LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 1951 )

UNCLAS STATE 116083 SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV PHUM SNAR GG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 1951 ) REF: TBILISI 1951 ¶1. (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend "Courtroom Testimony and Demeanor" training course at the MOIA Police Academy. ¶2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory information as of 11/10/2009. Post is authorized to include the following individuals in USG-funded training: MERABISHVILI, GIORGI TITLE: Head of Border Police Faculty; ORGANIZATION: MOIA Academy; DATE OF BIRTH: July 14, 1977; SEX: Male; PLACE OF BIRTH: Tbilisi, Georgia; NATIONALITY: Georgian; PASSPORT NUMBER: 07AH31195; PASSPORT EXPIRATION DATE: March 27, 2018. VASHAKMADZE, GRIGOL TITLE: Senior Inspector at Border Police Faculty; ORGANIZATION: MOIA Academy; DATE OF BIRTH: December 6, 1977; SEX: Male; PLACE OF BIRTH: Georgia; NATIONALITY: Georgian; PASSPORT NUMBER: 1647208; PASSPORT EXPIRATION DATE: August 12, 2015. CHIGITASHVILI, ANA TITLE: Head of Neighborhood Police Faculty; ORGANIZATION: MOIA Academy, DATE OF BIRTH: December 11, 1967; SEX: Female; PLACE OF BIRTH: Tbilisi, Georgia; NATIONALITY: Georgian; PASSPORT NUMBER: 07AD37088; PASSPORT EXPIRATION DATE: May 7, 2017. KOCHLADZE, DAVIT TITLE: Senior Inspector at Neighborhood Police Faculty; ORGANIZATION: MOIA Academy; DATE OF BIRTH: May 17, 1968; SEX: Male; PLACE OF BIRTH: Tbilisi, Georgia; NATIONALITY: Georgian; PASSPORT NUMBER: 05AA10557; PASSPORT EXPIRATION DATE: February 21, 2016. LATSABIDZE, DAVIT TITLE: Investigator/Deputy Head of Special Operations Department; ORGANIZATION: MOIA Special Operatives Department, DATE OF BIRTH: May 30, 1977; SEX: Male; PLACE OF BIRTH: Rustavi, Georgia; NATIONALITY: Georgian; PASSPORT NUMBER: 0601137; PASSPORT EXPIRATION DATE: May 30, 2022. KALANDADZE, DAVIT TITLE: Investigator/Deputy Head of Special Operations Department; ORGANIZATION: MOIA Special Operatives Department; DATE OF BIRTH: February 27, 1963; SEX: Male; PLACE OF BIRTH: Tbilisi, Georgia; NATIONALITY: Georgian; PASSPORT NUMBER: 07PB04722; PASSPORT EXPIRATION DATE: March 19, 2018. KHELASHVILI, MADLEN TITLE: Head of the Professional Training Division; ORGANIZATION: MOIA Academy; DATE OF BIRTH: February 16, 1969; SEX: Female; PLACE OF BIRTH: Tbilisi, Georgia; NATIONALITY: Georgia and USA; PASSPORT NUMBER: 203515804; PASSPORT EXPIRATION DATE: October 4, 2010. TSIKLAURI, IRAKLI TITLE: Detective-Investigator; ORGANIZATION: MOIA Tbilisi Main Division; DATE OF BIRTH: March 24, 1985; SEX: Male; PLACE OF BIRTH: Tbilisi, Georgia; NATIONALITY: Georgian; PASSPORT NUMBER: 0930922; PASSPORT EXPIRATION DATE: May 23, 2016. KUPATADZE, TEONA TITLE: Head of Department of Monitoring and Analysis; ORGANIZATION: MOIA Academy; DATE OF BIRTH: August 5, 1983; SEX: Female; PLACE OF BIRTH: Chiatura, Georgia; NATIONALITY: Georgian; PASSPORT NUMBER: 1501377; PASSPORT EXPIRATION DATE: February 4, 2015. GEGELIA, TAMAR TITLE: Chief Specialist at the Department of Monitoring and Analysis; ORGANIZATION: MOIA Academy; DATE OF BIRTH: July 1, 1986; SEX: Female; PLACE OF BIRTH: Tbilisi, Georgia; NATIONALITY: Georgian; PASSPORT NUMBER: 0378151; PASSPORT EXPIRATION DATE: July 7, 2013. TVILDIANI, JONI TITLE: Head of the In-service Training Division; ORGANIZATION: MOIA Academy; DATE OF BIRTH: August 29, 1969; SEX: Male; PLACE OF BIRTH: Lentekhi, Georgia; NATIONALITY: Georgian; PASSPORT NUMBER: 07AH41251; PASSPORT EXPIRATION DATE: May 2, 2018. SAAKASHVILI, NODAR TITLE: Head of the Patrol Police Faculty; ORGANIZATION: MOIA Acaemy; DATE OF BIRTH: February 5, 1971; SEX: Male; PLACE OF BIRTH: Tbilisi, Georgia; NATIONALITY: Georgian; PASSPORT NUMBER: 08AK22302; PASSPORT EXPIRATION DATE: October 15, 2018. CHEGELIDZE, DAVIT TITLE: Senior Inspector at the Patrol Police Faculty; ORGANIZATION: MOIA Academy; DATE OF BIRTH: July 10, 1970; SEX: Male; PLACE OF BIRTH: Tbilisi, Georgia; NATIONALITY: Georgian; PASSPORT NUMBER: 0065412; PASSPORT EXPIRATION DATE: August 24, 2015. MAKALATIA, ELGUJA TITLE: Senior Inspector at the Police Patrol Faculty; ORGANIZATION: MOIA Academy; DATE OF BIRTH: February 16, 1985; SEX: Male; PLACE OF BIRTH: Tbilisi, Georgia; NATIONALITY: Georgian; PASSPORT NUMBER: 07AH49803; PASSPORT EXPIRATION DATE: May 13, 2018. MUSHKUDIANI, TORNIKE TITLE: Deputy Head of the 1st Division; ORGANIZATION: MOIA Criminal Police Department; DATE OF BIRTH: February 21, 1976; SEX: Male; PLACE OF BIRTH: Tbilisi, Georgia; NATIONALITY: Georgian; PASSPORT NUMBER: 1333872; PASSPORT EXPIRATION DATE: September 3, 2019. AROBELIDZE, MERAB TITLE: Deputy Head; ORGANIZATION: MOIA Criminal Police Department; DATE OF BIRTH: January 1, 1976; SEX: Male; PLACE OF BIRTH: Kutaisi, Georgia; NATIONALITY: Georgian; PASSPORT NUMBER: 08AK01514; PASSPORT EXPIRATION DATE: February 15, 2018. BOLKVADZE, ALEKSANDRE TITLE: Deputy Head of the Department; ORGANIZATION: MOIA Patrol Police Department; DATE OF BIRTH: July 19, 1974; SEX: Male; PLACE OF BIRTH: Tbilisi, Georgia; NATIONALITY: Georgian; PASSPORT NUMBER: 05AC40067; PASSPORT EXPIRATION DATE: October 19, 2016. SARCHIMELIA, MAMUKA TITLE: Company Commander; ORGANIZATION: Tbilisi and Mtskheta-Mtianeti Main Division, Traffic ¶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 individual(s) identified above, as of 11/10/2009. Post may cite this cable in response. ¶4. (U) Note that if Post subsequently becomes aware of possible human rights violations by the individual(s) listed above, Post should inform the Department and not proceed with training. Post should refer to the Leahy Vetting guidance manual for additional assistance. CLINTON