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

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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