REQUEST LEAHY AMENDMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING

UNCLAS PANAMA 000691 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),Darien Kuna Yala (DARKUN),Carlos Antonio Flores Hernandez, 26 August 1969, 2-126-139. National Police (PNP),Darien Kuna Yala (DARKUN),Gabriel Isaias Medina Delgado, 29 January 1969, 8-304-405. National Maritime Service (SMN),Marine Infantry (Infanteria de Marina),Ricardo Zapata, 4 January 1962, 8-268-534. National Maritime Service (SMN),Marine Infantry (Infanteria de Marina),Ulpiano Omar Carrion Bernal, 23 March 1974, 2-152-636. National Maritime Service (SMN),Caribbean Fleet (Flota de Caribe),Edilberto Enrique Sanchez Samaniego, 24 March 1965, 2-101-2469. National Maritime Service (SMN),West Maritime Zone (Zona Maritima Occidental),Chiriqui and Veraguas, Jose Carlos Mendoza Alceco, 25 June 1968, 9-155-579. National Maritime Service (SMN),Marine Infantry (Infanteria de Marina),Sixto Tomas Caballero Cisnenos, 6 April 1968, 8-384-486. National Maritime Service (SMN),Pacific Fleet (Flota de Pacifica),Jose Luis Camarena Mendoza, 18 August 1971, 8-437-99. National Maritime Service (SMN),Marine Infantry (Infanteria de Marina),Andres Ignacio Vargas Rodriguez, 18 September 1973, 2-162-2349. National Maritime Service (SMN),Coastal Patrol Boat (Bote de Patrullaje Costera),Miguel Angel Palacio, 4 March 1975, 8-514-2367. National Maritime Service (SMN),Marine Infantry (Infanteria de Marina),Cesar Antonio Gutierrez Walder, 25 February 1971, 8-414-862. National Maritime Service (SMN),West Maritime Zone (Zona Maritima Occidental),Chiriqui and Veraguas, Faustino Perez Perez, 23 May 1977, 4-706-2072. National Maritime Service (SMN),Marine Infantry (Infanteria de Marina),Luis Antonio Vergara Yao, 10 October 1974, 8-488-129. National Maritime Service (SMN),Maintenance Division (DIMAN),Anel Gutierrez Ortega, 10 October 1971, 8-782-188. National Maritime Service, (SMN),Marine Infantry (Infanteria de Marina),Zulimbianath Camarena Saavedra, 24 April 1981, 8-749-93. ¶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 the response to this matter. WATT