HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "SEAPORT BORDER ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND CARGO TARGETING AND RISK MANAGEMENT" COURSE IN BANGKOK

UNCLAS PHNOM PENH 000296

SIPDIS

SECSTATE FOR INL/C/CJ AND EAP/RSP
BANGKOK FOR ILEA

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MARR, MASS, MOPS, PHUM, PREL, CB
SUBJ: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "SEAPORT
BORDER ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND CARGO TARGETING AND RISK MANAGEMENT"
COURSE IN BANGKOK

REFS: STATE 24639; STATE 28844

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 individuals
selected for the Seaport Border Enforcement Training and Cargo
Targeting and Risk Management from June 8-19, 2009 in Bangkok,
Thailand.

NOMINEES:

NAME: Bunnara, Bou (Male)
DPOB: Jul. 17, 1969; Phnom Penh
POSITION: Chief of Office, Assistance Director
DEPT/UNIT: Department of Planning, Technique and International
Affairs

NAME: Meng, Sem (Male)
DPOB: Mar. 03, 1976; Phnom Penh
POSITION: Deputy Chief of Customs, Risk Management, and Audit
Office
DEPT/UNIT: Department of Legal Affairs, Audit and Public Relations

ALTERNATE:

NAME: Senglay, Say (Male)
DPOB: Aug. 11, 1973; Kampong Cham
POSITION: Deputy Chief of Customs, Risk Management, and Audit
Office
DEPT/UNIT: Department of Legal Affairs, Audit and Public Relations

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 will attend the Seaport Border Enforcement
Training and Cargo Targeting and Risk Management from June 8-19,
2009 in Bangkok, Thailand.

6. Action request: 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 May 29, 2009.

7. Point of contact for Amembassy Phnom Penh is Jenae
Johnson at Johnsonjd3@state.gov or tel: 855-23-728-118, or Alicia
Gale at galean@state.gov or tel: 855-023-728-110.



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