LEAHY VETTING FOLLOW-UP - TRAINING AS PART OF THE

S E C R E T PORT AU PRINCE 001569

NOFORN
SIPDIS

WHA/CAR FOR ASHLEY CLINGMAN-JACKSON AND JOSEPH TILGHMAN
INL/LP FOR KEVIN BROWN, ANGELIC YOUNG AND MEAGAN MCBRIDE
INR/IAA

E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/09/2018
TAGS: INRA MARR PGOV PHUM SNAR MASS HA
SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOLLOW-UP - TRAINING AS PART OF THE
HAITI STABILIZATION INITIATIVE

REF: PORT AU PRINCE 1191

Classified By: CDA Thomas C. Tighe, reasons 1.4(b) and (d)


1. (U) This is an action request.


2. (S/NF) Following up on reftel, Post has reviewed reports
that may be related to the following three individuals, in
reference to their possible inclusion in USG-funded training.
Post provides these recommendations:


A. Rosemond Aristide: Based on review of IIRs 7500076007,
6840028295, 6017031595 and 7500046306, which include
additional information not available at the time reftel was
sent, Post recommends against the inclusion of this HNP
officer in training based on his connections to violence
plotted against the Haitian President, positions held under
the Aristide administration and the reliability of the
sources providing the information contained in the reports.


B. Jean Philippe Salomon: Post intends to include this HNP
officer in training offered since the incidents reported and
the nature of the activities he was reportedly engaged in are
such that they fall under the normal legal activities a
private may have been assigned to undertake.


C. Sergot Pierre: Post intends to exclude this HNP officer
from training. He has suspected long-standing ties to a
known drug trafficker as well as service in a unit of
questionable origins and activities.


3. (U) Post requests Washington's concurrence with these
recommendations as soon as possible as training can begin
immediately once all vetting is completed. All other members
of this unit have already been vetted and cleared for
training.
TIGHE