HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST ON PARAGUAYAN

UNCLAS ASUNCION 001333

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PGOV MASS PA
SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST ON PARAGUAYAN
PERSONNEL FROM, COMIM, TEE, BAT, SENAD

REF: 99 STATE 85337


1. THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR WHA/AND. SEE PARA 2. AND

3.


2. PER REFTEL, POST IS HEREBY REQUESTING DEPARTMENT OF STATE
TO INITIATE A HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
LEAHY AMENDMENT, OF THE INDIVIDUALS LISTED BELOW THAT ARE
SCHEDULED TO ATTEND DOD SPONSORED TRAINING.


A. UNIT: COMANDO INFANTERIA DE MARINA (COMIM)

CPT RICARDO RODRIGO ORELLA MOREL 21 SEP 66
SGT CARLOS ALCIDES LOPEZ JOUBERT 03 JAN 79
SGT PABLO GABRIEL MARTINEZ SALVIDAR 17 MAR 80
SGT DAVID GIMENEZ ZARZA 06 APR 82
SGT WILLIAM ORLANDO PAVIA 11 JUL 83
SGT CARLOS FABIAN IGLESIAS AYALA 28 JAN 84
SGT TEODORO QUINTANA ALMIRON 01 DEC 85


B. UNIT: BRIGADA AEROTRANSPORTADA (BAT)

SGT ERASMO MARTIN PRIETO AYALA 23 FEB 72
SGT CHRISTIAN LUI ALBERTO GUERRO MOLINAS 15 AUG 83
SGT MILCIADES LOPEZ SOLALINDE 30 APR 84
SGT MIGUEL ANGEL VILLAGRA MARECO 14 DEC 79


C. UNIT: THE SECRETARIA NACIONAL ANTI DROGA (SENAD)

AGENT DANIEL GONZALEZ 30 APR 72
AGENT LUIS GALEANO 03 JAN 72
AGENT JOSE ZARATE 13 MAY 73
AGENT ARISTIDES LOPEZ 21 APR 74
AGENT LUIS IBARRA 10 SEP 75
SGT VICTOR LUIS ROJAS PEREIRA 29 JAN 69
SGT SANTIAGO GIMENEZ 05 JAN 65
SGT HUGO BERNARDINO NUNEZ COLMAN 25 APR 73
SGT CARLOS DANIEL SOTO CACERES 25 FEB 74
SGT SERGIO MERELES VILLAMAYOR 12 JUN 80
SGT CLEMENTE RAMON GALVEZ GUTIERREZ 23 NOV 78
1LT ADOLFO FLEITAS RAMIREZ 10 AUG 74
SGT HECTOR DARIO MELGAREJO ESTIGARRIBIA 11 SEP 67
SGT VICTOR PEREZ 06 MAR 67


D. UNIT: TROPAS ESPECIALES DEL EJERCITO (TEE)

MARCELO ENCISO VERDUN 05 SEP 76
GILBERTO SEGOVIA VARGAS 14 JAN 70
ISABELINO CORONEL PORTILLO 12 OCT 78
FELIPE OSVALDO BENITEZ ROJAS 05 MAR 79
MATIAS JAVIER GONZALEZ ROJAS 14 MAY 80



3. THEY HAVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR DOD FUNDED TRAINING.
PERSONNEL WILL BE ATTENDING TRAINING SPONSORED BY U.S. DOD
ASSETS. REPLY IS REQUESTED NLT 26 OCT 05. U.S. FORCES PLAN
TO
TRAIN ON THIS DEPLOYMENT.


4. POST HAS COMPLETED VETTING OF INDIVIDUALS LISTED ABOVE
AND HAS FOUND NO CREDIBLE EVIDENCE OF GROSS VIOLATIONS OF
HUMAN RIGHTS BY THESE INDIVIDUALS.


5. PER REFTEL, ONLY UPON COMPLETION OF DEPARTMENTAL REVIEW
AND POST'S RECEIPT OF AUTHORIZING CABLE WE WILL PROVIDE THE
REQUIRED HUMAN RIGHTS VERIFICATION STATEMENT FOR THIS
TRAINING.
KEANE