HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE

UNCLAS PHNOM PENH 000536 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 MARITIME TERRORISM TRAINING COURSE, SEPTEMBER 7-11 2009, AT THE NAVAL POST-GRADUATE SCHOOL IN MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA 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 Maritime Terrorism Training Course, September 7-11, 2009 at the Naval Post-Graduate School in Monterey, California. NAME: Sar, Serey Vicheth (Male) DPOB: February 5, 1974; Phnom Penh POSITION: Deputy Director RANK: Major DEPT/UNIT: National Counter-Terrorism Committee ¶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 Maritime Terrorism Training Course September 7-11, 2009 at the Naval Post-Graduate School in Monterey, California. ¶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 turnbullpw@state.gov or tel: 855-23-728-219 or Jenae Johnson at Johnsonjd3@state.gov or tel: 855-23-728-118. RODLEY