URGENT NEED FOR VIDEO CONFERENCING EQUIPMENT FOR

UNCLAS ZAGREB 001033 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR INL/AAE:JHARTSHORN, EUR/SCE:KABUMOTO, S/WCI:PROSPER E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KAWC KJUS EAID PREL PGOV HR SUBJECT: URGENT NEED FOR VIDEO CONFERENCING EQUIPMENT FOR UPCOMING WAR CRIMES TRIALS REF: FRIEDMAN-HARSHORN-MITCHELL E-MAILS OF 5/26 1.(U) ACTION REQUEST*SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2.(U) ON JUNE 4, WE MET WITH LJILJANA VODOPIJA CENGIC, ASSISTANT MINISTER OF JUSTICE, AND ZLATKO LUKENDA, HEAD OF THE MINISTRY,S IT SECTION, TO DISCUSS THE MINISTRY,S URGENT VIDEO CONFERENCING NEEDS TO SUPPORT CROATIA,S COOPERATION WITH SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO FOR THE OVCARA WAR CRIMES TRIAL. THEY PRESENTED TO US A LIST OF SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT AGREED BY ICTY EXPERTS. THE EQUIPMENT IS OFF-THE-SHELF (SONY BRAND), COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE FROM LOCAL VENDORS, AND IS SIMILAR TO EQUIPMENT GIVEN TO THE BELGRADE COUNTY COURT. TOTAL COST IS APPROXIMATELY $41,500 FOR PURCHASE, INSTALLATION, AND TRAINING ON A SECURE DVC SYSTEM APPROPRIATE FOR COURTROOM USE (AND COMPATIBLE WITH THE BELGRADE SYSTEM). THE EQUIPMENT WILL BE NEEDED BY THE END OF JUNE IN ORDER TO SUPPORT VICTIM/WITNESS TESTIMONY FOR THE OVCARA TRIAL IN SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO. ¶3. (U) ACTION REQUEST: TO SECURE TELEPHONE LINKS AND EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION TO SUPPORT THE OVCARA TRIAL, THE GOC NEEDS TO COMMIT TO AN EQUIPMENT ORDER BY JUNE 14. POST REQUESTS URGENT ACTION TO DRAW DOWN WAR CRIMES FUNDING FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: DVC SYSTEM $8,000 ISDN EQUIPMENT $2,400 298 TV $1,400 ISDN MCU SOFTWARE $3,500 ADDITIONAL CAMERA $1,100 VOICE AND FACE ENCRYPTION DEVICE $7,200 SIGNAL ENCRYPTION $15,000 ADDITIONAL MICROPHONES AND EQUIPMENT $970 INSTALLATION AND TRAINING $2,000 -------------- -------------- TOTAL $41,500 NOTE: DVC CAN BE SUPPORTED WITHOUT SIGNAL ENCRYPTION BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT THIS NOW, RATHER THAN LATER, WHICH WOULD INCUR ADDITIONAL INSTALLATION COSTS. FRANK NNNN