No proof woman stranded in Kenya is Canadian: Cannon

[jolinar of malkshor]

The federal government has found no proof that a woman stranded in Kenya because she didn't look like the photo on her Canadian passport is actually a Canadian citizen, Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon said Friday.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/...man072409.html

Thoughts? I would assume that DFAIT has done a proper investigation and determined that she is in fact an imposter. Will have to wait and see the results of the DNA test.

[Kipper is King]

The look of a person can change notably in four or five years. But you think she would have other forms of ID on her to back up her claim.

[Superfraggle]

couple things in there:

"dozens of her neighbours in Toronto have vouched for her"

"At the request of Canadian officials, her trial in Kenya for identity fraud was postponed on Friday to give Mohamud more time to confirm her identity through DNA tests, which will be performed on Monday.
DNA will be collected from Mohamud, her ex-husband and their son in Toronto."

"She showed the Kenyans other pieces of Canadian identification and offered to be fingerprinted, but she was charged with identity fraud. She spent eight days in jail before she was released on bail."

Seems likely she's telling the truth, but they're doing their due diligence to be sure. May be going a bit overboard with it.

[BlackArcher101]

Probably happens a lot, so I don't blame them.

[FanIn80]

I think (in the post-911 era) that we have to show off a bit. Canada has taken a few embarrassing hits on the international stage with regards to terrorists gaining entry, etc. It's important we get the word out that we don't fool around with this stuff anymore.

She's out on bail, so it's not like she's being tortured in a dark hole somewhere.

[The Goon]

Ask her to say "Roll up the Rim to Win" and observe if she properly rolls the first R.