LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR

UNCLAS KUALA LUMPUR 000965 SIPDIS FOR PM/PPA E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KTIP PHUM PREL MY SUBJECT: LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS TRAINING IN MALAYSIA ¶1. (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, the following members of the Royal Malaysian Police and Royal Malaysian Customs, who have been selected to participate in Anti-Trafficking in Persons Training on December 8-10 and/or December 14-16, 2010. The training is being conducted by the Malaysian Attorney General's Chambers in Putrajaya, Malaysia with the assistance of four members from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training. The DOJ participants are participating at USG expense. Post has already conducted its own vetting and possesses no credible information to indicate that the individuals listed in Paragraph 2 have been involved in gross violations of human rights. ¶2. (U) Post requests that the Department of State review its files to determine whether the Department of State possesses credible information of gross violations of human rights by the following 14 individuals: Individuals attending Anti-Trafficking in Persons Training: Royal Malaysian Customs: Nor Asikin binti Hj. Ahmad Assistant Director Royal Malaysia Customs, Kelantan DPOB: 8 FEB 1957, Kelantan, Malaysia Md. Ali bin Desa Assistant Director Royal Malaysia Customs, Penang DPOB: 30 APR 1956, Kedah, Malaysia Hj. Mohd. Saleh bin Ahmad Deputy Director Royal Malaysia Customs, Perak DPOB: 23 JAN 1954, Perak, Malaysia Zulkurnain bin Mohamed Yusof Assistant Director Royal Malaysia Customs, Negeri Sembilan DPOB: 20 JUN 1960,Perak, Malaysia Mohamad Zubli bin Din Assistant Director Royal Malaysia Customs, Pahang DPOB: 18 JAN 1960,Kedah, Malaysia Hjh. Sabariah binti Yusoff Assistant Director Royal Malaysia Customs, Terengganu DPOB: 18 JUL 1956, Kelantan, Malaysia Royal Malaysian Police: Teh Teng Ai Chief Inspector Royal Malaysia Police DPOB: 31 DEC 1969, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Raidah bt. Adibin Chief Inspector Royal Malaysia Police DPOB: 3 DEC 1979, Seremban, Malaysia Azizah Nur Mohamat Inspector Royal Malaysia Police DPOB: 7 JUN 1980, Sabah, Malaysia Salim bin Ahmad Inspector Royal Malaysia Police DPOB: 19 MAR 1966, Perak, Malaysia Gan Hwee Sim Chief Inspector Royal Malaysia Police DPOB: 18 DEC 1979, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia Surayah bt. Ahmad Inspector Royal Malaysia Police DPOB: 3 MAR 1982, Sabah, Malaysia Noor Fairoz Hisham bin Esah Inspector Royal Malaysia Police DPOB: 5 SEP 1980, Johor, Malaysia Effendi bin Yusof Inspector Royal Malaysia Police DPOB: 4 AUG 1970, Perak, Malaysia ¶3. (U) Post requests that the Department of State provide the necessary summary of its review. Post appreciates the Department's assistance. ¶4. (U) POC for this action is Gregory D'Alesandro, Email: D'AlesandroGX@state.gov, Phone: 60-3-2168-4831. KEITH