HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY

UNCLAS ASUNCION 000464 SIPDIS STATE FOR WHA/BSC KBEAMER, WHA/AND, DRL/BA, AND INR/IAA E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY FORCES REF: A. 05 STATE 225765 ¶B. 03 STATE 3491 ¶C. 99 STATE 103806 ¶D. 99 STATE 85377 ¶1. Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. ¶2. Candidate name: Luis Maria Benitez Riera DOB: July 24, 1958 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan Description of training and assistance: Legal Aspects of Combating Terrorism Date of training: July 14 - 18, 2008 ¶3. Candidate name: Carlos Arregui DOB: July 17, 1968 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan Description of training and assistance: Legal Aspects of Combating Terrorism Date of training: July 14 - 18, 2008 ¶4. Embassy requests State Department vetting of the above individuals so that the planned training and material support can move forward. ¶5. POC for this request is Embassy Asuncion Human Rights Officer Michael Edwards, telephone: 011-595-21-213-715, e-mail: edwardsmg@state.gov. Please visit us at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/asuncion Cason