SOUTH AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS CERTIFICATION AND

UNCLAS PRETORIA 004624 SIPDIS DEPT FOR PM/RSAT, AF/S, DRL/PHD E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MARR MASS PGOV PHUM SF SUBJECT: SOUTH AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS CERTIFICATION AND VETTING REQUEST FOR DECEMBER 1-10 TRAINING ¶1. Embassy Pretoria has checked its files and finds no credible information regarding gross human rights abuses by any of the officers of the South African Air Force's 28th Squadron: - Col. Gabriel Stephanus Steenkamp (South African ID number 5308225085085) - Lt.Col. Hans Jurgens Prinsloo (South African ID number 6907035241082) - Capt. Schalk Willem van der Walt (South African ID number 7606055138082) - WO1 Jacobus Hendrik van Rooyen (South African ID number 5212195075086) ¶2. The officials listed above are scheduled to attend the C-130 Simulator Training at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida from December 1st through the 10th. ¶3. Embassy Pretoria requests Department vetting of the officials listed above for attendance at the C-130 Simulator Training Course. TEITELBAUM