LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (BELGRADE 1412)

UNCLAS STATE 127628 SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS PHUM SNAR SR SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (BELGRADE 1412) REF: BELGRADE 1412 ¶1. (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the Session 74 at the ILEA Training Academy in Budapest, Hungary from January 11, 2009 to March 4, 2009. ¶2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory information as of 12/10/2009. Post is authorized to include the following individuals in USG-funded training: (1) NAME: Ilija Belosavic D/POB: 08/17/1970, Belgrade, Serbia GENDER: Male TITLE: Head of Division for Economic Crimes in Environmental Protection, Criminal Police Department ORGANIZATION: Ministry of Interior NATIONALITY: Serbian (2) NAME: Ilija Milacic D/POB: 08/20/1982, Pec, Kosovo GENDER: Male TITLE: Inspector for Observation and Documentation, Criminal Police Department ORGANIZATION: Ministry of Interior NATIONALITY: Serbian (3) NAME: Sasa Stoiljkovic D/POB: 07/03/1972, Pristina, Kosovo GENDER: Male TITLE: Inspector in Division for Arresting and Detention, Criminal Police Department ORGANIZATION: Ministry of Interior NATIONALITY: Serbian (4) NAME: Milenko Munizaba D/POB: 12/08/1971, Gracac, Croatia GENDER: Male TITLE: Inspector in Traffic Criminal Police Department, Belgrade Police Department ORGANIZATION: Ministry of Interior NATIONALITY: Serbian (5) NAME: Vladimir Matulin D/POB: 07/04/1977, Odzaci, Serbia GENDER: Male TITLE: Homicide Department, Novi Sad Police Department ORGANIZATION: Ministry of Interior NATIONALITY: Serbian (6) NAME: Miroslav Malesevic D/POB: 11/07/1974, Jaketici, Bosnia and Herzegovina GENDER: Male TITLE: Commander of Border Police Station in Bajina Basta ORGANIZATION: Ministry of Interior NATIONALITY: Serbian (7) NAME: Bojan Milojicic D/POB: 08/08/1980, Krusevac, Serbia GENDER: Male TITLE: Inspector in Border Police Department ORGANIZATION: Ministry of Interior NATIONALITY: Serbian (8) NAME: Sasa Topic D/POB: 10/10/1971, Smederevo, Serbia GENDER: Male TITLE: Inspector in Border Police Department ORGANIZATION: Ministry of Interior NATIONALITY: Serbian (9) NAME: Sinisa Dostic D/POB: 08/11/1972, Foca, Bosnia and Herzegovina GENDER: Male TITLE: Inspector in Border Police Department ORGANIZATION: Ministry of Interior NATIONALITY: Serbian (10) NAME: Goran Stojanovic D/POB: 10/19/1980, Vrsac, Serbia GENDER: Male TITLE: Team Leader in Special Antiterrorist Unit ORGANIZATION: Ministry of Interior NATIONALITY: Serbian (11) NAME: Zarko Desic D/POB: 01/18/1975,Zemun, Serbia GENDER: Male TITLE: Security Detail in VIP Protection Department ORGANIZATION: Ministry of Interior NATIONALITY: Serbian (12) NAME: Ivan Tonic D/POB: 09/26/1978, Prokuplje, Serbia GENDER: Male TITLE: Team Leader in VIP Protection Department 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 individuals identified above, as of 12/10/2009. Post may cite this cable in response. ¶4. (U) Note that if Post subsequently becomes aware of possible human rights violations by the individuals 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