JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR PROSECUTING AND

UNCLAS STATE 080924 SENSITIVE SIPDIS PASS TO LEAHY VETTING OFFICER MARIO CRIFO E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KCRM PHUM PREL JO SUBJECT: JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR PROSECUTING AND ADJUDICATING TERRORISM FINANCING CASES WORKSHOP REF: AMMAN 1658 ¶1. (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, 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 have been selected to participate, or are considered alternates, for the U.S.-sponsored "Prosecuting and Adjudicating Terrorism Financial Cases," delivered by the U.S. Departments of Treasury and Justice, to begin August 10, 2009 in Jordan. The names of the candidates that follow are listed below in "name, city of birth (in Jordan),date of birth" format: 1) Tariq Ali Al Qdah, Ajloon, 1964 2) Fawaz Ali Al Otoom, Jarash, 11-Feb-1966 3) Taiseer Ali Al Owemer, Amman, 09-Dec-1966 4) Ahmad Mohammed Al Hweyan, Amman, 7-Aug-1965 5) Ali Dakhel Al Hesa, Madaba, 12-Apr-1977 6) Raed Mostafa Al Shunaq, Irbid, 24-May-1978 7) Daifallah Abdelkareem, Jarash, 01-Feb-1973 8) Jehad Ali Al Kasasbeh, Irbid, 01-Feb-1974 9) Adel Sobhi Al Hmedat, Irbid, 07-Jul-1975 10) Tareq Salama Al Warawra, Amman, 04-May-1976 11) Aamer Hseen Halsa, Karak, 22-Aug-1974 12) Baker Hamad Al Rbabaa, Irbid, 21-Sep-1974 13) Khair Mohammed Al Saed, Irbid, 01-Feb-1974 14) Ibraheem Abedalrahman Soboh, Irbid, 01-Nov-1975 15) Raed Mahmood Al Khasawneh, Irbid, 21-Jan-1975 16) Tareq Mohammed Khair, Irbid, 14-Aug-1976 17) Abdalkareem Khalel Nouri, Salt, 12-Jan-1976 18) Ahmad Talal Al Tarabsheh, Irbid, 22-May-1976 19) Ashraf Khalel Al Zoby, Jarash, 27-Apr-1977 20) Ayman Saqer Al Karemein, Tafila, 26-Jul-1975 21) Ibrahim Sulaiman Aboqaood, Madaba, 12-Jan-1961 22) Hatem Fahad Amari, Irbid, 29-Apr-1966 23) Mamon Kareem Al Maaita, Karak, 24-Jul-1963 24) Hussein Ateya Al maani, Ma'an, 19-Jun-1958 25) Hassan Khleif Al owedat, Tafela, 09-Mar-1978 26) Mowafaq Eid Al Msaeed, Mafraq, 01-Mar-1979 27) Mazen Ahmad Al Ameyan, Amman, 17-Sep-1974 28) Ehab Rbaa Al Smadi, Ajloon, 22-Dec-1975 29) Ismaeel Abd Al kareem Al Jalodi, Salt, 01-Mar-1974 30) Amer Abdullah Al Dradka, Irbid, 06-Jan-1977 31) Jehad Ahmad Al Afyone, Zarqa, 30-Jun-1973 32) Tareq Ibrahim Al Zoyod, Mafraq, 12-Jan-1976 33) Ahmad Mefleh Al Jarrah, Madaba, 12-Jan-1974 34) Ali Mohammed Al Shawabkeh, Madaba, 21-Jan-1974 35) Khaled Ali Al Shaar, Amman, 20-Nov-1975 36) Feras Rashed Al Baraisa, Amman, 05-May-1977 37) Rateb Ahmad Al Tarawna, Karak, 02-Jun-1976 38) Wesam Yousif Haddad, Zarqaa, 06-May-1977 39) Ahmad Mohammed Al Adwan, Amman, 18-Jul-1975 40) Ashraf Mraweh Al Ethamat, Mafraq, 24-Aug-1976 ¶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