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08PHNOMPENH877
2008-10-30 04:42:00
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Embassy Phnom Penh
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HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "TACTICAL SAFETY AND PLANNING COURSE" IN BANGKOK--REQUEST RESPONSE BY NOVEMBER 14, 2008

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DE RUEHPF #0877 3040442
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 300442Z OCT 08
FM AMEMBASSY PHNOM PENH
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0043
INFO RUEHBK/AMEMBASSY BANGKOK 2629
UNCLAS PHNOM PENH 000877 

SIPDIS

SECSTATE FOR INL/C/CJ
BANGKOK FOR ILEA

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MARR, MASS, MOPS, PHUM, PREL, CB
SUBJ: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "TACTICAL
SAFETY AND PLANNING COURSE" IN BANGKOK--REQUEST RESPONSE BY NOVEMBER
14, 2008

REF: STATE 92219

UNCLAS PHNOM PENH 000877



SIPDIS



SECSTATE FOR INL/C/CJ

BANGKOK FOR ILEA



E.O. 12958: N/A

TAGS: MARR, MASS, MOPS, PHUM, PREL, CB

SUBJ: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "TACTICAL

SAFETY AND PLANNING COURSE" IN BANGKOK--REQUEST RESPONSE BY NOVEMBER

14, 2008



REF: STATE 92219



1. This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six.



2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S.-sponsored

training programs.



3. Post requests a Leahy vetting response from the Department by

November 14, 2008. The individuals listed below will attend ILEA

Tactical Safety and Planning Course scheduled for December 8 -

December 18, 2008 with report date of December 7, 2008 in Bangkok,

Thailand. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to

U.S.-sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom

Penh conducted local human rights vetting for the following

individuals selected for ILEA-funded training:



NOMINEES:

NAME: SOK, Chanrithy(Male)

DPOB: Aug. 7, 1961; Phnom Penh

POSITION: Deputy Director

RANK: Maj. Gen.

DEPT/UNIT: MOI, Royal Police Academy



NAME: OUK, Kosal (Male)

DPOB: Apr. 1, 1974; Kandal

POSITION: Deputy Commissioner

RANK: Lt. Col.

DEPT/UNIT: Kampong Thom provincial police



NAME: CHANN, Sokkim (Male)

DPOB: Sep. 16, 1976; Kraties

POSITION: Deputy Office Chief

RANK: Capt.

DEPT/UNIT: Kratie provincial police



ALTERNATE:

NAME: LIM, Vannak (Male)

DPOB: Jun. 15, 1969; Kampot

POSITION: Deputy Office Chief

RANK: Capt.

DEPT/UNIT: Sihanoukville police



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-mentioned individuals.



5. The individuals listed above will attend ILEA Tactical Safety

and Planning Course scheduled for December 8 - December 18, 2008

with report date of December 7, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. This

nine-day course is intended for participants assigned to active drug

enforcement units with operational duties. The training areas

include: drug raid planning and entry techniques, risk assessment,

handcuffing techniques, defensive tactics, and vehicle containment

and related arrests. All classroom topics are enhanced with

practical exercises and include the use of simulation weapons and

the firearms training simulator.



6. Please verify whether the Department possesses any credible

information that the individuals named above have been implicated in

gross violations of human rights. Post requests a Leahy vetting

response from the Department by November 14, 2008.



7. Point of contact for Amembassy Phnom Penh is Janet Deutsch at

deutschje@state.gov or tel: 855-23-728-118, or Alicia Gale at

galean@state.gov or tel: 855-023-728-110.



CAMPBELL

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