BOSNIA - DEMINING DIRECTOR PROVIDES LIST OF

S E C R E T SARAJEVO 000466

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

DEPT FOR EUR (DICARLO),EUR/SCE (HOH, FOOKS, STINCHOMB),
PM/WRA, S/WCI (WILLIAMSON/LAVINE)

E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/07/2013
TAGS: MASS PREL MOPS PGOV PINR KAWC BK SI
SUBJECT: BOSNIA - DEMINING DIRECTOR PROVIDES LIST OF
COMPANIES ALLEGEDLY SUPPORTING WAR CRIMINALS

REF: A. 07 SARAJEVO 804


B. 07 SARAJEVO 369

C. 07 SARAJEVO 230

D. 06 SARAJEVO 3102

E. 06 STATE 190226

F. 06 SARAJEVO 2907

Classified By: Ambassador Charles English. Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)


1. (S) At his request, we met with Dusan Gavran, the Director
of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Mine Action Center (BHMAC) on
March 3. (Note: BHMAC is the lead government organization
overseeing demining activities. End Note) Gavran told us that
he believed there was "now an opportunity" to remove all
"criminal" organizations involved in both mine clearance and
demining monitoring activities from the approved list of
eligible recipients of USG and other international demining
assistance. Gavran repeated previous assertions to us that
the demining community is flush with corrupt and malfeasant
actors (Reftels). He also acknowledged that he had
previously "done things and supported people" that he should
not have. Gavran said that by providing us with information
on suspect companies, he hoped to reaffirm the trust placed
in him by the USG when he secured his position in 2004.


2. (S) Gavran said that two particularly virulent interests
had solidified their position within the demining community:
organizations that supported PIFWCs and those with direct
financial and organizational links to the International Trust
Fund (ITF) based on Slovenia. Gavran alleged that
ITF-Slovenia had established several NGOs and organizations
registered in Bosnia as "front companies" and funneled donor
funds to these groups through questionable tenders. Gavran
provided us the list of all registered demining organizations
in Bosnia with the alleged questionable organizations
highlighted. Gavran claimed that he was "100 percent
certain" of the culpability of the organizations. On March
6, we passed Gavran's highlighted list to the State
Prosecutor's Office, and we will forward the document to OIG
into aspects of demining (Ref E).


3. (S) According to Gavran, the following organizations as
having direct links to PIFWC networks:

-- Minemom d.o.o. Pale
-- Zaba d.o.o. Vitez
-- Detektor
-- Eksploring
-- PRO VITA
-- Prom 1
-- UG Eko Demining
-- Vilakol


4. (S) According to Gavran, the following organzations are
"ITF Slovenia front companies":

-- Trotil Monitoring
-- Minoeksplosiv Deminiranje
-- Mustella B&H d.o.o. Cazin
-- Udruzenje Gradana Mine Action Group
-- Udruga "Pazi Mine" Vitez
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