LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (KYIV 2020)

UNCLAS STATE 002448 SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV PHUM UP SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (KYIV 2020) REF: KYIV 2020 ¶1. (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the HIGH-LEVEL TRAINING: HL-19:3 AND MID-LEVEL TRAINING: MM-19:6, BOTH AT THE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR STABILITY POLICE UNITS (COESPU) IN VICENZA, ITALY, BEGINNING ON 18 JANUARY 2010. ¶2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory information as of 01/11/2010. Post is authorized to include the following individuals in USG-funded training: NAME: MINKO, OLEKSANDER, VOLODYMYROVYCH DOB: MAR/28/1978, POB: CHERKASSY, UKRAINE POSITION: INSTRUCTOR, ACADEMY OF INTERIOR TROOPS, MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR (MIT),UKRAINE (UA) NAME: CHETVERIKOV, ROBERT, GAVRYLOVYCH DOB: JUN/20/1974, POB: LVIV, UKRAINE POSITION: COMPANY COMMANDER, DIPLOMATIC CORPS AND CONSULATE SECURITY, MIT, UA NAME: TOMASHEVYCH, VOLODYMYR, VOLODYMYROVYCH DOB: JUN/21/1977, POB: BILA TSERKVA, KIEV REGION, UA POSITION: CHIEF, SECTION OF PHYSICAL TRAINING, ACADEMY OF INTERIOR TROOPS, DIPLOMATIC CORPS AND CONSULATE SECURITY, IT, UA NAME: SUTIAGIN, OLEG, OLEKSANDROVYCH DOB: NOV/19/1982, POB: BOGODUHOV, KHARKIV REGION, UA POSITION: OFFICER OF LOGISTIC DEPARTMENT, GENERAL DEPARTMENT, IT, MIT, UA NAME: KUHTIN, OLEKSANDER, OLEKSANDROVYCH DOB: JUL/13/1985, POB: KOMSOMOLSKE ZMIIVSKIY DISTRICT, KHARKIV REGION, UKRAINE POSITION: DEPUTY SPECIAL COMPANY COMMANDER, SPECIAL FORCES UNIT, MIT, UA NAME: RADVANSKYI, ANDRIY IVANOVYCH DOB: SEP/03/1986, POB: ZVENIGIRODKA, CHERKASSY REGION, UA POSITION: DEPUTY CHIEF, OFFICE OF TRAINING SUPPORT, ACADEMY OF INTERIOR TROOPS, MIT, UA NAME: TOVMA, IGOR, MYKOLAJOVICH DOB: MAY/04/1986, POB: KOTELVA, KOTELEVSKYI DISTRICT, UA POSITION: COMPANY OF COMBAT AND LOGISTIC SUPPORT, ACADEMY OF INTERIOR TROOPS, MIT, UA NAME: KANIVETS, MYKOLA, VIKTOROVYCH DOB: MAY/31/1983, POB: OKHTYRKA, SUMY REGION, UA POSITION: DEPUTY COMPANY COMMANDER, SUPPORT UNIT, IT, MIT, UA NAME: ZHUCHENKO, YEGOR, SERGIYOVYCH DOB: JAN/14/1987, POB: LUBOTYN, KHARKIV REGION POSITION: DEPUTY COMMANDER, PARTOL COMPANY, IT, MIT, UA ¶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 01/11/2010. 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