HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE

UNCLAS PHNOM PENH 000800 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR PM-HDP, DRL, EAP/MLS, EAP/RSP AND S/GHD E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA MILITARY COOPERATIVE TRAINING COURSE FOR ROYAL CAMBODIAN ARMED FORCES LABORATORY TECHNICIANS AT NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH UNIT NO. 2 PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA IN 6 MONTH INTERVALS FROM OCTOBER 2008 THROUGH FEBRUARY 2009. REF: 03 SECSTATE 034981 ¶1. This is an action cable. Please see Paragraph Six. ¶2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S.-sponsored training programs. ¶3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S.-sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetting for the following individuals selected for the Kingdom of Cambodia Military Cooperative Program Applied Training Course for Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Laboratory Technicians at Naval Medical Research Unit No. 2 Phnom Penh, Cambodia in 6 month intervals from October 14, 2008 through 2009. --Midshipman Seng Tithkunthea, Date of Birth: 08 November 1973, Place of Birth: Watsophy Village, Swaypor Communce, Sanker District, Battambang Province, Cambodia POSITION: Laboratory Staff, Military Regional Hospital 5, Cambodia; --Second Lieutenant Tep Moeun, Date of Birth: 02 July 1970, Place of Birth: Boreykamakor Village, Chbarmon Commune, Chbarmon District, Kompong Speu Province, Cambodia POSITION: Diplomatic Medical Assistant, Military Regional Hospital 2, Kampong Cham, Cambodia. ¶4. U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the above individuals. ¶5. Individuals will attend the Kingdom of Cambodia Military Cooperative Program Applied Training Course for Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Laboratory Technicians at Naval Medical Research Unit No. 2 Phnom Penh, Cambodia in 6 month intervals from October 14, 2008 through 2009. ¶6. Action request: please verify whether the department possesses any credible information that the individuals named above have been implicated in gross violations of human rights. ¶7. Points of contact for Amembassy Phnom Penh are Carlyle Gollogly at carlyle@namru2.org.kh or tel: 855-23-728-000, or Janet Deutsch at deutschje@state.gov or tel: 855-23-728-118. CAMPBELL