Hidden US-Israeli Military Agenda: “Break Syria into Pieces”

By Prof Michel Chossudovsky

Global Research, December 28, 2012

 

A timely article in the Jerusalem Post in June brings to the forefront the unspoken objective of US foreign policy, namely the breaking up of Syria as a sovereign nation state –along ethnic and religious lines– into several separate and “independent” political entities. The article also confirms the role of Israel in the process of political destabilization of  Syria.  The JP article is titled: “Veteran Kurdish politician calls on Israel to support the break-up of Syria‘ (by Jonathan Spyer) (The Jerusalem Post (May 16, 2012)

The objective of the US sponsored armed insurgency is –with the help of Israel– to “Break Syria into Pieces”. 

The “balkanisation of the Syrian Arab Republic” is to be carried out by fostering sectarian divisions, which will eventually lead to a “civil war” modelled on the former Yugoslavia. Last month, Syrian “opposition militants” were dispatched to Kosovo to organize training sessions using the “terrorist expertise” of the US sponsored Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) in fighting the Yugoslav armed forces.

Sherkoh Abbas, President of the US based Kurdistan National Assembly of Syria (KNA)  has “called on Israel  to support the break-up of Syria into a series of federal structures based on the country’s various ethnicities.” (Ibid)

One possible ”break-up scenario” pertaining to Syria, which constitutes a secular multi-ethnic society, would be the formation of separate and  “independent” Sunni, Alawite-Shiite, Kurdish and Druze states:   “We need to break Syria into pieces,” Abbas said. (Quoted in JP, op. cit., emphasis added).

“The Syrian Kurdish dissident argued that a federal Syria, separated into four or five regions on an ethnic basis, would also serve as a natural “buffer” for Israel against both Sunni and Shi’ite Islamist forces.” (Ibid.).

Ironically, while Islamist forces are said to constitute the main threat to the Jewish State, Tel Aviv is providing covert support to the Islamist Free Syrian Army (FSA).
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Meeting behind Closed Doors at the US State Department

A top level US State Department meeting was held in May with members of the Syrian Kurdish opposition. In attendance were representatives of the Kurdish National Council (KNC),  Robert Stephen Ford, the outgoing US ambassador to Syria (who has played a key role in channelling support to the rebels) as well as Frederic C. Hof, a former business partner of Richard Armitage, who currently serves as the administration’s “special coordinator on Syria”. (Ibid). The delegation also met with Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman.

Frederic C. Hof, Robert Stephen Ford and Jeffrey Feltman are the State Department’s key Syria policy-makers, with close links to the Syrian Free Army (SFA) and the Syrian National Council (SNC).


Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman


Frederic C. Hof, The Administration’s “special coordinator on Syria”


Robert S. Ford, outgoing US Ambassador to Syria

The public statements of KNA leader Sherkoh Abbas in the wake of the State Department meeting suggest that the political fracturing of the Syrian Arab Republic along ethnic and religious lines as well as the creation of an “independent Kurdistan” were discussed. “State Department Deputy Spokesman Mark Toner described [the meeting's] purpose as part of ‘ongoing efforts… to help the Syrian [Kurdish] opposition build a more cohesive opposition to Assad.’”  (Ibid).

The KNA leader called upon Washington to support the creation of a separate Kurdish State consisting of  “an autonomous region in Syria; joining the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq – which borders the Kurdish region in Syria; or perhaps an even larger Kurdish state” [Greater Kurdistan].

“The Kurdish people, in all parts of Kurdistan, seek the right to form an independent Kurdish state. We can only achieve this cherished goal with the help of the western democracies, and first and foremost the U.S.” said Sherkoh Abbas. (Syria: An Alternative, Choice, Ekurd.net, May 22, 2012)

It is worth noting, in this regard, that the creation of a “Greater Kurdistan” has been envisaged for several years by the Pentagon as part of a broader “Plan for Redrawing the Middle East”.(See map 2 below)
This option, which appears unlikely in the near future, would go against the interests of Turkey, a staunch ally of both the US and Israel. Another scenario, which is contemplated by Ankara would consist in the annexation to Turkey of parts of Syrian Kurdistan. (See map above).

“Greater Kurdistan” would include portions of Iran, Syria, Iraq and Turkey as conveyed in Coronel  Ralph Peters (ret) celebrated map of “The New Middle East” (see below). (For Further details see Mahdi Nazemroaya’s November 2006 Global Research article).

Colonel Peters taught at the US Military Academy.

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Towards the balkanization (division) and finlandization (pacification) of the Middle East

Map 2. The New Middle East



The following map was prepared by Lieutenant-Colonel Ralph Peters. It was published in the Armed Forces Journal in June 2006,

Peters is a retired colonel of the U.S. National War Academy. (Map Copyright Lieutenant-Colonel Ralph Peters 2006).

Although the map does not officially reflect Pentagon doctrine, it has been used in a training program at NATO’s Defense College for senior military officers.

This map, as well as other similar maps, has most probably been used at the National War Academy as well as in military planning circles.

Scrambling for Africa’s Resources,

by Stephen Lendman

It’s more than about oil, stupid. It’s for vast African riches. Resource/mineral wars define America’s agenda.

On December 15, 2006, the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) was authorized. On February 6, 2007, it was announced.

On October 1, 2007, it was established. On October 1, 2008, it became operational. It’s mission is controlling Africa’s riches.

They’re vast. They’re some of the world’s largest and richest. Potential new deposits await to be found. Others known about await development. Modern exploration methods enable global exploitation. Virtually nothing escapes discovery.

Africa’s rich in oil, gas, gold, silver, diamonds, uranium, iron, copper, tin, lead, nickel, coal, cobalt, bauxite, wood, coltan, manganese, chromium, vanadium-bearing titanium, and much more.

Continental agricultural lands are valued. So is offshore fishing.

Congo, Southern Sudan’s Darfur region, Gulf of Guinea, Libya, Nigeria, and Niger, among other areas, hold special interest.

So does Mali. Last October, Reuters headlined “Mali war plan to be ready within weeks: AU,” saying:

Military intervention is planned to reclaim territory seized by “Islamist militants.” On March 22, an army coup toppled President Amadou Toumani Toure.

At the time, France signaled readiness to intervene. Malian junior officers revolted. They control northern areas. Obama officials call Mali a “powder keg.” Conditions threaten regional destabilization, they say.

Reasons are invented to intervene. Obama wants congressional funding. He prioritizes wars. He’s eager to begin term two with new ones. Permanent ones define his agenda.

NATO/EU partners are pressured to go along. Last October, the Security Council approved an international military mission to Mali. Ban Ki-moon was enlisted to help develop military intervention plans. Finalizing them was planned for end of November.

France drafted the UN resolution. It was Washington’s lead attack dog on Libya. It may have the same role on Mali. US special forces and drone attacks may be planned.

They’re already involved. Covert ops and surveillance began months ago. They’re prelude for what’s planned. Operations may replicate Somalia, Yemen, or Libya 2.0 with less sustained air support.

Reuters called Mali “paralyzed by twin crises.” Leadership is divided. Last June, reports said African Union officials asked for Security Council intervention authority.

On December 20, it came unanimously. Timing was left unaddressed. Authorization signaled Washington’s intention to intervene. Obama already has. Greater invention is planned.

Security Council members voted days after Malian Prime Minister Cheick Modibo Diarra’s resignation.

Coup members arrested him. They forced him out. He strongly supports intervention.

Django Cissoko replaced him. He’s silent so far on favoring it. Malian Foreign Minister Tieman Hubert Coulibaly called authorization “historic.” His government supports it.

It asked Ban Ki-moon to “confirm in advance the council’s satisfaction with the planned military offensive operation.”

Ban’s a reliable imperial ally. He’s replicated the worst of Kofi Annan’s failures and betrayal.

Both men abhor peace. They support Washington’s wars and occupations. They ignore Israel’s worst crimes. They’re indifferent to human suffering. They call aggressive wars liberating ones.

They endorse America’s agenda. Mali’s in line to be attacked, destroyed and controlled. Ban’s comfortable with more African bloodshed. The entire Sahel region and beyond are threatened.

The Security Council resolution authorized an unspecified troop strength African-led International Support Mission (AFISMA). An initial one-year period was called for.

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) wants 3,300 troops in Mali. They’ll be US/Western proxies. Nigerian forces appear designated to lead them.

They’ll conduct ground operations. US, French, and other NATO logistical, air, and intelligence operations will support them.

Timing remains undecided. Tactics are being planned. Clarity may come post-holidays. Perhaps after Obama’s January 21 inauguration.

UN peacekeeping head, Herve Ladsous, suggested that logistical planning may delay intervention until September or October.

France’s UN ambassador, Gerard Araud, called it premature to say when military operations will begin. African and Malian troops must be trained, he said. Much depends on political considerations.

Extreme weather may intervene. In late March, monsoon season begins. It lasts months.

Timbuktu’s Mayor Halle Cisse asked for “rapid military action to liberate our cities.”

“There is no school. There is no work and no money,” he added. “We are fed up with this situation.” Timbuktu depends on tourism. Conflict keeps people away.

Media scoundrel fear mongering said Islamists imposed sharia law. Managed news misreporting made lurid claims. Propaganda substitutes for truth. Claims about banned public male/female socializing were featured.

Other accounts stressed attacking bars selling alcohol, recruiting child fighters, stonings, whippings, beheadings, amputations, and other punishments against non-believers.

Public sentiment is being prepared for intervention. US-style responsibility to protect (R2P) perhaps plans Libya 2.0 light.

For months, France and Washington held secret intervention talks. Rousting “Islamist militants” is pretext. So is waging war on terror. Resource control is policy.

Thursday’s resolution welcomed ECOWAS troop pledges. It called for member states’ help. Chad, Mauritania and Niger were asked to contribute. Their troops have desert warfare experience.

Resolution language stressed two-track planning. Political and military were called for.

US and French special forces operate in Mali. They’re active in other regional countries. They conduct covert operations. They’re training Malian forces. Stepped up efforts are planned.

AFRICOM head General Carter Ham called Malian and other regional conditions “vastly different than they were previously. There are now non-Al Qaeda associated (militant) groups that present significant threats to the United States.”

Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) raises most concern, he said. It’s also called “the Salafist Group for Call and Combat.” Other regional groups include “the Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa.”

“It is clear to me they aspire to conduct events more broadly across the region, and eventually to the United States,” claimed Ham.

“That is the ideology. That is the campaign plan. Establish the caliphate and spread the ideology. Attack Western interests. Attack democrat forms of government. We are certainly seeing it.”

America creates pretexts to intervene. When enemies don’t exist they’re invented. Imperial strategy prioritizes it.

Algiers University Professor Ahmed Adhimi believes Afghanistanizing the Sahel region looms.

Military intervention will attract “adventurers, terrorists, and all those who want to fight the Crusaders” like flower-containing pollen and nectar draw bees to produce honey.

Cross-border conflict may follow. Algeria may become Africa’s Pakistan. Washington may drag Algiers into a war it doesn’t want. It’ll end up victimized like other US targets. Obama perhaps plans it.

A Final Comment

CIA elements operate covertly virtually everywhere. So do US special forces in 120 or more countries.

Fifty-four nations comprise Africa. In 2013, the Pentagon plans sending “small teams” to over 35 of them. Perhaps they’re already in most of the other 19.

Reports about their role limited to training and equipping efforts don’t wash. US forces everywhere are combat trained and ready.

Special forces are assassins. They specialize in search and destroy, extrajudicial assassinations, and other lawless acts.

Washington wants unchallenged African dominance. AFRICOM was established to rape the continent’s riches.

Proxy and direct wars are prioritized. Expect much more in resource-rich areas.

Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago and can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net.

His new book is titled “Banker Occupation: Waging Financial War on Humanity.”

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Somalia: Muslims murder Christian for leaving Islam

NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Gunmen in central Somalia on Saturday (Dec. 8) killed an underground Christian who had been receiving death threats for leaving Islam, area sources said.

Two unidentified masked men shot Mursal Isse Siad, 55, outside his home in Beledweyne, 206 miles (332 kilometers) north of Mogadishu, for leaving Islam, Muslim and Christian sources told Morning Star News. The assailants fled immediately after the murder.

Siad’s oldest daughter (name withheld), 15, said her father was killed “because he failed to attend the mosque for prayers and used to pray at home. He used to share with us about Jesus.” She said that he had received messages on his mobile phone stating, “We know what you are doing, and you must stop, otherwise you risk your life.”

Siad’s 42-year-old wife (name withheld), three daughters and two sons have fled the area, fearing for their lives.

A Christian source in Mogadishu confirmed the killing, and a Muslim resident of the Beledweyne area also said Siad was killed for leaving Islam.

“Siad deserved to die because he was not committed to the Islamic religion,” the resident said....

AFRICOM helps with C. African Republic evacs

By Lolita C. Baldor - The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Dec 28, 2012

WASHINGTON — The State Department has closed its embassy in the Central African Republic and ordered the ambassador and his diplomatic team to leave the country as rebels there continue to advance and violence escalates, U.S. officials said Thursday.

A Pentagon spokesman, Army Lt. Col. Todd Breasseale, said that at the State Department’s request, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta had directed U.S. Africa Command to evacuate U.S. citizens and designated foreign nationals from the U.S. Embassy in Bangui “to safe havens in the region.”

State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell said the U.S. Embassy had temporarily suspended operations, but not diplomatic relations with the country.

“This decision is solely due to concerns about the security of our personnel and has no relation to our continuing and long-standing diplomatic relations” with the Central African Republic, Ventrell said in a statement.

Shortly after announcing the evacuation Thursday, the State Department warned U.S. citizens against travel to the Central African Republic, saying it could not “provide protection or routine consular services to U.S. citizens” and urging Americans who have decided to stay to “review their personal security situation and seriously consider departing” on commercial flights. Four days earlier, the State Department had issued a warning recommending against travel to the country and authorizing its non-emergency personnel in Bangui to leave.

U.S. officials said about 40 people were evacuated on an U.S. Air Force plane bound for Kenya. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss the details of the operation.

The departure of Ambassador Laurence Wohlers and his staff comes as the president of the Central African Republic on Thursday urgently called on France and other foreign powers to help his government fend off rebels who are quickly seizing territory and approaching this capital city, but French officials declined to offer any military assistance.

Rebels have seized at least 10 towns across the sparsely populated north, and residents in the capital of 600,000 people fear insurgents could attack at any time.

The developments suggest the Central African Republic could be on the brink of another violent change in government, something not new to the impoverished country. The current president, Francois Bozize, himself came to power nearly a decade ago in the wake of a rebellion.

Speaking to crowds in Bangui, Bozize pleaded with foreign powers to do what they could. He pointed in particular to France, Central African Republic’s former colonial ruler.
About 200 French soldiers are already in the country, providing technical support and helping to train the local army, according to the French defense ministry.

French President Francois Hollande said Thursday that France wants to protect its interests in Central African Republic and not Bozize’s government. Paris is encouraging peace talks between the government and the rebels.

President Obama late last year sent about 100 U.S. special operations forces to the region — including Central African Republic — to assist in the hunt for Joseph Kony, the fugitive rebel leader of the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army. Forces have been hunting the elusive warlord in Central African Republic, South Sudan and Congo.

Associated Press writer Matthew Lee contributed to this report.

Maxaabiista Xabsiga Dhexe Ee Hargeysa Oo La Barayo Xirfado Lagu Dhaqan-celinayo

Taliska guud ee Ciidamada Asluubta Somaliland, ayaa markii u horreysay hirgeliyey qorshe Xirfado kala duwan lagu barayo boqolaaal ka mid ah Maxaabiista kujirta Jeelka dhexe ee Magaalada Hargeysa, kuwaas oo ay ka mid yihiin Maxaabisti Budh-cad badeeda ee dibadda lagaga soo waariday dalka.

Xabsiga Dhexe ee Hargeisa

Taliyaha Ciidamada Asluubta Axmed Xuseen Faarax iyo Taliyaha Xabsiga Dhexe ee Hargeysa Cumar Siciid oo shalay warbaahinta ugu waramayay Gudaha Xabsiga Casimadda, ayaa war bixiyey qorshaha xirfadaha kala duwan loogu sameeyey maxaabiista ay gacanta ku hayaan.

Taliyaha Xabsiga Dhexe Cumar Siciid oo ugu horayn halkaas ka hadlay, ayaa faahfaahin ka bixiyey ujeeddada xirfadaha loo abuuray maxaabiita. “waxaanu ku talo-galay in Dadkan (Maxaabiista) dhaqan celin loo sameeyo oo inta Nolosha toosan ka leexatay  loo soo leexiyo waddada toosan ayaanu arrintan ugu talo galnay. Maxaabiistan halkan ka shaqaynaysa waxay is-kugu jiraan Maxaabiistii Kiiska madaniga ah ee sameeyay gacan dhaafka, sida tuugta iyo waxyabahaas oo kale iyo Budh-cad Badeeddii  laga keenay dalka Sishiles, kuwaas oo wax la barayo oo ay jeelka uga baxaan sidii ay noloshooda ugu dabari lahaayeen,”ayuu yidhi Taliyaha Xabsiga dhexe ee Hargeysa Cumar Siciid

Taliyaha Ciidanka Asluubta Gen. Maxamed Xuseen Faarax oo isaguna halkaas ka hadlay, waxaanu yidhi, “Waxa weeye in Maxbuusku baxo isaga oo aqoon leh ama ha barto baadhista ama sida loo sameeyo Jaajuurka ama Nijaarnimada ama dhisida guryaha

Mid ka mid ah Maxaabiista u xidhan falalka budhcad-badeednimo ee Jeelka weyn ee Magaalada Hargeysa ku jirta, ayaa ka warbixiyey xaaladooda nololeed, waxaanu yidhi, “Waxaan salaamayaa dadkaygii oo dhan. Waxaan ahay maxbuus ku xidhan Somaliland, kuna eedaysan Budh-cad badeed, macaan ayaa igu dhacay dabadeed qoladayadii waxa naloo sameeyay shaqo. Wax dhibaato ah oo nalagu hayaa majirto oo waxaanu ka mid nahay Maxaabiista jeelka ku jirta ee dalka u dhalatay oo kale. Wax wacan ayaa lana baray oo waxaanu hadda baranay xirfad.  Markaa waxaanu doonaynaa markaanu baxno inaanu ku shaqaysano xirfada nalabaray,”sidaas ayuu yidhi maxbuuskan ku xidhan falalka budhcad-badeednimo oo dawladda Sychelles ku soo wareejisay Somaliland ka dib markii lagu xukumay dalkaas

Maxbuus kale oo ku xidhan xabsiga Dhexe ee Hargeysa, una xidhan falal budhcad-badeednimo, ayaa farriin u diray Qoyskiisa, isaga oo sidoo kale ka warramay xaaladdiisa nololeed, “Waxaan salaamayaa Eheladayda iyo qaraabadaydii. waxaanu ku xidhan nahay  Jeelka Hargeysa, Noloshayadu aad ayay u wannaagsan tahay, waxaana layga soo beddelay Xabsi kuyaala Sishilis, xaaladaydu way wacan tahay oo waan shaqeynayaa, wixii danbi ah ee nalagu soo xidhay maanta waxaanu ku beddelanay hawlo aad iyo aad u wacan oo waxaanu gacanta ku haynaa xirfad aan rajeynayo inaan mustaqbalka ku shaqaysan doono,” ayuu yidhi Maxbuuskani

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Nigeria To Deploy 140 Police Officers To Somalia

A CONTINGENT OF NIGERIA POLICE ON INTERNATIONAL DUTY

December 28, 2012

The Federal Government of Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the African Union, AU, for the contribution of one Formed Police Unit, FPU, of 140 police officers and other resources to the organization’s peace Mission in Somalia, AMISOM.

Disclosing this information, director of Peacekeeping of the Nigerian Police Force, DCP Kayode Aderanti, said the MoU was signed on behalf of AU by Ambassador Ram-tane Lamamra, the AU Commissioner for Peace and Security, while the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Nigeria to AU, Bulus Lolo, signed on behalf of the Nigerian Government.

According to Aderanti, the signing finalizes the formalization of the deployment of the Nigerian Formed Police Unit to AMISOM in Somalia.

Under the AMISOM Strategic Concept, which was approved by the AU Peace and Security Council of African Union at its 302nd meeting held in Addis Ababa on December 2, 2011, and subsequently endorsed by the UN Security Council in its Resolution 2036 adopted on February 22, 2012, AU is authorized to deploy two FPUs to AMISOM with the sole mandate to provide security and operational support to the Somali Police Force.

Somaliland: Burao protesters demand Togdher Governor resignation

Hundreds of protesters demonstrated against Somaliland’s ruling Kulmiye party during a general strike Thursday in Burao, the birth place of Somaliland, local media reported.

Residents mainly from the south and east of the divided town marched through main streets demanding the removal of the current governor of Togdher region. They chanted anti-government messages and waved boards.

Offices and shops were shut in the town, and transport came to a complete stand still for several hours. 

Burao is the administrative capital of Togdheer region and currently one of many political pressure points that erupted following the recent dispute local elections.

The Habar Yonis residents insist that governor Abdo Ahmed Ayar stands down in accordance to Somaliland’s local government tribal power sharing system. The government recently removed the former governor of Sahil to make way for a new governor belonging to different sub-clan to the mayor of Berbera, the provincial capital. Now the locals accuse the Ahmed Silanyo government of hypocrisy and tribal favoritism since in Burao both the mayor and governor belong to his Habar Jelo sub-clan.

Mohamed Mohamud Yusuf ‘Ubahle’, the deputy governor, said the strike was unjustified, and criticized the organizers for exploiting legitimate social grievances. He called for calm and no violence has been reported.
The town is bracing for more fresh protests and there are fears the two sides could violently clash.

Somalilandpress

Emirati tells court her maids photographed her while she slept

Young woman holding digital camera, close-up of hands. Photo: Thomas

Three maids working in the UAE have been charged after they took photographs of their Emirati boss as she slept, website Emirates 24/7 reported on Tuesday.

One of the women denies the claims made by their boss, who is insisting the three go on trial for an act that was effectively a ‘breach of trust’.

According to reports in the local press one of the maids has confessed that they ‘agreed to take the pictures of their employer’, but said the images had not been used anywhere, the report added.

The case, being heard at a court in the northern Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, has been adjourned until the end of the month.

Abu Dhabi maid charged with sexually abusing baby

Dubai Court

A UAE housemaid has been charged with sexually abusing her employer’s one-year-old baby and endangering his life, UAE daily newspaper Gulf News reported on Sunday.

The case was brought forward when a father filed a complaint, saying that a surveillance tape seen by his wife caught their maid abusing their one-year-old baby.

It is claimed the maid waited for the boy’s parents to leave home before taking her and the baby’s clothes off and performing sex acts, the report said.

At one point, the maid covered the baby’s face with a pillow to stop him from crying, the report added.

A public prosecution official told Gulf News that the parents of the abused child will also be charged with neglect.

Dubai woman exposes cheating husband

Dubai Courts.

A pregnant woman separated from her husband caught him cheating on her when she found him hiding a near-naked woman on the balcony of their apartment, UAE daily The National reported on Tuesday.

The 26-year-old Pakistani woman, SB, was initially refused entry to the flat by her husband, KR, 38, but on entering discovered an Indonesian woman hiding on the balcony with only a small towel covering her lower half, the report said.

The husband and his 27-year-old lover, NB, were charged with having consensual sex out of wedlock.

The Indonesian woman, who works as a maid, was additionally charged with absconding from her sponsor.

The pregnant woman told prosecutors she had left her husband as he had quit his job and was regularly asking her for money. She has a seven-month-old baby from her relationship with KR.

The wife grew suspicious and went to meet her husband, after he had earlier refused entry to her brother, who went to the flat to collect some documents.

The husband and the maid confessed they had met two days before the incident.

NB said she had absconded from her sponsor about three months before and KR promised her a job with a good salary.

According to the report, KR pleaded guilty at the Court of Misdemeanours, but NB was not present.