DEPARTMENT RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS STATE 160185

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PHUM MASS ASEC AM
SUBJECT: DEPARTMENT RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING YEREVAN 1367

REF: YEREVAN 001367


1. As requested in reftel, the Department has reviewed its
files and, of this date, finds no credible information of
gross violations of human rights by the following member of
the Government of Armenia, nominated by the Department of
Defense for English language training.


2. Name of proposed candidate is as follows:

NAME OF CANDIDATE - Lieutenant Karo Brutyan
TITLE: Officer
ORGANIZATION: MoD, Personnel Management Department
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 05 Jul 1982, Republic of Armenia;
SEX: Male;
NATIONALITY: Armenian;
TYPE OF TRAINING: English language course, JAOBC/BOLC III
DATES OF TRAINING: 16 Jan 08 - 01 Oct 08.


2. Following successful completion of local checks, 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 individual in paragraph 1 above, as of
this date. Post may cite this cable in response. If in the
future, post becomes aware of possible human rights
violations by the individual listed above, Post should inform
the Department and not proceed with training.
RICE