VETTING RESPONSE (PODGORICA 157 AND 158)

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 STATE 078969 SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL KCRM PHUM MW SUBJECT: VETTING RESPONSE (PODGORICA 157 AND 158) REF: A. PODGORICA 157 ¶B. 158 ¶1. (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend ILEA (Session 72) located in Budapest, Hungary from August 24 through October 16, 2009. ¶2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory information as of 07/21/2009. Post is authorized to include the following individuals in USG-funded training: (1) NAME: Sasa Durovic D/POB: 05/04/1967; Niksic GENDER: Male TITLE: Detective ORGANIZATION: Police Directorate NATIONALITY: Montenegrin (2) NAME: Milutin Popovic D/POB: 06/14/1975; Podgorica GENDER: Male TITLE: Detective ORGANIZATION: Police Directorate NATIONALITY: Montenegrin (3) NAME: Goran Milonjic D/POB: 05/12/1969; Podgorica GENDER: Male TITLE: Detective ORGANIZATION: Police Directorate NATIONALITY: Montenegrin (4) NAME: Petar Scepanovic D/POB: 06/24/1975; Podgorica GENDER: Male TITLE: Detective ORGANIZATION: Police Directorate NATIONALITY: Montenegrin (5) NAME: Radovan Stijovic D/POB: 11/15/1972; Berane GENDER: Male TITLE: Detective ORGANIZATION: Police Directorate NATIONALITY: Montenegrin (6) NAME: Zoran Backovic D/POB: 10/03/1981; Niksic GENDER: Male TITLE: Detective ORGANIZATION: Police Directorate NATIONALITY: Montenegrin (7) NAME: Emir Zukovic D/POB: 10/11/1981; Pljevlja GENDER: Male TITLE: Detective ORGANIZATION: Police Directorate NATIONALITY: Montenegrin (8) NAME: Ivan Bojovic D/POB: 08/21/1974; Berane GENDER: Male TITLE: Detective ORGANIZATION: Police Directorate NATIONALITY: Montenegrin (9) NAME: Tatjana Mijatovic D/POB: 05/22/1979 GENDER: Female TITLE: Detective ORGANIZATION: Police Directorate NATIONALITY: Montenegrin (10) NAME: Branislav Scekic D/POB: 06/14/1964; Bijelo Polje GENDER: Male TITLE: Detective ORGANIZATION: Police Directorate NATIONALITY: Montenegrin (11) NAME: Aleksandar Tomovic D/POB: 09/15/1981; Mojkovac GENDER: Male STATE 00078969 002 OF 002 TITLE: Detective ORGANIZATION: Police Directorate NATIONALITY: Montenegrin (12) NAME: Zoran Peric D/POB: 09/22/1970; Bar GENDER: Male TITLE: Detective ORGANIZATION: Police Directorate NATIONALITY: Montenegrin (13) NAME: Vojin Lalatovic D/POB: 07/04/1982; Niksic GENDER: Male TITLE: Detective ORGANIZATION: Police Directorate NATIONALITY: Montenegrin (14) NAME: Ljubo Milovic D/POB: 07/12/1983 GENDER: Male TITLE: Detective ORGANIZATION: Police Directorate NATIONALITY: Montenegrin (15) NAME: Sinisa Jacimovic D/POB: 08/23/1977 GENDER: Male TITLE: Detective ORGANIZATION: Police Directorate NATIONALITY: Montenegrin (16) NAME: Predrag Knezevic D/POB: 12/23/1976; Podgorica GENDER: Male TITLE: Detective ORGANIZATION: Police Directorate NATIONALITY: Montenegrin (17) NAME: Radovan Radulovic D/POB: 12/04/1984; Niksic GENDER: Male TITLE: Detective ORGANIZATION: Police Directorate NATIONALITY: Montenegrin (18) NAME: Gojko Stefanovic D/POB: 07/29/1966; Berane GENDER: Male TITLE: Detective ORGANIZATION: Police Directorate NATIONALITY: Montenegrin (19) NAME: Miroslav Vujovic D/POB: 03/09/1979; Podgorica GENDER: Male TITLE: Detective ORGANIZATION: Police Directorate NATIONALITY: Montenegrin ¶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 07/21/2009. 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