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DE RUEHBD #0316/01 2960742
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 230742Z OCT 07
FM AMEMBASSY BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
TO RUEHGP/AMEMBASSY SINGAPORE 3344
RUEAIAO/HQ ICE IAO WASHINGTON DC
INFO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 3988
RULSJGA/DEPT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WASHINGTON DC
RUEAWJA/DEPT OF JUSTICE WASHDC

UNCLAS BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN 000316 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
SENSITIVE 
 
SINGAPORE FOR ICE 
DEPARTMENT FOR G/TIP (NEUMAN), EAP/MTS, and DRL 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KCRM KTIP BX
SUBJECT: BRUNEI REQUESTS TARGETED TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS TRAINING 
 
REF: A) BANDAR 87 B) RSO/ICE telcom, e-mails 
 
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SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST 
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¶1. (SBU) This is an action request for ICE Singapore to organize a 
study visit to the U.S. for GoB anti-TIP personnel. See paragraph 
¶2. 
 
 
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ACTION REQUEST 
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¶2. (SBU) The Government of Brunei (GoB) has requested USG support in 
improving its ability in combating trafficking in persons with an 
emphasis on immigration enforcement. The GoB seeks to build their 
capacity to identify, investigate, and prosecute cases involving 
human trafficking. Post requests Singapore ICE support to design and 
lead a study visit to the U.S. to demonstrate best practices of 
border and immigration enforcement, police skills in identifying and 
investigating trafficking in persons, prosecutorial procedures, and 
victim assistance. 
 
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BACKGROUND 
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¶3. (SBU) The GoB has made important, but largely uncoordinated 
efforts to develop the capacity to identify, investigate, and 
prosecute trafficking in persons (TIP) cases. To date, the GoB has 
not had a successful prosecution under its TIP law, although 
investigative labor enforcement efforts have been effective in 
minimizing the potential number of TIP victims. (ref A) 
 
¶4. (SBU) Post's interventions over the last two months with the 
Foreign Ministry, Ministry of Home Affairs -- including the Labor 
and Immigration Departments, Police and Attorney General's Chambers 
-- have helped build a case for Brunei to consolidate its anti-TIP 
efforts into a cohesive National Action Strategy.  At an October 20 
social call at her home during the post-Ramadan Hari Raya holiday, 
Datin Salbiah Sulaiman, the Permanent Secretary in the Prime 
Minister's Office responsible for security issues, told DCM that she 
was looking to raise the profile of the TIP issue within the 
interagency Committee on Trans-National Crime and sought a briefing 
on how to clearly define TIP cases. 
 
¶5. (SBU) The Brunei Immigration Department has approached Post with 
a request to learn about best practices in combating TIP. We believe 
that this presents a unique opportunity to leverage new political 
will to combat TIP and promote interagency collaboration among key 
GoB law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction over all aspects of 
TIP cases. 
 
¶6. (SBU) Post has identified TIP as a specific need for GoB law 
enforcement agencies which include the Immigration and National 
Registration Department, Royal Brunei Police Department, andAttorney Generals Chambers. Post believes that themost effective 
education of GoB personnel on TIPissues would occur via a small 
(six to eight peole) inter-agency delegation visit to the United 
tates.  This visit would provide first hand knowlede to the 
delegation through visits to U.S. facilties and personnel 
responsible for dealing will ll phases of TIP cases, from initial 
investigatin through prosecution. 
 
¶7. (BU) ICE has the unique ability to organize and facilitate 
training of this type. As the lead agency within the USG for 
migration integrity and human smuggling enforcement, ICE has 
infrastructure and ongoing operations already in place in which to 
showcase and train GOB interlocutors. With this infrastructure, ICE 
is particually well positioned to provide TIP assistance by being 
able to showcase each phase of a TIP case beginning with the initial 
investigation, starting from an immigration inspection or police 
action, through the follow up investigation, victim/witness 
assistance, prosecution and deportations. ICE has the mandate within 
the USG to enforce TIP laws and has the expertise in working with 
State Department and Department of Justice subject matter experts in 
human trafficking. 
 
¶8. (SBU) Post requests that ICE Attache Singapore develop an 
all-encompassing itinerary for GoB law enforcement to visit the 
United States on the subject of Trafficking in Persons.  Post 
requests that ICE Attache Singapore coordinate this visit with ICE 
office of Internatioanal Affairs and relevant ICE domestic offices. 
Post requests that an ICE representative with established 
relationships with various GoB agencies set forth in paragraph (5), 
above, escort the GoB delegation.  All costs for the Brunei 
participants of the delegation will be covered by the GoB and Post 
understands that all costs incurred by the ICE representatives will 
be paid for with ICE funding. 
 
¶9. Post requests that the training delegation visit the United 
States prior to the conclusion of the third quarter of FY 08 (NLT 
June, 2008). 
 
¶10. (U) Post's Regional Security Officer has reviewed and concurred 
with this request. 
 
 
SKODON