LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 4)

UNCLAS STATE 004039 SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV PHUM SNAR GG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 4) REF: TBILISI 4 ¶1. (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the Advanced Management training course at the ILEA Roswell. ¶2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory information as of 01/14/2010. Post is authorized to include the following individuals in USG-funded training: GAGOSHIDZE, MANANA TITLE: Investigator of the II Service of the Main Division of Combat Illegal Circulation of Drugs, Trafficking and Illegal Migration; ORGANIZATION: Special Operative Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia; DATE OF BIRTH: January 4, 1973; SEX: Female; PLACE OF BIRTH: Tbilisi, Georgia; NATIONALITY: Georgian; PASSPORT NUMBER: 05AA00412; PASSPORT EXPIRATION DATE: January 25, 2016. MACHITADZE, NIKOLOZ TITLE: Deputy Head of the II Service of the Division of Combat Trafficking and Illegal Migration of the Main Division of Combat Illegal Circulation of Drugs, Trafficking and Illegal Migration; ORGANIZATION: Special Operative Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia; DATE OF BIRTH: September 9, 1980; SEX: Male; PLACE OF BIRTH: Kutaisi, Georgia; NATIONALITY: Georgian; PASSPORT NUMBER: 1569313; PASSPORT EXPIRATION DATE: May 7, 2015. SHAKULASHVILI, VASIL TITLE: Head of the Main Division of Organizational and Regional Units Management; ORGANIZATION: the Special Operative Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, DATE OF BIRTH: October 24, 1970; SEX: Male; PLACE OF BIRTH: Tskaltubo, Georgia; NATIONALITY: Georgian; PASSPORT NUMBER: 07PB044044; PASSPORT EXPIRATION DATE: August 6, 2018. ELBAKIDZE, ZAZA TITLE: Deputy Head of the 1st Division of the Counterterrorist Center; ORGANIZATION: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia; DATE OF BIRTH: March 1, 1973; SEX: Male; PLACE OF BIRTH: Tskhinvali, Georgia; NATIONALITY: Georgian; PASSPORT NUMBER: 09AR31959; PASSPORT EXPIRATION DATE: December 29, 2019. PAVLENISHVILI, ARCHIL TITLE: Head of the Special Tasks Service of the Special Operations Center; ORGANIZATION: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, DATE OF BIRTH: October 17, 1974; SEX: Male; PLACE OF BIRTH: Tbilisi, Georgia; NATIONALITY: Georgian; PASSPORT NUMBER: 06AD02091; PASSPORT EXPIRATION DATE: March 26, 2017. KENCHADZE, KONSTANTINE TITLE: Deputy Head of the Division Inspection Service of the Border Police Inspection; ORGANIZATION: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia; DATE OF BIRTH: May 18, 1975; SEX: Male; PLACE OF BIRTH: Ambrolauri, Georgia; NATIONALITY: Georgian; PASSPORT NUMBER: 09AP63280; PASSPORT EXPIRATION DATE: August 20, 2019. TATURASHVILI, MALKHAZ TITLE: Main inspector of the Special Training Center; ORGANIZATION: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia Academy; DATE OF BIRTH: December 6, 1972; SEX: Male; PLACE OF BIRTH: Tbilisi, Georgia; NATIONALITY: Georgian; PASSPORT NUMBER: 1613217; PASSPORT EXPIRATION DATE: July 12, 2015. PETRIASHVILI, VASIL TITLE: Commander of the platoon of the I line-patrol Division (Tbilisi) of Tbilisi and Mtskheta-Mtianeti Main Division; ORGANIZATION: Patrol Police Department, Ministry of Internal Affair of Georgia; DATE OF BIRTH: May 27, 1981; SEX: Male; PLACE OF BIRTH: Tbilisi, Georgia; NATIONALITY: Georgian; PASSPORT NUMBER: 07AH28683; PASSPORT EXPIRATION DATE: March 20, 2018. ¶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 01/14/2010. 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