AZERBAIJAN: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR

UNCLAS STATE 162031 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AJ PGOV PHUM PTER SUBJECT: AZERBAIJAN: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR FINANCIAL CRIMES, MONEY LAUNDERING, AND TERROR FINANCING SEMINAR PARTICIPANTS REF: BAKU 1403 ¶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 members of the Government of Azerbaijan, nominated to attend the Financial Crimes, Money Laundering, and Terror Financing Seminar, which will take place on December 3-7, 2007 at the Defense Institute for Foreign International Legal Studies in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Azerbaijani officials' participation will be funded through the DOD Counter Terrorism Fellowship Program. ¶1. Last name: MAMMADOV First Name: Azer Father's Name: Gurbanali Date of birth: 04 SEP 71 Place of birth: Lankaran Organization: Ministry of Internal Affairs, Corruption and Fiscal Fraud Operational Investigation Department Position: Senior Operations Officer Rank: LTC ¶2. Last name: ISGANDAROV First Name: Vugar Father's Name: Idris Date of birth: 09 AUG 67 Place of birth: Baku Organization: Ministry of Internal Affairs, Corruption and Fiscal Fraud Operational Investigation Department Position: Operations Officer Rank: Major ¶3. Last name: MEHDIYEV First Name: Emil Father's Name: Gulu Date of birth: 09 SEP 84 Place of birth: Goychay Organization: Ministry of Internal Affairs, Corruption and Fiscal Fraud Operational Investigation Department Position: Operations Officer Rank: 1LT ¶4. Last name: SHIRALIYEV First Name: Fakhraddin Father's Name: Akhmad Date of birth: 05 JAN 64 Place of birth: Sabirabad Organization: Ministry of Internal Affairs, Investigation Section Position: Investigator Rank: Major ¶5. Last name: EYVAZOV First Name: Bakhtiyar Father's Name: Tariyel Date of birth: 15 JAN 84 Place of birth: Agdam Organization: Ministry of Internal Affairs Position: Operations Officer Rank: LT ¶6. Last name: BASHIROV First Name: Joshgun Father's Name: Sharif Organization: Ministry of National Security ¶7. Last name: MAMMADOV First Name: Zaur Father's Name: Ibish Organization: Ministry of National Security ¶8. Last name: ABDULLAYEV First Name: Rufat Father's Name: Kazim Organization: Ministry of National Security ¶9. Last name: EYVAZOV First Name: Rashad Father's Name: Akif Organization: Ministry of National Security ¶10. Last name: ALIYEVA First Name: Irada Father's Name: Karim Organization: Ministry of National Security ¶11. Last name: PANAKHOV First Name: Fakhraddin Father's Name: Panakh Date of birth: 25 JAN 68 Place of birth: Baku Organization: Head Prosecutor's Office, Anti-Corruption Department Position: Chief of Internal Investigation Section Rank: Judicial Councilor ¶12. Last name: IBRAHIMOV First Name: Akif Father's Name: Gudrat Date of birth: 30 AUG 50 Place of birth: Zardab Organization: Head Prosecutor's Office, Department for Supervision of Operational Investigation by Ministry of National Security, Ministry of Emergency Situations and State Border Service Position: Senior Prosecutor Rank: Senior Judicial Councilor ¶13. Last name: AKHMADOV First Name: Akhmad Father's Name: Yadulla Date of birth: 15 APR 58 Place of birth: Ganja Organization: Head Prosecutor's Office, Department for Supervision of Operational Investigation by Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Taxation and State Customs Committee. Position: Senior Prosecutor Rank: Judicial Councilor ¶14. Last name: MAMMADOV First Name: Alamdar Father's Name: Mammad Date of birth: 20 APR 49 Place of birth: Imishli Organization: Head Prosecutor's Office, Grave Crimes Investigation Department Position: Senior Prosecutor Rank: Senior Judicial Councilor ¶15. Last name: ISGANDAROV First Name: Bakhtiyar Father's Name: Zahid Date of birth: 20 AUG 56 Place of birth: Baku Organization: Head Prosecutor's Office, Department for Supervision of Operational Investigation by Ministry of Internal Affairs Position: Prosecutor Rank: Judicial Councilor ¶16. Last name: SALMANOV First Name: Anar Father's Name: Famil Date of birth: 21 DEC 77 Place of birth: Baku Organization: Ministry of Justice, Legislation Directorate, Administrative and Military Regulation Department Position: Senior Advisor ¶17. Last name: BABAYEV First Name: Nurlan Father's Name: Bakhtiyar Date of birth: 07 MAR 82 Place of birth: Ordubad Organization: Ministry of Justice, Legislation Directorate, Administrative and Military Regulation Department Position: Advisor ¶18. Last name: KHAJIYEV First Name: Sanan Father's Name: Firuddin Date of birth: 15 JAN 78 Place of birth: Baku Organization: Ministry of Justice, International Cooperation Department Position: Lead Advisor ¶19. Last name: ALIYEV First Name: Zaur Father's Name: Ali Date of birth: 19 APR 81 Place of birth: Ordubad Organization: Ministry of Justice, Investigation Department Position: Investigator ¶20. Last name: HASANOV First Name: Galib Father's Name: Huseyin Date of birth: 29 JAN 57 Place of birth: Aghdam Organization: Ministry of Justice, Forensic Examination Center, Scientific-Research Lab. Position: Acting Chief ¶21. Last name: GAHRAMANOVA First Name: Almaz Father's Name: Oruj Date of birth: 2 Aug 82 Place of birth: Krasnoselsk, Armenia Passport No.: AZE # 02333736 Organization: Ministry of Finance, Law Department, Anti-Corruption Branch. Position: Chief of Internal Supervision Section ¶22. Last name: SIKHMAMMADOV First Name: Vugar Father's Name: Fevral Date of birth: 12 Dec 76 Place of birth: Baku, Azerbaijan Passport No.: AZE # 01857737 Organization: Ministry of Finance, Law Enforcement Financing Department Section Position: Advisor ¶23. Last name: Yolchuyev First Name: Tofig Father's Name: Idris Date of birth: 04 JAN 68 Place of birth: Armenia Organization: State Special Security Service Position: Lawyer Rank: Major ¶24. Last name: Huseyn-Gulubeyov First Name: Mursal Father's Name: Aliheydar Date of birth: 03 OCT 80 Place of birth: Baku Organization: State Special Security Service Position: Trainer Rank: First-lieutenant ¶25. Last name: Badalov First Name: Ruslan Father's Name: Elkhan Date of birth: 03 AUG 77 Place of birth: Lerik Organization: State Special Security Service Position: Officer Rank: First-lieutenant Post has found no credible information relating to human rights violations of any kind by these individuals. ¶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