CHILE: LEGAT REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR

UNCLAS SANTIAGO 001152 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE FOR WHA/BSC, DRL, INR, PM E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KCRM PREL SNAR PHUM CI SUBJECT: CHILE: LEGAT REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM REF: STOY - CRETAROLO EMAIL 07/19/2007 ¶1. This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. ¶2. 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 candidates who have been nominated for U.S. funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Please transmit the results of such, including information not strictly covered by the Leahy Amendment, to Embassy. ¶3. The proposed training is the Law Enforcement Development Program, which will take place at the International Law Enforcement Academy, ILEA, in El Salvador, 08/19/2007 - 09/29/2007. The name and identifying information of the proposed candidates appear in the following format: Name, rank, unit, date of birth, place of birth and national identification number. a. Rodrigo Antonio GUTIERREZ Mendez, Lieutenant, Chilean Police Force, April 11, 1979, Angol, Chile, 13.579.987-4. b. Diego Alonso ROJAS Daydi, Captain, Chilean Police Force, August 26, 1976, Vina del Mar, Chile, 14.427.197-1. c. Francisco Jose PAINEPAN Pozo, Lieutenant, Chilean Police Force, April 21, 1978, Santiago, Chile, 13.456.764-3. d. Leonardo Antonio VILCHES Sepulveda, Lieutenant, Chilean Police Force, April 1, 1979, Tome, Chile, 13.619.735-5. e. Mauro Aner Alejandro PINO Molina, Lieutenant, Chilean Police Force, December 2, 1975, Coyhaique, Chile, 10.660.205-0. ¶4. Embassy's ongoing investigation has not found credible information that the candidates have been involved in gross human rights violations. KELLY