TIMOR-LESTE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR ILEA BANGKOK CRIME

UNCLAS DILI 000137 SIPDIS FOR EAR/RSP, DRL, AND EAP/MTS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM PREL ASEC TT SUBJECT: TIMOR-LESTE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR ILEA BANGKOK CRIME SCENE MANAGER COURSE REF: STATE 11844 ¶1. Post requests Department's assistance in screening the individuals listed in paragraph 2. They have been selected to take part in the International Law Enforcement Academy's (ILEA) Crime Scene Management Course on June 1 - 12, 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand. ¶2. The candidates are listed in "name, city of birth, date of birth, rank" format: A: Name: Paulino DE CARVALHO PDOB: Bazartete, Timor-Leste, 10 SEP 1978 Gender: Male Rank: Agent, National Criminal Investigation Department B: Name: Rufina Rita B. AMARAL PDOB: Raca, Timor-Leste, 9 June 1974 Gender: Female Rank: Agent, National Criminal Investigation Unit, Lautem District ¶3. Post requests that the Department of State authorize post to make the following statement: "Embassy verifies that the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the above-named individuals." ¶4. Post Human Rights Officer is Roberto Quiroz, unclas email: QuirozR2@state.gov. ¶5. Embassy has no information that these individuals have been involved in gross violations of human rights. KLEMM