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Originally Posted by JustAnotherGuy
Yep the Kenyans saw that she was a visible minority and denied her passport.
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I don't think anyone has an issue with the Kenyan officials initially questioning the passport photo. The problem lies with the Canadian High Commission:
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Originally Posted by The Star
On May 21, after a Kenyan airport official suggested Mohamud's lips and eyeglasses were different from her four-year-old passport photo, the hapless traveller laid out all her ID at the Canadian High Commission.
She displayed her Ontario driver's licence, OHIP card, social insurance card and Canadian citizenship certificate.
She showed her credit card, two bank cards, Shoppers Drug Mart Optimum card, Humber River Regional Hospital Card and a recent dry cleaning receipt from One Hour Brighten Cleaners on Lawrence Ave. W., near her Toronto address.
She produced a letter from her Toronto employer, ATS courier service, about a recent promotion.
The high commission rejected them all. Worse, instead of helping Mohamud, they sent her voided passport to Kenyan immigration authorities to help them prosecute her.
"We have carried out conclusive investigations including an interview and have confirmed that the person brought to (us) on suspicion of being an imposter is not the rightful holder of the aforementioned Canadian passport," Canadian High Commission first secretary Liliane Khadour wrote to Kenyan immigration authorities on May 28.
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Great work indeed.
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Originally Posted by The Star
On two occasions, federal officials in Canada appeared to suggest Mohamud had switched identities with a sister. She has four half-sisters by the same father.
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Well, considering all black people look the same, I understand where our officials were coming from. You're right though, absolutely no racial profiling going on here. We can completely trust our government.