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