HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN

UNCLAS ASUNCION 000468

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 - MEMBERS 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. These individuals from Paraguay's drug
enforcement agency (SENAD) plan to attend the "Action
Integral" PO/IO Crisis Management Planning Exercise scheduled
for July 21 in Asuncion, Paraguay.


2. Candidate name: Carmen Avalos
DOB: July 6, 1980
POB: Asuncion, Paraguay
Nationality: Paraguayan


3. Candidate name: Francisco Ayala
DOB: February 24, 1985
POB: Asuncion, Paraguay
Nationality: Paraguayan


4. Candidate name: Karina Ocampos
DOB: April 13, 1985
POB: Asuncion, Paraguay
Nationality: Paraguayan


5. Candidate name: Ignacio Soasa Pineda
DOB: September 30, 1973
POB: Formosa, Argentina
Nationality: Paraguayan


6. Candidate name: Guido Pastor Riquelme Villasboa
DOB: October 9, 1973
POB: Asuncion, Paraguay
Nationality: Paraguayan


7. Candidate name: Andrea Karina Morti
DOB: August 3, 1984
POB: Asuncion, Paraguay
Nationality: Paraguayan


8. Candidate name: Lorent Tabeada Aguilar
DOB: July 18, 1985
POB: Asuncion, Paraguay
Nationality: Paraguayan


9. Candidate name: Lidia Fernandez
DOB: February 26, 1987
POB: Caaguazu, Paraguay
Nationality: Paraguayan


10. Candidate name: Dante Medina
DOB: January 3, 1975
POB: Asuncion, Paraguay
Nationality: Paraguayan


11. Candidate name: Alejandro Rodriguez
DOB: July 2, 1981
POB: Asuncion, Paraguay
Nationality: Paraguayan


12. Candidate name: Celso Gimenez
DOB: July 2, 1981
POB: Asuncion, Paraguay
Nationality: Paraguayan


13. Candidate name: Oscar Marcial Chamorro Leon
DOB: October 17, 1972
POB: Asuncion, Paraguay
Nationality: Paraguayan


14. Candidate name: Edgar Ramon Benitez Amarilla
DOB: June 22, 1978
POB: Concepcion, Paraguay
Nationality: Paraguayan


15. Candidate name: Luis Maria Sapriza Melgarejo
DOB: December 10, 1979
POB: Asuncion, Paraguay
Nationality: Paraguayan


16. Embassy requests State Department vetting of the above
individuals so that the planned training and material support
can move forward.


17. 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

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