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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03OTTAWA1437 |
(C/NF) CANADA: A GOVERNMENT ADRIFT [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Despite guarded optimism that the GOC might try to "make amends" for its anti-U.S. handling of Iraq policy, it has become increasingly apparent that the government's behavior on Iraq was symptomatic of a much deeper problem: as in Baghdad, the leadership has gone underground. [...] |
2003-05-20 20:36:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV SNAR CA KCRIM |
| 05ASUNCION162 |
PARAGUAY'S END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-31 20:09:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PA KCRIM |
| 05MAPUTO1586 |
MOZAMBIQUE: 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-09 10:09:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCOR KCRIM MZ |
| 05ROME3227 |
BERLUSCONI ACQUITTED YET AGAIN [...] (C) Summary. On September 26, a Milan court acquitted Italian PM Berlusconi of charges of false accounting dating back to 1999 charges that his financial company Finivest engaged in false bookkeeping from 1989-95. The acquittal was based on a ruling that the statute of limitations had expi [...] |
2005-09-27 15:27:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM IT KCRIM ITALIAN POLITICS |
| 06MAPUTO453 |
ANIBALZINHO ATTEMPS YET ANOTHER ESCAPE; SECOND TRY [...] Mozambican police reportedly frustrated another attempted prison break by Anibal dos Santos Junior (Anibalzinho), the man convicted of leading the group responsible for the November 2000 murder of Mozambique's foremost investigative journalist, Carlos Cardoso. Anibalzinho is currently serving [...] |
2006-04-18 06:28:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCOR KCRIM PGOV MZ |
| 06MAPUTO573 |
MOZAMBIQUE: FIGHTING CORRUPTION OR SHADOW BOXING? [...] (SBU) Apart from continued strong rhetoric and some mid-level action by the Guebuza government, the GRM has not moved very far in tackling corruption in the past year. In August 2005 the government released the results of a nationwide survey, which revealed deep concern by the populace over co [...] |
2006-05-17 12:41:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | KCOR KCRIM PGOV PREL MZ |
| 06SEOUL1035 |
U.S., CANADA, ROK ANTI-TIP GROUP RECONVENES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After a 16-month hiatus, the ROK-U.S.-Canada Trilateral Working Group on anti-trafficking issues (TWG) met on March 22 to discuss the trafficking of women from Korea to the U.S. and elsewhere. While the group recognized the cooperation among the Embassy and local police to arr [...] |
2006-03-29 22:58:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CVIS PHUM KS KCRIM SMIG PREL |
| 07ABUJA1834 |
EFCC CHAIR ON ADMINISTRATION'S ANTI-CORRUPTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. EFCC Chairman Ribadu told Charge on August 16 that Yar'Adua is committed to investigating corrupt former officials to send a message that no one is above the law. Despite GON support, however, Ribadu maintains that the EFCC is dependent on international donors to fulfill basic nee [...] |
2007-08-23 15:15:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KCOR KCRIM SNAR NI |
| 07ABUJA2381 |
NIGERIA: DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH EFCC [...] (C) SUMMARY. In his meeting with Deputy Secretary Negroponte and AF A/S Frazer, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman Malam Nuhu Ribadu expressed appreciation for USG backing for the EFCC and asked for continued public and material support. Ribadu expressed single-minded d [...] |
2007-11-15 10:12:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EFIN KDEM KCOR KCRIM NI |
| 07ABUJA2450 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH NIGERIAN NATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nigerian National Security Advisor Mukhtar welcomed Deputy Secretary Negroponte's November 12 visit as USG recognition of Nigeria's importance and the Yar'Adua government's efforts to correct problems associated with the April 2007 elections. Mukhtar described the GoN's efforts to [...] |
2007-11-28 06:54:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINR MASS EPET KPKO KCRIM NI |
| 07ASTANA1666 |
KAZAKHSTAN: TIP REPORT GARNERS LITTLE ATTENTION BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 12, drawing on points provided in reftel, Charge delivered the TIP report demarche announcing Kazakhstan's Tier II Watch List ranking to Ministry of Justice Office Director Azimova, receiving a muted response in return. Charge provided a copy of the Kazakhstan TIP repor [...] |
2007-06-18 08:16:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KCRIM KZ |
| 07ASTANA2113 |
KAZAKHSTAN: G/TIP ACTION PLAN SEEN AS A (MOSTLY) GOOD [...] (SBU) On July 26 INL Officer delivered the TIP Action Plan demarche providing recommendations for increasing Kazakhstan's conviction and sentencing of traffickers, and improving assistance to victims to Ministry of Justice Office Director Elvira Abilkhasimovna Azimova. INL Officer provided a [...] |
2007-08-05 11:31:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KCRIM KZ |
| 07CAIRO1029 |
EMBASSY CAIRO ASSESSMENT OF CHILD PROSTITUTION AND [...] (C) Embassy Cairo has met with key Egyptian civil society advocates for women's and children's issues, and has reviewed the available literature on trafficking. We have seen no evidence that confirms that child prostitution and forced or temporary marriages are occurring on any significant, [...] |
2007-04-11 11:05:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRIM KWMN EG |
| 07MANAGUA1327 |
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IMPROVES ABILITY OF NEWLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After several years of planning, a vetted unit has been created in Nicaragua to investigate high-profile financial, corruption-related, narcotics and transnational crimes. The unit has been initially funded by illicitly acquired assets of corrupt former Nicaraguan officials t [...] |
2007-05-23 23:12:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV OPIC KCOR PGOV SNAR KCRIM KJUS NU |
| 07MANAGUA1392 |
POST REQUESTS EXTENSION OF RLA PROGRAM [...] This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador requests serious consideration by State INL and DOJ-OIA of a continuation of the highly effective Resident Legal Advisor (RLA) position at Embassy Managua. Over the past three years, the RLA program has allowed this po [...] |
2007-06-01 14:53:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV KCOR KCRIM SNAR KJUS NU |
| 07PANAMA505 |
PANAMA: TORRIJOS LAUNCHES "CRUSADE AGAINST CRIME" [...] (U) In a March 29 address to the nation, President Torrijos unveiled an anti-crime bill with a multipronged strategy to fight youth crime, particularly youth gang violence. The new bill would propose tougher penalties for youth offenders, tighten immigration regulations, and direct seized as [...] |
2007-04-03 16:57:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCRIM SOCI PM |
| 08ABUJA1147 |
NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SECURITY AND EXCHANGE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with the Nigerian Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Mallam Musa Al-Faki on June 4 to discuss efforts the SEC is doing on transparency in capital markets with stock brokerage houses, banks, and in the area of money laundering. Chairman Al-Faki sta [...] |
2008-06-16 12:41:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV KCRIM EAID NI |
| 08ABUJA1550 |
NIGERIA: IBORI ASSOCIATE APPOINTED TO PRESIDENT'S [...] (C) Summary. Internet news site Sahara Reporters broke the news on July 31 that former Delta State Governor James Ibori's former Commissioner of Finance David Edevbie was appointed Principal Secretary to President Umaru Yar'Adua. Ibori (as reported reftels) is under investigation in Nigeria a [...] |
2008-08-06 17:05:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCOR KCRIM NI |
| 08ABUJA372 |
AF DAS MOSS' MEETINGS WITH NIGERIAN CENTRAL BANK AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) told AF DAS Todd Moss and the Ambassador that the CBN will soon issue a policy on foreign banks merging with or acquiring Nigerian banks. The upcoming policy is not/not aimed at restricting other entry or operations by foreign [...] |
2008-02-27 12:51:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV KCRIM KJUS NI |
| 08ASTANA1111 |
KAZAKHSTAN: TIP REPORT DELIVED [...] (SBU) On June 4, Post delivered the annual Trafficking in Persons Report to Director of the Department of International Law of the Ministry of Justice Elvira Abilkhasimovna Azimova. A copy of the Kazakhstan narrative and non-paper were provided. The Ministry of Justice was complimented for [...] |
2008-06-13 11:56:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KCRIM KZ |
| 08ASUNCION232 |
PARAGUAY'S 2008 FIRST QUARTER INL REPORT [...] SUMMARY: The Government of Paraguay, through the National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD), has continued to make advances in its drug enforcement activities, including the capture of important drug traffickers linked to the Brazilian groups Primer Commando Capital (PCC) and Commando Vermelho, imp [...] |
2008-04-11 14:54:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AFIN KCRIM PA |
| 08ASUNCION694 |
PARAGUAY'S 2008 THIRD QUARTER INL REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-13 14:15:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AFIN KCRIM PA |
| 08ASUNCION702 |
EPHEDRINE KING ARRESTED IN PARAGUAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Paraguay's anti narcotics agency (SENAD) arrested October 3 Mexican nationals, including an alleged leader of the Sinaloa Mexican drug cartel for ephedrine trafficking. Paraguayan authorities report a new trend in ephedrine trafficking from South America to Mexico and the United [...] |
2008-10-15 20:06:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRIM PREL PA |
| 08LAGOS473 |
DIRECTOR OF NIGERIAN FINANCIAL INTEL UNIT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) Director A.B. Okauru (strictly protect) met with Poloffs on November 19 to discuss his sudden resignation from the NFIU on November 18 and the current state of affairs within the organization. He told Poloffs he resigned upon learning o [...] |
2008-11-21 13:48:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV CASC KCOR KCRIM NI |
| 08USUNNEWYORK981 |
UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE DISCUSSES CRIME PREVENTION, [...] SUMMARY: During the UN General Assembly Third Committee's formal discussion on crime prevention, criminal justice, and international drug control, speakers agreed that trafficking in drugs, weapons, and persons, and money laundering were cyclical and linked to terrorism, requiring coordinated [...] |
2008-10-28 19:35:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KCOR KCRIM AORC UNGA |
| 09ASHGABAT1565 |
TURKMEN PRESIDENT PARDONS 3,934 PRISONERS FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. At a recent session of the State Security Council, for the occasion of Neutrality Day, President Berdimuhamedov signed a decree pardoning 3,934 prisoners. These individuals, including 19 foreigners, have be [...] |
2009-12-04 13:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KCRIM TX |
| 09ASHGABAT595 |
TURKMENISTAN: TWO CASES OF OFFICIAL CORRUPTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a May 8 Security Council meeting, the Turkmen President chose to make public two official corruption cases that were related to the compilation of the traditional list of those to be freed from prison on major national holidays. Considering the lack of public information re [...] |
2009-05-11 13:00:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KCRIM TX |
| 09ASUNCION157 |
PARAGUAY'S 2008 FOURTH QUARTER INL REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-16 11:11:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AFIN PREL KCRIM PA |
| 09ASUNCION268 |
PARAGUAY'S 2009 FIRST QUARTER INL REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-30 20:40:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AFIN PREL KCRIM PA |
| 09ASUNCION464 |
PARAGUAY'S 2009 SECOND QUARTER INL REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-24 12:51:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AFIN PREL KCRIM PA |
| 09BAGHDAD1361 |
(C) PRT SALAH AD DIN: MOBILE FUEL STATIONS SELL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Northern Refineries Company Director General Ali Obeidi briefed the Salah ad-Din (SaD) Provincial Council May 13 on improvements in fuel refining and distribution at the Bayji Oil Refinery (BOR). Provincial Council members asked Obeidi to hire more workers at the BOR and ensure th [...] |
2009-05-25 12:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV ECON KCRIM IZ |
| 09BRATISLAVA221 |
CONSTITUTIONAL COURT DECLARES THE SPECIAL COURT [...] Summary. In a 7-6 decision, the Slovak Constitutional Court on May 20 ruled, pursuant to a complaint filed by a group of parliamentary deputies, that the Slovak Special Court Against Corruption is unconstitutional. Until recently, most analysts speculated that the Constitutional Court decisio [...] |
2009-05-20 15:13:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCRIM LO |
| 09BUENOSAIRES982 |
ARGENTINA: SUPREME COURT RULES FOR LIMITED [...] (U) Summary: As anticipated for many months (reftel), the Argentine Supreme Court ruled August 25 against criminal penalties for the personal possession of marijuana in a case involving five young adults arrested with marijuana cigarettes in 2006. The court ruling appears to open the door to d [...] |
2009-08-28 18:30:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL KCRIM PGOV AR |
| 09JAKARTA905 |
INDONESIA'S WITNESS AND VICTIM PROTECTION AGENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia's Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) has yet to fulfill its mandate. Although the law establishing the basis for the protection body was passed in 2006, as of May 2009 the agency has yet to protect any witnesses or victims. Still operating in temporary office [...] |
2009-05-27 08:39:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCRIM KCOR ID |
| 09KAMPALA442 |
UGANDA CONTINUES TO MAKE ANTI-TIP PROGRESS [...] Summary: The Ugandan Government continues to make progress in combating trafficking in persons. On April 2, the Ugandan Parliament passed a comprehensive anti-trafficking bill that will now enable law enforcement institutions to more effectively combat trafficking. The Office to Monitor and [...] |
2009-04-29 12:19:00 | Embassy Kampala | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KCRIM KTIP KWMN EAID UG |
| 09SANTIAGO654 |
CHILE'S SEMI-ANNUAL INL UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Chile demonstrated its commitment to anti-narcotics efforts in the first half of 2009, but several high-profile seizures revealed the difficult challenges facing Chilean law enforcement agencies. Chile's National Drug Control Commission (CONACE) assumed a lead [...] |
2009-07-14 15:02:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AFIN KCRIM SNAR CI |
| 09TAIPEI1043 |
BROAD PUBLIC, OPPOSITION SUPPORT FOR U.S.-TAIWAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Officials, academics and other AIT contacts associated with the ruling KMT party, as well as Taiwan's opposition, voice support for an extradition agreement with the United States. Media and public opinion polling also suggests that pursuing an agreement will be relatively non- [...] |
2009-08-28 04:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KJUS KCRIM TW |
| 09TAIPEI570 |
TAIWAN HOPES CROSS-STRAIT LEGAL COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: The Cross-Strait Joint Crime-Fighting and Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement (cross-Strait MLAA) signed in Nanjing on April 26 (See ref B for text of agreement), is intended to expand and regularize the judicial cooperation already enjoyed on a case-by-case basis under the 1990 Kinm [...] |
2009-05-12 09:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRIM KJUS PGOV CH TW |
| 09TAIPEI623 |
TAIWAN JUDICIAL SYSTEM: RELIABLE BUT ROOM FOR [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's judicial system is fundamentally reliable and independent, say legal scholars, practitioners, and officials, but there is room for reform - as evidenced by the controversy surrounding the prosecutions of former president Chen Shui-bian and other Democratic Progressive Par [...] |
2009-05-22 10:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS KCRIM PREL TW CH |