DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -

UNCLAS STATE 008685 SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ASEC PHUM PINR PREL PTER SNAR MARR RP SUBJECT: DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ILEA-BANGKOK'S SUPERVISORY CRIMINAL INVESTIGATORS COURSE REF: MANILA 143 ¶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 a Supervisory Criminal Investigators Course, which starts February 16, 2009 and ends March 27, 2009 at ILEA-Bangkok in Thailand. ¶2. (U) Candidates: PCINSP Ricky P. Delelis, DOB: December 23, 1974 POB: Cagayan, Philippines Unit: Criminal Investigations and Detection Group, Headquarters, Philippine National Police PSUPT Danilo A. Bacas, DOB: December 7, 1969 POB: Cagayan de Oro, Philippines Unit: Police Regional Office, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao PSSUPT Noli Talino, DOB: January 14, 1963 POB: Pangasinan, Philippines Unit: Police Provincial Office, La Union Inspector Joel M. Tovera, DOB: September 25, 1968 POB: La Union, Philippines Unit: National Bureau of Investigation, Interpol Division Inspector Madrino A. De Jesus, DOB: April 2, 1969 POB: Makati City, Philippines Unit: National Bureau of Investigation, Interpol Division ¶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 paragraph 2 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