LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (PODGORICA 232)

UNCLAS STATE 001102 SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ASEC KCRM KJUS PHUM PREL SNAR MW SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (PODGORICA 232) REF: PODGORICA 232 ¶1. (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for GCMC Senior Executive Seminar to be held January 20-28, 2010 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Seminar on Transatlantic Civil Security (STACS) to be held February 2-24, 2010 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, and Security Studies Language Program and Program in Advanced Security Studies to be held February 26 - June 18, 2010 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. ¶2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory information as of 1/05/2009. Post is authorized to include the following individuals in USG-funded training: 1) NAME: Miodrag Lakovic DOB: 01/07/1968 GENDER: Male TITLE: Head of Counter Narcotics Department ORGANIZATION: Police Directorate of Montenegro NATIONALITY: Montenegrin STACS Seminar: (1) NAME: Ljuban Tmusic DOB: 06/21/1976 GENDER: Male TITLE: Head of Civil Protection Section, Department for Civil Protection and Emergency Situations ORGANIZATION: Ministry of Interior and Public Administration of Montenegro NATIONALITY: Montenegrin SSLP/PASS: (1) NAME: Radojica Pejovic DOB: 01/13/1977 GENDER: Male TITLE: Deputy Company Commander, Special Forces Company ORGANIZATION: Armed Forces of Montenegro 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 individuals identified above, as of 1/05/2009. 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