CHILE: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.

UNCLAS SANTIAGO 000823 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE FOR WHA/BSC, DRL, INR, PM E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI SUBJECT: CHILE: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING REF: A. COMSOCSOUTH 071600Z NOV 05 ¶B. 05 STATE 83724 ¶1. This is an action request. See paragraph 2 and 3. ¶2. (U) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean military unit and/or candidates who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act for potential human rights violations. Please transmit the results of such, including information not strictly covered by the Leahy Amendment, to Embassy and U.S. Southern Command. ¶3. (U) The proposed training is the Inter-Agency Coordination Counter Terrorism Course (ICCT) which will take place at the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, (CHDS) National Defense University, Washington, D.C., June 4 through June 24, 2006. The names and identifying information on the proposed candidates appear in the following format: Name, date of birth, place of birth and national identification number. ¶1. BENAVENTE CRESTA, Ricardo A., 4 Mar 55, Santiago, 6.679.266-8 ¶2. GARAY VERA, Cristian E., 21 Dec 61, Santiago, 8.662.138-K ¶3. GATICA BORQUEZ, Jorge M., 9 Dec 61, Vina del Mar, 8.746.685-K ¶4. LEAL PARRAGUE, Claudio F., 26 Dec 60, Santiago, 7.999.766-8 ¶5. LODEIRO ENCINA, Alejandra A., 30 Mar 72, Santiago, 12.243.452-K ¶6. PALMA PALACIOS, Marcelo I., 22 Oct 69, Santiago, 11.472.547-1 ¶7. SALINAS CANVAS, Sergio F., 23 Apr 63, N/A, 9.979.660-K ¶8. TAGLE ORELLANA, Gaston H., 4 Feb 61, Valparaiso, 6.437.412-5 ¶9. TAPIA CANIHUANTE, Marcelo, 21 May 65, N/A, 7.799.883-7 ¶4. (U) Embassy has conducted and completed its own review and has thus far found no credible information that any of the aforementioned units/candidates have been involved in gross human rights violations. Embassy thanks the Department in advance for its timely consideration of and response to this matter. KELLY