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C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 07 ANKARA 004504 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR G/TIP, G, INL, DRL, EUR/PGI, EUR/SE 
DEPARTMENT FOR INR/IC/TIPOFF, CA/VO/L/C 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/03/2014 
TAGS: KCRM KVPR PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TU AU PINR TIP IN TURKEY
SUBJECT: TIP IN TURKEY: AUSTRALIAN INVESTIGATION REPORT II 
 
REF: A. ANKARA 4502 
     ¶B. ANKARA 4503 
 
(U) Classified by Polcounselor John Kunstadter; reasons: 1.4 
(b,d). 
 
¶1. (C) The following confidential investigation report 
compiled by Australian Federal Police (AFP) agent Shawn 
Selles includes names and contact information for suspected 
human smugglers described in reftel. 
 
TURKISH-BASED PEOPLE SMUGGLING NETWORK OPERATING TO AUSTRALIA 
AND OTHER COUNTRIES 
 
Scope of Operation SALVINI 
Mission 
 
To disrupt and dismantle Turkish people smuggling networks 
targeting Australia as a destination through the successful 
prosecution of offenders in Australia, Turkey, and elsewhere. 
 
Scope/Status 
 
As of July 2004, the following offenders were being pursued 
by the PSST as part of the scope of Operation SALVINI (in 
order of priority): 
 
Mehmet SERIBAN born 1 January 1965 
Arrested on 25 March 2003 by PSST members, Mehmet is charged 
for his alleged involvements in the "Ord", 
"Warrego", "Isa" "Tabletop", "Gnowangerup", and "SIEV 14", 
illegal boat arrivals.  Although alleged to have participated 
in other illegal boat arrivals, additional charges are not 
being pursued re practical considerations. 
 
Ali CETIN born 1 January 1963 
Investigations are continuing for his alleged involvement in 
the "SIEV 14" illegal boat arrival.  He currently resides in 
Sydney (obtained Australian citizenship). 
 
Eyup BASAR born 5 July 1971 
Investigations are continuing for his alleged involvement in 
the "SIEV 14" illegal boat arrival.  He is also implicated in 
the "SIEV 06 - Draco" boat arrival.  Eyup resides in 
Indonesia.  An Interpol Blue Notice has been requested. 
 
Muslim SERIBAN born 5 January 1957 
Investigations are continuing for his alleged involvement in 
the "Ord", "Isa", "Tabletop" illegal boat arrivals.  He is 
believed to be residing in Gaziantep, Turkey.  An Interpol 
Blue Notice has been requested. 
 
Bayram ASLAN (no further details) 
Investigations are continuing for his alleged involvement in 
the "SIEV 14" boat arrival.  He was reported to have been 
arrested by the Turkish Police.  A recent unconfirmed report 
indicates that he broke bail and fled to Korea. 
 
"Huseyin" (no further details) 
Enquiries to identify this person are continuing and his 
alleged involvement in the "SIEV 06" and "SIEV 14" boat 
arrivals will be investigated. 
 
Murat and Hakan KARAOGLU - Karaoglu Turizm 
Investigations are continuing for their alleged involvement 
in several SIEVs.  Recent enquiries (July 2004) have revealed 
that Karaoglu Turizm is still operating in Gaziantep. 
 
Other Turkish persons of interest (not including witnesses) 
to this investigation include: 
 
Garip BUKDACI 
Enquiries are continuing into his alleged connections to 
Mehmet SERIBAN.  He is believed to reside in Indonesia. 
Investigations are continuing into his attempted to use 
Mehmet SERIBAN,s Australian passport to illegally enter 
Canada from Indonesia in April 2004 (where he was stopped 
from doing so by Australian immigration officials). Recent 
information (late June 2004) indicates that Garip Bukdaci and 
a person by the name of 'Muhmud' (no further details) had 
received an unnamed number of Turkish PII's in Jakarta. 
These Turks were of Kurdish ethnicity and had come to 
Indonesia via Thailand.  Their intended destination is not 
known at this time. 
 
Sebahattin AKKUS (no further details) aka "Murat" 
Allegedly organised the "Roger" vessel in 1995 on which 
Mehmet SERIBAN arrived.  This is not a PSST investigation 
priority at this time. 
 
In addition to the above persons, there are a number of 
Turkish-born Australians and also Indonesian persons of 
interest who have been associated with this network.  The 
details of these persons are held on PSST indices. 
Brief Profiles 
 
Mehmet SERIBAN 
(Department of Immigration photograph - 1995) 
Mehmet SERIBAN born 1/1/65 at Araban, Turkey to Ayse (f) and 
Kadir (m) SERIBAN, was the principal member of this network 
operating in Indonesia.  He used a range of aliases to 
specifically confuse law enforcement authorities in their 
dealings with PIIs.  These aliases include: 
 
      Mehmet KOSEN 1/4/1974 (has Turkish and Indonesian 
identity cards) 
            "Irani Aziz" / "Iran Aziz"; 
            "Iraqi Hassan"; 
            "Ramazan Iskendurun"; 
            "Mes" (Indonesian nickname); and 
            "Max" (Indonesian nickname). 
 
Mehmet himself arrived illegally in Australia on the 
"Rosella" boat in 1995.  He claimed at the time that his 
smuggler was a person by the name of "Murat".  During a 
recent interview with PSST members he identified this "Murat" 
as Sebahattin AKKUS (no further details).  Mehmet also 
indicated that he has not seen AKKUS for some time although 
he has heard that AKKUS is smuggling people to Germany. 
Mehmet sought refugee status in Australia citing pressure 
from both the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and the Turkish 
Government in the context of the then ongoing conflict 
between the two parties as the reason behind his claim.  He 
stated to Immigration officials that he is of Kurdish 
ethnicity himself, but he cannot speak Kurdish.  Later HS 
information indicated that Mehmet was not Kurdish and had 
said he was Kurdish to strengthen his case for refugee 
status.  He was married in Turkey to Derya SERIBAN 29/6/75 an 
unknown time before his arrival in Australia.  After Mehmet 
had obtained an Australian protection visa, Derya applied for 
permanent residency, which Mehmet sponsored.  This was 
granted and she came to Australia in November 1997.  Later HS 
information indicated that Derya had paid Mehmet $20-25,000 
USD to get her to Australia.  These allegations were 
investigated by Australian immigration officials but there 
was insufficient evidence. 
 
Mehmet was successful in obtaining Australian citizenship in 
¶1998. He left Australia on 10 October 1998 on an Australian 
passport (L6806139) for Indonesia where he lived in Bandung 
for a number of years.  Mehmet has told PSST officials he 
owns the Hotel Menteng 1 and Hotel Menteng 2 in Jakarta. 
Both of these hotels were used as the principal accommodation 
for PIIs for the majority of SIEVs organised.  Mehmet himself 
stayed there prior to illegally entering Australia in 1995. 
He has never returned to Australia, being aware of law 
enforcement interest in his activities, but in March 2004 was 
deported for immigration offences to Australia and arrested. 
He is currently facing several people smuggling offences in 
Australia.   Proceeds of Crime, action is anticipated.  In 
addition to the above two hotels, HS information suggests 
that Mehmet holds $700,000 AUD in an Australian bank account 
based in Indonesia under a false name but is not able to get 
the money out.  Enquiries are continuing. 
 
Mehmet,s involvement in the network was to fully organise 
the logistical arrangements for the PIIs in Indonesia.  These 
activities included meeting the PIIs on arrival; obtaining 
the majority payment for the venture from the PIIs; 
accommodation, transport, food and entertainment for the 
PIIs; collecting passports and return airline tickets from 
the PIIs; and arranging the Indonesian vessel and crew to 
take the PIIs to Australia including payment for the vessel. 
He is 160cm tall, 55 kgs, slim build, has brown hair 
(sometimes dyed) and brown eyes.  He can speak reasonable 
Indonesian and a little English. 
 
Ali CETIN 
(Australian Passport Photograph - 2001) 
 
Ali CETIN was born 1 January 1963 in Saraykoy, Turkey and 
lived in Yazica village near Adiyaman.  Ali is also recorded 
on Australian immigration indices as having the date of birth 
22 December 1963.  He first entered Australia on 8 March 1981 
as a visitor on a three month visa.  He was apprehended in 
Sydney on 23 June 1981 for overstaying his visa by 
immigration officials who were acting on information supplied 
by CETIN,s sister,s estranged husband that Ali CETIN was 
residing in the roof of his sister,s house.  Ali CETIN was 
subsequently deported to Turkey on 6 July 1981. 
 
On 30 November 1998 Ali CETIN, together with Vakkas SERIBAN 
and Muslim SERIBAN (older brothers of Mehmet SERIBAN) 
illegally entered Australia on the SIEV "Ord" at Ashmore 
Reef.  He claimed his smuggler was Ramazan AZIZ (alias for 
SERIBAN).  He sought refugee status claiming claimed that he 
was pressured by the PKK and Turkish Government to assist 
their respective sides in their conflict (eg, similar story 
to Mehmet SERIBAN).  He was given a protection visa and later 
obtained Australian citizenship on 18 May 2001.  He can speak 
Turkish, Kurdish and a little English. 
 
CETIN,s wife, Nezahat CETIN born 24 February 1971 and three 
children (2 x daughter and 1 x son) arrived in Australia on 
28 November 1999 having been sponsored by Ali CETIN.  His 
family have since all obtained Australian citizenship.  Ali 
and Nezahat are now separated but still run their business 
together, a kebab shop in Mosman, Sydney. 
 
Ali CETIN appears to have had a major role in the SIEV 14 
venture and worked with both Mehmet SERIBAN and Bayram ASLAN 
in Indonesia and Turkey.  This is confirmed by six statements 
from the SIEV 14 PIIs which were obtained by the local 
Adiyaman Police amd received by the PSST via the Ministry of 
Justice.  These statements show Bayram ASLAN and Ali CETIN 
were the first point of contact by those six PIIs.  Two of 
those PIIs met Ali CETIN personally in Turkey (movement 
records show that Ali CETIN left Australia for Turkey between 
9 June and 16 July 2003) whilst other witnesses indicate 
talking to him over the phone at the behest of Bayram.  Most 
indicated they met him in Indonesia (movement records show 
travel to Indonesia between 21 to 28 August 2003 and 8 to 27 
October 2003). 
 
Ali,s marketed Australia as a destination and also promised 
the PIIs work in Australia saying that he needed workers for 
his restaurant in Australia and could pay them $7,000 to 
$10,000 USD a month.  Ali also convinced those persons to 
trust Bayram ASLAN to make the arrangements to get them to 
Indonesia.  Ali then indicated he would assist them getting 
from Indonesia to Australia.  While Mehmet SERIBAN and Bayram 
ASLAN received the majority of payments by the PIIs for this 
venture, Ali is calculated to have received several thousand 
USD for his role (the exact amount is difficult to 
determine).  The PSST has financial information which 
corroborates some transfer of money between Bayram ASLAN and 
Ali CETIN.  During the course of the investigation, the PSST 
has been receiving consistent information from the SIEV 14 
PII,s that Ali CETIN and his relatives in Turkey have been, 
and still are, attempting to threaten and bribe the witnesses 
in return for favourable statements / testimony to the 
Australian authorities.  The PSST continues to investigate 
Ali CETIN,s involvement in this matter (eg, allegations of 
witness interference). 
 
 
Eyup Basar 
(Department of Immigration photograph - 1999) 
 
Eyup BASAR was born on 5 July 1971 in Gaziantep Turkey to 
Omer (m) and Gullu (f).  He is also known as "Eyup the 
Barber" as he worked as a barber in Turkey.  There have been 
various spellings of his name on Australian indices including 
 Ayup, and  Eyupdas/Ayupdas,.  Eyup has been described as 
being between 175-180cm tall, dark hair, balding at front, 
slim-medium build, clean shaven, about 30-35 years of age, 
and speaks English and Indonesian 
 
Eyup arrived in Australia illegally on the "Tabletop" SIEV at 
Ashmore Reef on 13 June 1999.  He told officials that his 
smuggler was "Murat".  He applied for refugee status claiming 
to be persecuted due to his Kurdish ethnicity and Alevi 
faith. He was unsuccessful in his claim and was subsequently 
deported back to Turkey by Australian immigration authorities 
on 29 July 1999. 
 
Eyup BASAR later came to notice during interviews of 
passengers who arrived on the "Draco" SIEV (Christmas Island 
on 20 October 2001) who claimed to have been told about an 
agent called Eyup BASAR and his assistant Huseyin in Turkey. 
The agents met Eyup and Huseyin in either "Yesilsul Park" or 
the Velic Bar in Gazantiep.  The asking price for travel to 
Australia was $6,000 USD but was negotiable.  Half the money 
was paid in Turkey while the rest was paid to Mehmet SERIBAN 
in Indonesia.  Tickets for travel to Indonesia were provided 
in Gazantiep.  Some tickets were purchased from the Zohre 
Travel Agency 13/D Ataturk Boulevarde, Gazantiep. 
 
Eyup BASAR also came to notice as an organiser in the SIEV 14 
venture having been mentioned by four PIIs on that vessel. 
Three of those four PIIs are not from Adiyaman unlike the 
other 10 PIIs.  Those four PIIs were also recruited 
differently to the other 10 PIIs.  They dealt with a 
"Huseyin" and Eyup himself in Turkey.  Likewise their 
movement patterns are also different from the other group. 
They travelled to Indonesia in early 2002, well before the 
other Adiyaman PIIs had arrived in Indonesia (in September 
2003).  Those four PIIs lived in Indonesia for some time with 
Eyup continually promising that he would get them to another 
country.  At some point it appears that Eyup and Mehmet 
collaborated and those four PIIs were added to the group from 
Adiyaman who were eventually to travel on SIEV 14. 
 
Recent HS information indicates that Eyup is residing in 
Indonesia.  He has travelled on a number of occasions between 
Turkey and Indonesia.  On his most recent visit, reported to 
be in June 2004, he renewed his Indonesian visa and Turkish 
passport.  This information has not yet been verified. 
 
Eyup has a close associate called "Huseyin" (see profile 
below) who reportedly assists him in people smuggling 
activity.  Huseyin has yet to be identified (see profile 
below) but was mentioned by a number of the SIEV 14 PIIs as 
being involved in that venture.  Investigations into Eyup,s 
alleged involvement into SIEV 14 are continuing.  The PSST 
has not received any recent information indicating Eyup is 
currently engaged in people smuggling, but relative to the 
other network members Eyup, together with Muslim SERIBAN, 
remain the most likely persons to re-commence smuggling 
operations. 
 
 
Muslim SERIBAN 
(Muslim SERIBAN, Department of Immigration photograph - 1998) 
 
One of the principal members of this network in Turkey is 
Muslim SERIBAN born 5/1/57 (believed to use several aliases 
including "Ali").  Muslim is the older brother of Mehmet 
SERIBAN.  He was smuggled to Australia on the "Ord" vessel at 
Ashmore Reef on 30 November 1998 together with Mehmet,s 
other older brother Vakkas SERIBAN, and also with another 
alleged people smuggling offender, Ali CETIN. 
 
Like Mehmet, he claimed to be of Kurdish ethnicity.  He 
applied for a protection visa on arrival in Australia, 
however, in February 1999 he advised immigration officials 
that he wished to be returned to Turkey.  He departed 
Australia on 17 February 1999 and has not returned to 
Australia since. 
 
HS information in March 1999 (C3) indicated that Muslim and 
Mehmet were organising 80 people from Gaziantep to come to 
Australia.  Subsequent enquiries by the PSST for Operation 
SALVINI revealed positive photo-board identifications by PIIs 
on the "Isa" and "Tabletop" SIEVs. 
 
Muslim contribution to the network is to recruit PIIs in 
Turkey and initiate the travel arrangements for those PIIs to 
get to Indonesia.  As previously indicated, he mainly 
recruits Alevi Kurds from the Gaziantep and Adiyaman regions 
of Turkey.  Information from illegal arrivals in Australia 
indicates that Muslim has a good reputation as a successful 
people smuggler within the Gaziantep and Adiyaman regions. 
In addition to recruiting passengers for the network, 
Muslim,s activities also include organising Turkish 
passports for the passengers (via a contact in Turkish 
Immigration), as well as their airline tickets to Indonesia 
via Karaoglu Turizm. 
 
Many witnesses have indicated that a local coffee shop - the 
"Tul Caf" in the suburb of Kayaonu, Gaziantep is a well 
known meeting place used by Muslim, as is the "Karaoglu 
Turizm" travel agency in Kaigoz Street, Gaziantep. 
 
In March and April 2004, Muslim was involved in an apparent 
attempt to smuggle three Turkish persons from the Gaziantep 
region to Australia.  This activity has been described 
previously (see "Activity Since Mehmet SERIBAN,s Arrest". 
 
Muslim is believed to be in Gaziantep.  It is believed he has 
travelled to Indonesia on a number of occasions and reports 
have been received that that he has an Indonesian wife and 
children there.  As noted previously, Muslim recently 
expressed a desire to head to New Zealand and that he would 
take three or four persons with him to fund his own journey 
there.  The PSST has not received any recent information 
indicating Muslim is currently recruiting people but relative 
to the other network members Muslim, together with Eyup 
BASAR, remain the most likely persons to re-commence 
smuggling operations. 
 
 
Bayram ASLAN - aka "Mustafa" 
(nil photograph available) 
 
Bayram ASLAN is from the village of Bardakci, central 
Adiyaman, Turkey.  He is described as being 30-35 years of 
age, with dark complexion, 170 centimetres tall, black hair 
(one witness only).  He uses the alias "Mustafa" to confuse 
law enforcement authorities as to his identity. 
 
Investigations relating to SIEV 14 have indicated the Bayram 
had an integral role in the recruiting of passengers in and 
around the area of Adiyaman in Turkey, and organising airline 
tickets and flights to Indonesia where the arrangements would 
then be taken over by Mehmet SERIBAN.  Evidence indicates 
that Bayram worked closely with both Mehmet SERIBAN and Ali 
CETIN on the SIEV 14 venture and he appears to have pocketed 
a large proportion of the funds obtained from the passengers 
for this venture (approximately $30,000 USD). 
 
Ali CETIN and Bayram ASLAN collaborated closely to recruit 
prospective passengers in Turkey.  In effect, they each used 
the other as a character reference for themselves.  For 
example, Bayram told the PIIs that they would be able to work 
in Ali CETIN,s businesses in Australia and make several 
thousand American dollars in pay per month.  Likewise, Ali 
CETIN would often meet or telephone the PIIs and tell them to 
trust Bayram and that they would get employment at his 
business in Australia.  In some cases, both Bayram and Ali 
would update prospective passengers on the successful 
movements of other persons by the network, again to induce 
trust in the effectiveness of the network.  One of the SIEV 
14 PIIs, Hanifi ASLAN, is the older brother of Bayram.  To 
persuade potential passengers that he was credible, he 
sometimes advertised that he was sending his own brother on 
the same journey.  Bayram,s father, Mehmet ASLAN, acted as a 
guarantor for Bayram after some of the PIIs asked for a 
guarantee on their money should they not be successful in 
getting to Australia. 
 
Bayram met the PIIs at various locations in Adiyaman 
including the Council,s Tea Garden; the Derecioglu 
Jewellery, Central Adiyaman (EKICI); the Yaman Tur bus stop 
located at the front of Governor,s Office Building in 
Gaziantep and also travelled with some of the PIIs to 
Istanbul.  Bayram did not travel to Indonesia on the same 
flight as any of the PIIs but did meet up with some of them 
at in Makassar.  He specifically asked one of the witnesses 
to refer to him as "Mustafa" if the PIIs were caught by the 
authorities. 
 
The above information is largely from the six statements 
obtained by the local Adiyaman police which were sent to the 
PSST via the Ministry of Justice.  As a result of those 
statements, Bayram ASLAN was allegedly arrested by the local 
police (not confirmed).  In late July 2004, one of the SIEV 
14 PIIs stated that Bayram had been released on bail and had 
fled to Korea (again, not confirmed). 
 
In addition to the above information, Mehmet SERIBAN has also 
told the PSST  off-record, that it was Bayram ASLAN who 
accompanied him to hire the vessel and crew in Makassar that 
was used to take the PIIs to Melville Island.  This has been 
largely corroborated by Indonesian witnesses spoken to by the 
PSST. 
 
It is not known if Bayram has been involved in any other 
people smuggling attempts to Australia, however, information 
has been received that he successfully sent 10 people to 
Canada (F6).  Enquiries by the PSST have confirmed a 
financial relationship between Ali CETIN and Bayram ASLAN. 
 
"Huseyin" 
(nil photograph available) 
 
Shortly after arrival in Australia, one of the PIIs on SIEV 
14 told PSST members that one of the organisers in Turkey for 
the venture was a person by the name of "Huseyin", described 
as being Turkish, mid 30,s, 180cm tall, strong build, dark 
complexion, clean shaven and could be found at a ladies shop 
in Kaigoz Street Gaziantep (this is apparently also near 
Karaoglu Turizm). 
 
HS information (F6) was that Eyup BASAR had a partner by the 
name of Huseyin KUYUN @ KUYAN (Turkish) who assisted Eyup in 
smuggling people to Australia.  Both Huseyin and Eyup were 
reported as having illegally entered Australia and were 
subsequently deported Australia.   Huseyin is described as 
being about 45-50 years of age.  Huseyin KUYUN has not been 
identified through the relevant Australian authority indices. 
 KUYUN has indicated he knows he is being sought after by law 
enforcement authorities. 
 
 
Murat and Hakan KARAOGLU @ Karaoglu Turizm 
(nil photographs available) 
 
Murat KARAOGLU is related to Hakan KARAOGLU (Hakan is either 
Murat,s younger brother or nephew).  They both work at 
Karaoglu Turizm located in Gaziantep.  Murat owns this travel 
agency, as well as another travel agency in Ankara. 
 
Both Murat and Hakan feature heavily in witness statements 
provided by PIIs on the "Ord", "Warrego", "Isa", "Tabletop", 
and "Gnowangerup" SIEVs.  Based on those statements it 
appears that Murat and Hakan work closely with Mehmet SERIBAN 
and others in the network.  Murat and Hakan,s principal role 
is to organise the airline tickets to Indonesia for PIIs on 
behalf of the network.  They over-quote the ticket prices and 
keep the difference as a  commission,. 
 
In a recent (June 2004) interview with Mehmet SERIBAN, he 
indicated that Murat KARAOGLU was the primary organiser 
behind the "Gnowangerup" SIEV (February 2000) and other 
recent SIEV,s.  He further indicated that both Murat and 
Hakan regularly checked up on the movements of the 
"Gnowangerup" PIIs in Indonesia.  The evaluation of this 
information by the PSST is that Mehmet SERIBAN was attempting 
to downplay his own role in this venture.  Nonetheless, it is 
clear that Murat and Hakan have a role to play in the 
network. 
 
Murat was described as about 170-175cm tall, curly brown 
coloured hair, chubby build, 40 years of age, spoke Turkish. 
Hakan is described as between 165 to 170cm tall, thin, slim, 
late twenties, black hair very short, straight and combed to 
one side, he spoke Turkish. HS information (July 2004) 
indicates that Karaoglu Turizm is still open for business in 
Gaziantep.  There are no persons by the name of Murat 
KARAOGLU recorded on Australian movement records indices. 
There are several persons by the name of Hakan KARAOGLU 
recorded as entering / departing Australia.  The closest 
match to the above description is Hakan KARAOGLU born 25 June 
1978, an Australian citizen who is recorded as having arrived 
in Australia on 4 September 1999 and departed Australia on 26 
April 2004.  These arrival and departure dates are proximal 
to the date of arrival of SIEV 14 in Australia and the later 
arrest of Mehmet SERIBAN.  It is not known whether this 
person is the same Hakan as described by the witnesses (who 
appears to be a Turkish citizen). 
 
 
Indonesian Persons of Interest 
"Hayril" 
 
"Hayril the Indonesian" met at least two of the SIEV 14 
persons at Jakarta airport and took them to a hotel.  Hayril 
took them to the airport and bought airline tickets for those 
persons. 
 
"Hayril" has come to notice before.  He met a group of PIIs 
that had been organised by Mehmet SERIBAN to travel to 
Indonesia to be smuggled to Canada.  One of those PIIs was a 
person who had previously attempted to enter Australia 
illegally on a vessel organised by Mehmet SERIBAN but whom 
was deported by Australian immigration authorities to Turkey. 
 On this occasion Hayril had a note from SERIBAN saying "This 
is Mehmet, pay USD700 to the man who shows this note". 
SERIBAN was contacted and he told the PII that the money 
would paid to the police.  Hayril has not been identified. 
 
 
"Johnny" aka "Jack" 
 
Johnny also known as Jack is alleged by various witnesses on 
the "Warrego", "Isa", "Tabletop", and "Gnowangerup" boats as 
assisting Mehmet SERIBAN in organising their journey to 
Australia.  He is described as an Indonesian having a 
noticeable scar on one side of his face, chubby build, 
shoulder length hair, only speaks Indonesian.  Johnny has not 
been identified. 
 
 
"Osman" 
 
Osman is an Indonesian national whom Mehmet SERIBAN claimed 
during a recent interview with PSST members as assisting him 
in bribing police officers at Maumere, FLORES, re the 
"Gnowangerup" venture.  Off-record, SERIBAN has said that 
Osman is engaged in other people smuggling activities.  Osman 
is SERIBAN,s spelling of his Indonesian name (eg, phonetic). 
 
 
 
Phone Numbers 
 
Bayram ASLAN - suspected of using Turkish phone number 
05373327446 
 
Eyup BASAR - suspected of using Indonesian phone numbers 
08179241594, 08179215163, 0817880218, and 081320340846 
 
Ali CETIN - known to be currently using Australian phone 
numbers 0419496789, 0419902342, 0299682495. 
 
"Hayril" - recorded on Mehmet SERIBAN,s phone with the 
Indonesian mobile number 08158248744 
 
Mehmet SERIBAN - suspected of using the following Indonesia 
phone numbers: 08179220273, 081524040304, 08194107482, and 
¶08179257231.  His previous Australian phone numbers are known 
to the PSST. 
 
Muslim SERIBAN - in 2001 was believed to be using Indonesian 
phone number 0817207342. 
 
DATE OF REPORT: 2 AUGUST 2004 
EDELMAN