DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MALAYSIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -

UNCLAS STATE 001725 SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM PREL SNAR MARR KCRM MY SUBJECT: DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MALAYSIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - POST BLAST INVESTIGATIONS COURSE AT ILEA BANGKOK REF: KUALA LUMP 1123 ¶1. (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations for the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates for the ILEA Bangkok Post Blast Investigations training session scheduled from January 12-23, 2009. ¶2. (U) CANDIDATES: Name: Zuraimi Bin Zam Zam DOB: February 28, 1969 POB: Kelang, Selangor, Malaysia Rank: G/12417 Position: Assistant Superintendent, Forensic Bukit Aman Name: Mohd Saad Bin Mohd Nasib DOB: March 19, 1976 POB: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Rank: I/13729 Position: Armory Officer, Putrajaya ¶3. (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 the paragraph above, as of this date. Post may cite this cable in response. ¶4. (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. ¶5. (U) POC for this action is Jameson DeBose: -Email: DeBoseJL@state.gov -Phone: 202-647-2989 RICE