UNCLAS PANAMA 001578

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

DEPARTMENT FOR WHA/CEN TOM PIERCE, WHA/PPC CLARK LYNN,
DRL JEANETTE DAVIS AND INR JENNA BEN-YEHUDA

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM MASS PREL PM POL OMS
SUBJECT: REQUEST LEAHY AMENDMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING


1. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: As required by the Departments
of State and Defense Leahy Amendments, Embassy requests
that Washington conduct soonest the required human rights
review of the below listed Panamanian Public Force
person(s) and/or unit(s) and that State Department
transmit the results to Embassy and U.S. Southern
Command.

National Police (PNP), Police Zone Darien Kuna Yala
DARKUN), Pablo Arcenio Villarreta Valds, E-4, 10-JAN-
1980, 2-707-471

National Police (PNP), Grupo Operaciones Especiales,
Special Operations Group, Eric Jovany Mendez Concepcin,
E-4, 07-OCT-1970, 4-224-701



National Maritime Service (SMN), Infanteria de Marina,
Special Operations Group, Franklin Enrique Araz Lpez, E-
4, 06-MAR-1974, 4-273-19

National Air Service (SAN), Policia Aerea, Grupo
Operaciones Especiales, Air Police, Special Operations
Group, Boris Rene Rodriguez Vargas, E-8, 28-SEP-1963,
2-112-981

National Air Service (SAN), Policia Aerea Grupo
Especiales, Operaciones Air Police, Special Operations
Group, Ricardo Alfonso Carrasquilla Robledo, E-4,
11-NOV-1978, 8-723-545


2. (U) Embassy is currently conducting its own review
and has thus far found no credible information that the
aforementioned person(s)/unit(s) has been involved in
gross human rights violations. Embassy thanks the
Department in advance for its timely consideration of and
response to this matter.

DANILOWICZ