HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR MALAYSIAN DELEGATION TO

UNCLAS KUALA LUMPUR 000287 SIPDIS SIPDIS FOR EAP/RSP, EAP/MTS, DRL, PM, INR, S/CT E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PINS PREL SNAR MY SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR MALAYSIAN DELEGATION TO TRI-BORDER CONFERENCE REF: KUALA LUMPUR 225 ¶1. The Malaysian officials listed in Paragraph 2 are scheduled to participate in the Tri-border Interagency Security Conference in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia from May 4-7, ¶2008. The conference is being jointly sponsored by S/CT and by the U.S. Pacific Command. Post has no information to indicate that the individuals listed have been involved in human rights violations. ¶2. Recognizing the tight deadline for vetting (reftel),post kindly requests that the Department of State review its files to determine whether it possesses credible information of gross violations of human rights by the following individuals: a) Mr. Eldeen Husseini; Principal Assistant Secretary for Southeast Asia and Pacific Affairs; Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. b) Mr. Mohammad Yusop Mansor; State Director for Sabah; Malaysian Customs Service. c) Major General Mohd Allatif bin Mohamed Noor; Joint Forces Headquarters Commander; Malaysian Armed Forces. d) Rear Admiral Maritime Noor Aziz Yunan; Deputy Director General for Operations; Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (coast guard). e) Assistant Chief of Police Abd Manaf bin Othman; Eastern Region Commander; Malaysian Marine Police. ¶3. Post is aware that the following officials were vetted within the past year: a) Mr. Abdul Rahim Hussin; Under Secretary for Maritime Policy; Malaysian National Security Council; Prime Minister's Department. b) Special Agent in Charge Abdul Hamid bin Bador; Special Branch Chief for Sabah; Malaysian Police. KEITH