LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TIRANA 699)

UNCLAS STATE 117569 SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ASEC MARR MASS PGOV PHUM AL SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TIRANA 699) REF: TIRANA 699 ¶1. (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend USCG SEARCH and RESCUE COURSE(PART I). ¶2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory information as of 10/29/2009. Post is authorized to include the following individual in USG-funded training: PANO XHORI, INSPECTOR, VLORE HARBOR MASTER, 5/25/1955 GENCI HASANI, INSPECTOR, VLORE HARBOR MASTER, 7/27/1967 ARTAN BELLO, INSPECTOR, VLORE HARBOR MASTER, 5/12/1970 YZEIR ZENELI, SARANDA HARBOR MASTER, 9/1/1950 ISMAIL DUKA, SPECIALIST, SARANDA HARBOR MASTER, 10/13/1961 VLADIMIR ISUFAJ, SPECIALIST, SARANDA HARBOR, 9/24/1947 SKELQIM CELAMI, SHENGJIN HARBOR MASTER, 9/1/1950 TOMOR HARIZI, SPECIALIST, SHENGJIN HARBOR, 5/20/1972 HYSEN GRIZHJA, SPECIALIST, SHENGJIN HARBOR, 6/20/1948 HAJRI LAL, INSPECTOR, DURRES HARBOR, 4/26/1959 AGIM ELEZI, SPECIALIST, DURRES HARBOR MASTER, 6/16/1971 LAVDOSH ALUSHAJ, BOAT COMMANDER, BORDER POLICE, 1/13/1965 DASHMIR HOXHAJ, BOAT COMMANDER, BORDER POLICE, 6/16/1967 RASIM SHABANI, BOAT COMMANDER, BORDER POLICE, 3/19/1958 KASTRIOT KOROMANI, GROUP COMMANDER, DELTA FORCE, 1/30/1962 ADNAND HODAJ, OPERATIONS PERSONNEL, DELTA FORCE, 8/8/1984 SINAN ABILALIAJ, BOAT PILOT, DELTA FORCE, 4/16/1967 ILIRJAN SKENDERAJ, OPERATIONS PERSONNEL, DELTA FORCE, 10/15/1969 YLLI DOMI, BOAT COMMANDER, BORDER POLICE, 12/30/1961 LEKE NIKOLLI, BOAT COMMANDER, BORDER POLICE, 7/27/1967 ASTRIT GRECA, ENGINEER, BORDER POLICE, 3/3/1968 MEHDI KRASNIQI, BOAT ENGINEER, BORDER POLICE, 7/4/1965 RUZHDI DULAJ, COMMANDER, DELTA FORCE, 8/9/1969 ERMELIN ABAZAJ, OPERATIONS, DELTA FORCE, 11/16/1980 TAJAR BINAJ, BOAT PILOT, DELTA FORCE, 3/9/1959 JULIAN MERSALA, OPERATIONS, DELTA FORCE, 4/4/1978 EMRUSH BEJDO, LT/COAST GUARD, 5/11/1979 ¶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 10/29/2009. 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