JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR US ICE BULK

UNCLAS STATE 044731 SENSITIVE SIPDIS EMBASSY AMMAN FOR LEAHY VETTING OFFICER M. CRIFO E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: JO ASEC EFIN PHUM PREL SUBJECT: JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR US ICE BULK CASH SMUGGLING COURSE REF: A. AMMAN 00884 ¶B. AMMAN 913 ¶1. (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting requests, 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 listed in reftels are scheduled to participate in a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)-sponsored Bulk Cash Smuggling Course, to take place in Amman, Jordan beginning May 3, 2009. The names of the candidates that follow are listed in "rank, name, city of birth (in Jordan unless otherwise noted),date of birth" format: Ref A: Amman 00884 Public Security Directorate (PSD) Officers 1) LTC, Tamir Saleem Maayta, Amman, 02-Jun-1969 2) MAJ, Mousa Mohammad Alrabiyhat, Amman, 24-Mar-1967 3) MAJ, Moawiah Mousa Rababah, Zarqa, 01-Apr-1974 4) CPT, Hasan Maddallah Alhrout, Madaba, 01-May-1966 5) CPT, Maen Ahmad Alanswah, Salt, 01-Feb-1978 6) CPT, Adel Abed Al-Rassaq Abo Hajar, Salt, 01-Jul-1976 7) CPT, Raed Yaseen Rawshdeh, Karak, 07-May-1971 8) CPT, Omar Jamal Ali Alshamaileh, Karak, 10-Aug-1978 9) CPT, Mowafaq Khalaf Sayah Alfoqaha, Madaba, 15-Dec-1970 10) CPT, Riyad Shaker Alfaraeh, Karak, 05-Aug-1969 11) CPT, Abdelrahman Ali Abdelrahman Khrysat, Salt, 11-May-1978 12) 1LT, Luay Mohammad Abed Alaziz, Amman, 16-Jul-1971 13) 1LT, Khalid Jameel Alhadeed, Amman, 02-Nov-1971 14) 1LT, Bajes Awad Ali Alkharabsheh, Salt, 22-Dec-1966 15) 2LT, Emad Salameh Ahmad Alsaqarat, Zarqa, 16-Jul-1973 16) 2LT, Mussa Husni Alkayed, Amman, 22-Jan-1971 17) 2LT, Bilal Ahmed Momani, Ajloun, 01-Dec-1973 18) 2LT, Fayg Saffah Ali Alhudban, 01-Jun-1973 Jordan Customs Officials 19) Jihad Saed Abdullah Sawaqed, Jordan (city unknown), 05-Nov-1960 20) Muhamed Saleh Suliman Alqoblan, Jordan (city unknown), 11-Oct-1963 21) Salah Aldeen Qasem Mohamed Abuain, Jordan (city unknown), 01-Oct-1973 22) Adel Hasan Suliman Jumah, Jordan (city unknown), 01-Aug-1963 23) Ala'a Aldeen Nail Ismail Alan, Jordan (city unknown), 27-Dec-1973 24) Abdullah Salem Atieh Albui, Jordan (city unknown), 01-Jan-1972 25) Ibrahim Ali Abdulrahman Alshamileh, Jordan (city unknown),02-Apr-1983 26) Saleh Kareem Mohamed Alhabarneh, Jordan (city unknown), 15-Jun-1969 27) Mohamed Hamad Radwan Alshref, Jordan (city unknown), 02-Aug-1969 28) Mohamed Yousef Ahmad Alshurafa, Jordan (city unknown), 07-Nov-1975 Jordan Armed Forces (JAF) Officials 29) MAJ, Hussein Mahmud Huisat, Jordan (city unknown),1971 (day unknown) 30) MAJ, Tawfeeq Mfleh Abdullah Albataineh, POB unknown, 1970 (day unknown) 31) MAJ, Zeid Fadel Ali Alsarhan, POB unknown, 1972 (day unknown) 32) MAJ, Mahmud Mohamed Issa Alfarajat, POB unknown, 1972 (day unknown) 33) MAJ, Mahmud Mohamed Salameh Alhwian, POB unknown, 1972 (day unknown) Ref B: Amman 00913 General Intelligence Directorate (GID) Officers 1) LTC, Khalid Ghori Alhawamdeh, Mafraq, 01-FEB-1967 2) MAJ, Jabri Ibrahim Abutabanja, Ramtha, 16-DEC-1969 3) MAJ, Hussein Alomari, Zarqa, 13-AUG-1970 4) 1LT, Rami Alhamouri, Irbid, 11-NOV-1976 5) 2LT, Salah Alraqad, Mshairfeh, 7-JUL-1973 ¶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