LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (YEREVAN 846)

UNCLAS STATE 004624 SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ASEC MASS PGOV PHUM AM SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (YEREVAN 846) REF: YEREVAN 846 ¶1. (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the Ftraining by the Police Department and Ministry of Defense. ¶2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory information as of 01/15/2010. Post is authorized to include the following individuals in USG-funded training: Name of Candidate -Captain Hrachyan Palyan TITLE: Senior Officer of Administrative Staff of the Deputy of Minister of Defense ORGANIZATION: MoD RA DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 15 January, 1981, Armenia SEX: Male; NATIONALITY: Armenian; TYPE OF TRAINING: SSLP-PASS 10-5 DATES OF TRAINING: 23 Feb - 18 Jun, 10. Name of Candidate -Colonel Nazaret Mnatsakanyan TITLE: Deputy Head of the Main Department of the Fight against Organized Crime, Head of Department of Drug Dealing and Trafficking ORGANIZATION: Police Department of RA DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 10 September, 1962, Armenia SEX: Male; NATIONALITY: Armenian; TYPE OF TRAINING: SES 10-1 DATES OF TRAINING: 20-28 January, 10. ¶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 01/15/2010. 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