DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MALAYSIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -

UNCLAS STATE 006925 SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ASEC PHUM PREL SNAR MARR KCRM MY SUBJECT: DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MALAYSIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ILEA BANGKOK SUPERVISORY CRIMINAL INVESTIGATORS COURSE REF: KUALA LUMP 18 ¶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 Supervisory Criminal Investigators Course scheduled from February 16, 2009 through March 27, 2009. ¶2. (U) CANDIDATES: Name: Dev Kumar A/L M M Sree Shanmugam DOB: November 28, 1961 POB: Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia Rank: Assistant Chief of Police Position: Principal Assistant Director for Technical Aid, Crime Investigations Department, Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur Name: Kwan Chwan Yaan DOB: March 21, 1956 POB: Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia Rank: Superintendent Position: Special Branch, Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur Name: Zakaria Bin Darus DOB: July 23, 1956 POB: Kubang Pasu, Kedah, Malaysia Rank: Superintendent Position: Deputy Head of Narcotic Criminal Investigation Department, Johor Baharu, Johor, Malaysia Name: Ahmad Noordin Bin Ismail DOB: December 7, 1958 POB: Kota Setar, Kedah, Malaysia Rank: Superintendent Position: Operation and Technical Officer, Commercial Investigation Department, Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur ¶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 CLINTON