DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -

UNCLAS STATE 007285

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ASEC PHUM PINR PREL PTER SNAR MARR RP
SUBJECT: DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
FBI'S BASIC FINGERPRINT TRAINING

REF: MANILA 158


1. (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that,
as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross
violations of human rights for the individuals identified below.
These individuals are candidates for the FBI Basic Fingerprint
Training starts January 27-30, 2009 in the Philippines.


2. (U) Candidates:

PINSP Junpikar P. Sitin, DOB: July 11, 1975
POB: Sulu, Philippines
Unit: Zamboanga Police Station

PO2 Said Omar P. Ismail, DOB: July 7, 1978
POB: Basilan, Philippines
Unit: Police Regional Office 9

SPO2 Victor Robertson Suarez, DOB: January 9, 1965
POB: Zamboanga City, Philippines
Unit: Police Regional Office 9

PO3 Cesar J. Pascubillo, DOB: October 2, 1977
POB: Surigao, Philippines
Unit: Police Regional Office 9

PO1 Junrie A. Cabasan, DOB: July 11, 1984
POB: Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines
Unit: Police Regional Office 9

PO3 Annabelle Marie C. Mequin, DOB: March 24, 1974
POB: Pangasinan, Philippines
Unit: Police Regional Office 9

PO3 Cornelio C. Ferrer, DOB: October 29, 1971
POB: Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines
Unit: Police Regional Office 9

SPO1 Allan S. Ambalit, DOB: January 18, 1972
POB: Zamboanga, Philippines
Unit: Police Regional Office 9

PO3 Almhudzriff Irijani Asatang, DOB: July 11, 1975
POB: Sulu, Philippines
Unit: Police Regional Office 9

PO2 Wlhami Docoje Arac, DOB: April 13, 1979
POB: Zamboanga, Philippines
Unit: Police Regional Office 9


3. (U) Department appreciates the extensive interagency collaboration
and investigation that post undertook (reftel) to ensure that none of
the above individuals or their assigned units committed gross
violations of human rights.


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:
-Email: DeBoseJL@state.gov,
-Phone: 202-647-2989
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