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