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