Information on whether members of the Fourlaba (Furlaba) clan suffered harassment and detention because of their effort to raise funds to assist with General Yacin Yabeh Galeb's medical and travel expenses could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

However, citing "reliable reports from Djibouti," a 14 December 2000 Mandeeq report, a Somaliland newspaper, stated that about 50 people all of them from the Furlaba sub-clan of the main Issa clan, suspected of sympathizing with the aborted coup led by Yacin Yabeh, were arrested by the Djibouti police. Accused of being the leader of the foiled coup attempt (Africa News 10 June 2001; IRIN 27 Dec. 2000; ibid. 18 June 2002; Mandeeq 14 Dec. 2000), General Yacin Yabeh is also from the Furlaba sub-clan of the Issa clan (ibid.; The Indian Ocean Newsletter 11 July 2002; ibid. 9 Dec. 2000; ARDHD 12-19 July 2002).

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 list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Africa News. 10 June 2001. "Djibouti: Leader of Failed Coup Attempt Released." (NEXIS)

Association pour le respect des droits de l'homme à Djibouti (ARDHD). 12-19 July 2002. L'observatoire. No. B155. "Djibouti- Hassan Djama Guedi." http://www.ardhd.org/francais/observat/obsb155.htm [Accessed 4 Apr. 2003]

The Indian Ocean Newsletter [Paris]. 11 July 2002. "Hassan Djama Guedi." (NEXIS)

_____. 9 December 2000. "Djibouti: General Sticks Head Out Once Too Often." (Horseed Online Newspaper 9 Dec. 2000). http://www.horsed.com/dec/dec099.htm [Accessed 3 Apr. 2003]
Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN). 18 June 2002. "Djibouti: Ex-Police Chief Jailed for 15 Year Over Coup Attempt Charges." (BBC Monitoring 19 June 2002/NEXIS)