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