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 CLINTON