HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE SPECIAL

UNCLAS PHNOM PENH 000998 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 INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMBATING TERRORISM COURSE (SPEC/OPS COMBTNG) FROM JANUARY 26-FEBRUARY 6, 2009 AT DHURAFSOC SCHOOL AT HURLBURT FIELD, FLORIDA, USA REF: 03 SECSTATE 034981 ¶1. This is an action cable. 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 individual selected for the Special Operations Combating Terrorism Course (SPEC/OPS COMBTNG) from January 26-February 6, 2009 at DHURAFSOC School at Hurlburt Field, Florida, USA. --Captain Yin Sothy, Date of Birth: December 13, 1973, Place of Birth: Kampot Province, POSITION: Chief of Training, Counter-Terrorism Armed Force. ¶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 individual. ¶5. Individual will attend the Special Operations Combating Terrorism Course (SPEC/OPS COMBTNG) from January26-February 6, 2009 at DHURAFSOC School at Hurlburt Field, Florida, USA. ¶6. Action request: Please verify whether the Department possesses any credible information that the individual named above has been implicated in gross violations of human rights. ¶7. Points of contacts for Amembassy Phnom Penh are Major Wayne Turnbull at turnbullpw@state.gov or tel: 855-23-728-219, or Janet Deutsch at deutschje@state.gov or tel: 855-23-728-118. RODLEY