HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST ON PARAGUAYAN

UNCLAS ASUNCION 001334 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