HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN

UNCLAS ASUNCION 000735 SIPDIS STATE FOR WHA/BSC LSALES AND CCROFT, 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 and/or security assistance. ¶2. Candidate name: Nelson Raul Valdez Martinez DOB: June 10, 1980 POB: La Pastora-Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan Unit: Paraguayan Air Force Description of training and assistance: Initial Entry Rotary Wing Training Date of training and location: January 15 - August 5, 2009, in Fort Rucker, Alabama ¶3. Candidate name: Orlando Enrique Benitez Cabanas DOB: March 24, 1974 POB: Guarambare, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan Unit: Paraguayan Air Force Description of training and assistance: Captain's Career Course Date of training and location: January 10 - June 4, 2009 ¶4. Candidate name: Oscar Orlando Otazu Sanchez DOB: August 31, 1974 POB: Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan Unit: Paraguayan Air Force Description of training and assistance: Captain's Career Course Date of training and location: January 10 - June 4, 2009 ¶5. Embassy requests State Department vetting of the above individuals by no later than December 1, 2008, so that the planned training and material support can move forward. ¶6. 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 Fitzpatrick