JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR COESPU TRAINING

UNCLAS STATE 004600 SENSITIVE SIPDIS AMMAN FOR POST LEAHY VETTING OFFICER M. CRIFO E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM ASEC MASS JO SUBJECT: JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR COESPU TRAINING COURSE - 18 JANUARY 2010 REF: 09 AMMAN 2754 ¶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 official 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 this individual, the Embassy should so inform the Department. ¶2. (SBU) The following Gendarmerie Officer has been selected to participate in, or is considered an alternate for, U.S.-sponsored training at the Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units (COESPU) in Vicenza, Italy, scheduled to begin 18-Jan-2010. The name of the candidate follows in "rank, name, city of birth (in Jordan),birth date" format: 1LT, Malek Abed Al Raouf, Irbid, 20-OCT-1982 ¶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