti de renouveau démocratique
(PRD), Djibouti. 14 October 1998. Telephone interview with
Chairman.
_____. 8 October 1998. Telephone
interview with official.
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