DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CHINA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ILEA

UNCLAS STATE 001589 SIPDIS, SENSITIVE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM KCRM PTER PREL MARR SNAR HK CH TH SUBJECT: DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CHINA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ILEA BANGKOK - SUPERVISORY CRIMINAL INVESTIGATORS COURSE (SCIC) SESSION 26 REF: BEIJING 4630 ¶1. (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified in paragraph 2 below. The individuals from the Guangzhou Anti-Smuggling Bureau listed below are candidates to attend training at ILEA Bangkok. ¶2. (SBU) Names of proposed participants for the ILEA Bangkok course entitled Supervisory Criminal Investigators (SCIC) Session 26 scheduled from February 16, 2009 to March 27, 2009 are as follows: Name: QI Zhi Dong Gender: Male DOB: 14 December 1968 POB: Maoming, Guangdong province Rank: Third Supervisor, Customs Police Unit: Anti-Smuggling Bureau, Guangdong Sub-Administration of China Customs Administration, Guangzhou Title: Section Chief, Investigation Department for Anti-Narcotics Name: FANG Xiang Gender: Male DOB: 4 January 1969 POB: Zaoyang, Hubei province Rank: Third Supervisor, Customs Police Unit: Anti-Smuggling Bureau, Guangdong Sub-Administration of China Customs Administration, Guangzhou Title: Deputy Director, Intelligence and Technology Department Name: WU Yancheng Gender: Male DOB: 12 November 1970 POB: Guangzhou, Guangdong province Unit: Anti-Smuggling Bureau, Huangpu District Title: Chief, Intelligence Section Name: "Johnny" REN Zhong Gender: Male DOB: 9 August 1968 POB: Zhangjian, Guangdong province Unit: Anti-Smuggling Bureau, Guangzhou District Title: Chief, Intelligence Section ¶4. (U) Post may 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. ¶5. (U) If, in the future, post becomes aware of possible human rights violations by the individuals listed above, post should inform the Department and not proceed with training. ¶6. (U) POC for this action is Jameson DeBose: -DeBoseJL@state.gov -Phone: 202-647-2989 RICE