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UNCLAS PHNOM PENH 001006 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SECSTATE FOR INL/C/CJ, EAP/RSP 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV ASEC KJUS PHUM PREL CB
SUBJ: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA 
"SUPERVISORY CRIMINAL INVESTIGATORS COURSE" COURSE IN BANGKOK 
 
REF:  STATE 126914 
 
¶1.  This is an action cable.  See Paragraph Six. 
 
¶2.  Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S.-sponsored 
training programs. 
 
¶3.  Post requests a Leahy vetting response from the Department by 
January 23, 2009.  The individuals listed below will attend the ILEA 
Supervisory Criminal Investigators Course scheduled for February 16 
- March 27, 2009 with report date of February 15, 2009 in Bangkok, 
Thailand.  To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to 
U.S.-sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom 
Penh conducted local human rights vetting for the following 
individuals selected for ILEA-funded training: 
 
NOMINEES: 
 
NAME: KOUET, Bunna (Male) 
DPOB: Oct. 7, 1960; Prey Veng 
POSITION:  Deputy Director 
RANK: Col. 
DEPT/UNIT: MOI, Criminal Dept. 
 
NAME: LIM, Sokharaksmey (Male) 
DPOB: Mar. 29, 1975; Phnom Penh 
POSITION:  Deputy Director 
RANK: Col. 
DEPT/UNIT: MOI, Patrimony Protection 
 
NAME: HORM, Vantha (Male) 
DPOB: Oct. 5, 1973; Phnom Penh 
POSITION:  Deputy Director 
RANK: Col. 
DEPT/UNIT: MOI, Intelligence Dept. 
 
NAME: NOUN, Vityasak (Male) 
DPOB: Aug. 11, 1962; Kandal 
POSITION:  Deputy Director 
RANK: Col. 
DEPT/UNIT: Royal Academy Police 
 
NAME: KEN, Sothun (Male) 
DPOB: Aug. 8, 1970; Kampot 
POSITION:  Office Chief 
RANK: Lt. Col. 
DEPT/UNIT: Royal Academy Police 
 
NAME: YAM, Bunheng (Male) 
DPOB: Apr. 15, 1964, Kandal 
POSITION:  Office Chief 
RANK: Lt. Col. 
DEPT/UNIT: MOI, Intelligence Dept. 
 
NAME: UCH, Sambath (Male) 
DPOB: Oct. 7, 1960; Takeo 
POSITION:  Deputy Office Chief 
RANK: Maj. 
DEPT/UNIT: MOI, Criminal Dept. 
 
NAME: NOY, Hoeurn (Male) 
DPOB: Aug. 7, 1979; Pursat 
POSITION:  Office Chief 
RANK: Lt. Col. 
DEPT/UNIT: MOI, Training Dept. 
 
ALTERNATES: 
 
NAME: SOT, Eth (Male) 
DPOB: Oct. 25, 1966; Sihanoukville 
POSITION:  Deputy Office Chief 
RANK: Lt. Col. 
DEPT/UNIT: MOI, Training Dept. 
 
NAME: HAM, Sotheanith (Male) 
DPOB: Sept. 29, 1977; Phnom Penh 
POSITION: Office Chief 
RANK: Lt. Col. 
DEPT/UNIT: Royal Police Academy 
 
¶4.  U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has reviewed its files and finds that, 
as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross 
violations of human rights by the above-mentioned individuals. 
 
¶5.  The individuals listed above will attend ILEA Supervisory 
Criminal Investigators Course scheduled for February 16 - March 27, 
2009 with report date of February 15, 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand. 
The six-week program will increase the managerial capabilities of 
the participants to address criminal activity in their respective 
countries, foster regional and international exchanges and 
facilitate cooperation with U.S. law enforcement agencies to 
 
successfully combat transnational crime. 
 
¶6.  Please verify whether the Department possesses any credible 
information that the individuals named above have been implicated in 
gross violations of human rights.  Post requests a Leahy vetting 
response from the Department by January 23, 2009. 
 
¶7.  Point of contact for Amembassy Phnom Penh is Janet Deutsch at 
deutschje@state.gov or tel: 855-23-728-118, or Alicia Gale at 
galean@state.gov or tel: 855-023-728-110. 
 
RODLEY