REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING TO PARTICIPATE IN "COMPLEX

UNCLAS HANOI 000862 SENSITIVE SIPDIS DEPT FOR KAREN BLEVINS/EAP/RSP, DRL, PM, AND INL/C/CJ E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM PINR PREL SNAR VM SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING TO PARTICIPATE IN "COMPLEX FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIONS" TRAINING COURSE IN BANGKOK FROM OCTOBER 5-9, 2009 (ECON, 8/2009) ¶1. (SBU) Post proposes the following additional Vietnamese government officials for the Department of State's clearance to participate in the training course titled "COMPLEX FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIONS" to be held in Bangkok from October 5-9, 2009. Four other training candidates have already been submitted by post for clearance. The visit is funded by the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Bangkok, Thailand. Post has not found any credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by these individuals. ¶2. (SBU) Candidates: Full name: Nguyen Dau Gender: Male Position: Head of Training Department Agency: Vietnamese Tax College, General Department of Taxation. DPOB: March 15 1963, Vietnam ID No.: 200 091 324 Date of Issue: September 18, 1999 Full name: Nguyen Viet Thach Gender: Male Position: Deputy Chief of Anti-Corruption Investigation Department, Region II and Industrial Economics Group Agency: Anti-Corruption Department, State Inspectorate DPOB: October 21, Vietnam ID No.: 050 342 294 Date of issue: May 8, 2007 ¶3. (U) Adam Ross, rossad@state.gov, tel.# 84-4-3850-5148. MICHALAK