Croatia's 2007 End Use Monitoring Report

UNCLAS ZAGREB 000067 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/SCE, INL JUSTICE FOR ICITAP/MHANSON E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KCRM AFIN SNAR HR SUBJECT: Croatia's 2007 End Use Monitoring Report REF: State 07348 As requested Post is providing the following clarifications to the End Use Monitoring Report: ¶1. In November, 2007 ICITAP donated a Volkswagen Passat to the Office for the Suppression of Organized Crime and Corruption in the State Prosecutor's Office. The vehicle has 90,000 km and is in very good condition. The vehicle, the only one owned by the office, is being used for prosecutors to travel to regional offices to facilitate investigations. ¶2. Video-conferencing equipment that was stolen consisted of a 19 inch LCD monitor, video-conferencing camera, DVD recorder, digital video mixer, microphone and accessories, and two channel multi-effect processor. At the time of the donation, the equipment was valued at about $29,000 (or $36,000 at the current exchange rate.) ¶3. ICITAP-provided throw phones were used in 2007 in resolving two hostage situations. In June immediately following the donation, phones were used in a hostage/suicide situation in Petrinje. The individual was holding his wife hostage and abusing her; he accepted the throw phone after about 20 hours of negotiations with the Special Police (similar to SWAT). Negotiations lasted another 20 hours with use of the phone, after which the individual surrendered. On 29 December the phones were employed again in Beli Manastir. A retired police officer had a hand grenade and threatened suicide. He immediately accepted the phone and after 15 hours of negotiations with police, he surrendered and accepted medical treatment. BRADTKE