HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING INFORMATION FOR SENIOR

UNCLAS STATE 022976

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MARR PGOV PHUM RW
SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING INFORMATION FOR SENIOR
LEADER SEMINAR

REF: KIGALI 83


1. The Department of State has reviewed its files and
finds that as of February 22, 2007, it possesses no
credible information of gross violations of human rights
by the security officers below:

NAME: Ben Balthazar Rutsinga
CURRRENT ASSIGNMENT: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
DATE OF BIRTH: 09/06/54
GENDER: Male

NAME: Mubarakh Muganga
RANK: BrigGen
CURRENT ASSIGNMENT: Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF)
DATE OF BIRTH: 06/26/67
GENDER: Male


2. The Department notes Post's information regarding an
allegation that Muganga was involved in
civilian/extrajudicial
killings and Post's views that this allegation does not come
from a credible source. In its research, the Department found
additional references to these allegations, but all appear to
have been drawn from the same single source. Because the
Department has been unable to locate any additional
information
that corroborates this single source, and because of concerns
about the credibility of this source, we do not believe these
assertions rise to a level of credibility appropriate to the
Leahy standard.


3. Post is permitted to provide the following statement
to authorized parties: Embassy verifies that the
Department of State possesses no credible information of
gross violations of human rights by the security officers
identified in paragraph 1 above, as of this date. Post
may cite this cable in response.


4. If in the future post becomes aware of possible human
rights violations by the individuals listed above, Post
should inform the Department and not proceed with training.
RICE