CHILE: LEGAT REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR

UNCLAS SANTIAGO 001196 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 COURSE REF: STOY - CRETAROLO EMAIL 07/26/2007 ¶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. Delfin Arturo OLIGUIN Donoso, Lieutenant, Chilean Investigative Police, December 12, 1970, Santiago, Chile, 11.879.189-4. b. Christian Antonio QUILODRAN Munoz, Lieutenant, Chilean Investigative Police, April 9, 1972, Santiago, Chile, 10.464.472-4. c. Pedro Omar MUNOZ Diaz, Lieutenant, Chilean Investigative Police, October 11, 1970, Valparaiso, Chile, 11.621.052-5. d. Rosamel Hector CORNEJO Vallejos, Lieutenant, Chilean Investigative Police, January 12, 1973, Santiago, Chile, 12.484.767-2. e. Pablo Ignacio KLENNER Cardenas, Second Lieutenant, Chilean Investigative Police, April 3, 1970, Puerto Montt, Chile, 13.323.128-5. ¶4. Embassy's ongoing investigation has not found credible information that the candidates have been involved in gross human rights violations. KELLY