Identifier
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05ASUNCION638
2005-05-11 19:43:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Asuncion
Cable title:  

HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST ON PARAGUAYAN

Tags:  PHUM PGOV MASS PA 
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111943Z May 05
UNCLAS ASUNCION 000638 

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PGOV MASS PA
SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST ON PARAGUAYAN
MILITARY PERSONNEL FROM THE BRIGADA AEROTRANSPORTADA AND THE
PRIMERA BRIGADA DE AVIACION IN SUPPORT OF FUTURE SPECIAL
OPERATIONS DEPLOYMENT TO PARAGUAY

REF: 99 STATE 85337

UNCLAS ASUNCION 000638

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PGOV MASS PA
SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST ON PARAGUAYAN
MILITARY PERSONNEL FROM THE BRIGADA AEROTRANSPORTADA AND THE
PRIMERA BRIGADA DE AVIACION IN SUPPORT OF FUTURE SPECIAL
OPERATIONS DEPLOYMENT TO PARAGUAY

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
INITIATE REVIEW OF AVAILABLE HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS/FILES FOR
CREDIBLE INFORMATION OF GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS FOR
THE FOLLOWING UNITS OF THE PARAGUAYAN ARMY:


A. BRIGADA AEROTRANSPORTADA (BAT),

B. PRIMERA BRIGADA DE AVIACION, (1BDA)


3. ALSO REQUEST THAT STATE CONDUCT A BY NAME LISTING OF THE
FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL BE WORKING CLOSELY WITH US
PERSONNEL ON SPA2005JCET400W


A. UNIT: BRIGADA AEROTRANSPORTADA (BAT)
RANK NAME DOB
MSgt Fredy Rodolfo ACOSTA Ortega 16 Oct 77
TSgt Nelson Joel AQUINO Baez 22 Sep 82

SIPDIS
MSgt Esteban Hernan BENITEZ Vera 15 Dec 77
MSgt Osvaldo BENTO Cristaldo 17 Oct 75
MSgt Higinio Anastacio BERNAL Chena 11 Jan 77
MSgt Carlos Jorge BLANCO Caceres 16 Sep 72
MSgt Roque Ramon CABRERA Caballero 16 Sep 75
2LT Sebastian Nicolas CAMPOS Ayala 19 Jun 81
2LT Hector Daniel DELGADO Delgado 29 Dec 81
MSgt Sebastian DEVACCA Cano 27 Jun 71
TSgt Carlos Miguel DIAZ Galeano 29 Jul 82

SIPDIS
TSgt Jorge Luis FERREIRA Bernal 9 Apr 82

SIPDIS
MSgt Alcides Ramon FERREIRA Rojas 5 Oct 68
MSgt Carlos Alberto GONZALEZ Candia 2 May 72
1LT Bernardo GONZALEZ Echeverria 11 Aug 79
MSgt Nestor Fabian GONZALEZ Gimenez 7 Jul 76
Maj Gustavo Eduardo IMAS Del Puerto 7 Oct 66
TSgt Felix Daniel GIMENEZ Chuchi 10 Nov 77

SIPDIS
1LT Igor Yanilo LEON Britos 22 Dec 76
MSgt Gustavo Raul ORTIZ Velazquez 31 Mar 72
TSgt Samuel PALACIOS Medina 19 Dec 79

SIPDIS
MSgt Placido Antonio PEREZ 12 Jun 76
2LT Edgar de Jesus PORTILLO Guillen 25 Dec 77
MSgt Jorge PRIETO Ayala 3 Jun 74
MSgt Hugo Daniel RAMIREZ Natale 26 May 72
1LT Cesar Alberto RODRIGUEZ Peralta 29 Nov 74
MSgt Dario ROMAN 19 Dec 75
2LT Victor Edilberto ROMERO Presentado 20 Apr 81
MSgt Faustino Ruben, SANCHEZ Silva 3 Oct 66
MSgt Julio Cesar TORALES Bernal 6 Apr 72
MSgt Francisco Teodoro VILLAMAYOR 2 Apr 71


B. UNIT: PRIMERA BRIGADA DE AVIACION (1BDA)
RANK NAME DOB

LTC Fernando NOLDIN 30 May 60
LTC Miguel BORDON 12 Aug 60
LTC Carlos MENDOZA 15 Mar 60
LTC Braulio PIRIS 20 Aug 61
MSgt Ovidio MIRANDA 23 Mar 57
MSgt Claudio LOVERA 12 Aug 66
MSgt Jose YUDICE 4 May 72
SSgt Francisco CANTERO 8 Aug 77
CPT Patricia MOSCARDA 30 Aug 61
LT Santiago GARCIA 1 Jun 70
SGM Feliciano SILVA 24 Jan 51
SSG Angel BARRIOS 1 Oct 76
SSG Claudio FERNANDEZ 11 Feb 77




4. THEY HAVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR DOD FUNDED TRAINING.
PERSONNEL WILL BE ATTENDING TRAINING SPONSORED BY U.S. DOD
ASSETS. REPLY IS REQUESTED NLT 13 MAY 05. U.S. FORCES PLAN
TO TRAIN ON THIS DEPLOYMENT.


5. POST HAS COMPLETED VETTING OF INDIVIDUALS LISTED ABOVE.
POST IS NOT CAPABLE OF DOING VETTING OF UNITS, AS POST
DATABASE DOES NOT SUPPORT VETTING OF UNITS. POST HAS FOUND
NO CREDIBLE EVIDENCE OF GROSS VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS BY
THESE INDIVIDUALS.


6. 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. U.S. FORCES PLAN TO TRAIN ON FUTURE DEPLOYMENTS.
KEANE