SUBJECT: VETTING RESPONSE FOR ICITAP STATEMENT

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 STATE 094797

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREL SR
SUBJECT: SUBJECT: VETTING RESPONSE FOR ICITAP STATEMENT
ANALYSIS COURSE

REF: BELGRADE 872


1. (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in
reftel for the ICITAP Statement Analysis Course to be held at
the Avala Training Center in Serbia from September 15-19,

2008.


2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the following
individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible
derogatory information as of September 2, 2008:

(1) NAME: Dragan Knezevic
DOB: 11/01/1972
GENDER: Male
TITLE: Witness Protection Unit
ORGANIZATION: Ministry of Interior
NATIONALITY: Serbian

(2) NAME: Nenad Dilberovic
DOB: 06/25/1973
GENDER: Male
TITLE: Witness Protection Unit
ORGANIZATION: Ministry of Interior
NATIONALITY: Serbian

(3) NAME: Milan Petrovic
DOB: 10/05/1971
GENDER: Male
TITLE: Witness Protection Unit
ORGANIZATION: Ministry of Interior
NATIONALITY: Serbian

(4) NAME: Sinisa Sekulic
DOB: 12/07/1965
GENDER: Male
TITLE: Witness Protection Unit
ORGANIZATION: Ministry of Interior
NATIONALITY: Serbian

(5) NAME: Misa Stranjancevic
DOB: 02/15/1968
GENDER: Male
TITLE: Witness Protection Unit
ORGANIZATION: Ministry of Interior
NATIONALITY: Serbian

(6) NAME: Vlada Cirkovic
DOB: 7/17/1963
GENDER: Male
TITLE: Witness Protection Unit
ORGANIZATION: Ministry of Interior
NATIONALITY: Serbian

(7) NAME: Branka Obradovic
DOB: 04/10/1966
GENDER: Female
TITLE: Witness Protection Unit
ORGANIZATION: Ministry of Interior
NATIONALITY: Serbian

(8) NAME: Velibor Mitic
DOB: 03/18/1966
GENDER: Male
TITLE: Witness Protection Unit
ORGANIZATION: Ministry of Interior
NATIONALITY: Serbian

(9) NAME: Predrag Ojdanic
DOB: 08/15/1968
GENDER: Male
TITLE: War Crimes Service
ORGANIZATION: Ministry of Interior
NATIONALITY: Serbian

(10) NAME: Dalibor Radakovic
DOB: 01/13/1971
GENDER: Male
TITLE: War Crimes Service
ORGANIZATION: Ministry of Interior
NATIONALITY: Serbian


3. (U) 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 officers
identified in paragraph 2 above, as of this date. Post may
cite this cable in response.


4. (SBU) Note that if Post subsequently becomes aware of
possible human rights violations by the individual listed
above, Post should inform the Department and not proceed
with training. Post should refer to Leahy vetting guidance
located on the ACES website for additional assistance.
RICE