JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR COESPU COURSES,

UNCLAS STATE 110420 SENSITIVE SIPDIS EMBASSY AMMAN FOR POST LEAHY VETTING OFFICER M. CRIFO E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ASEC PHUM JO SUBJECT: JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR COESPU COURSES, 23 NOVEMBER 2009 REF: A. AMMAN 1992 ¶B. AMMAN 1998 ¶C. AMMAN 2284 ¶D. 10/13/09 PASHENKOV-GREGONIS E-MAIL ¶E. 10/21/09 PASHENKOV-GREGONIS E-MAIL ¶1. (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of information regarding incidents which could be deemed to be credible information of a gross violation of human rights by these individuals, the Embassy should so inform the Department. ¶2. (SBU) The following Jordanian officials have been selected to participate in, or are considered alternates for, U.S.-sponsored COESPU courses scheduled to begin November 23, 2009 in Vicenza, Italy. The names of the candidates that follow are listed below by cable request in "rank, name, city of birth (in Jordan),date of birth" format: Senior Officers Course (Amman 1992): Public Security Directorate (PSD) Officials: LTC, Mahmoud Ali Abu Rumman, Amman, 27-MAR-1966 MAJ, Hikmat Abdulla Al Hindi, Kuwait, 17-SEP-1969 Gendarmerie Officials: MAJ, Mohammad Sultan Al Momani, Irbid, 29-DEC-1973 Middle Managers Course (Amman 1998, Amman 2284, Pashenkov-Gregonis e-mails): Public Security Directorate (PSD) Officials: 1LT, Mohammad Hashem Al Helu, Amman, 26-AUG-1976 Gendarmerie Officials: 1LT, Nabil Ismail Al Shawabkeh, Amman, 17-MAR-1972 WO, Thamir Fayez Obeidat, Irbid, 07-NOV-1974 Jordan Armed Forces: 1LT, Adel Ahmad Al Harfoushi, Zarqa, 09-SEP-1984 ¶3. (SBU) Post is permitted to provide the following statement to authorized parties: Embassy verifies that the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals identified in paragraph 2 above, as of this date. Post may cite this cable in response. CLINTON