CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR COUNTER

UNCLAS SANTIAGO 001054 SENSITIVE SIPDIS STATE FOR WHA/BSC, DRL, INR, PPC, PM, CD1D FOR BROWN, JOHNS SOUTHCOM FOR EVANS, FINLAY E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI SUBJECT: CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR COUNTER TERRORISM JOINT COMBINED EXERCISE Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. ¶1. (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. ¶2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Police officers who have been nominated to participate in U.S. funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Please transmit the results of such, including information not strictly covered by the Leahy Amendment, to Embassy if possible by no later than January 5, ¶2009. ¶3. (SBU) The proposed training is the Counter Terrorism Joint Combined Exercise, to be held in Santiago, Chile between April 15, 2009 and May 15, 2009. The name and identifying information of the proposed candidates appear in the following format: Name, rank, unit, date of birth, place of birth and national identification number. Jean HIRSCH Aceituno, Lieutenant, GOPE of the Carabineros, 12/14/1977, Santaigo, 14.056.413-6 Eduardo DIAZ Lisboa, Lieutenant, GOPE of the Carabineros, 02/17/1980, Concepcion, 13.492.156-1 Raul SAEZ Pezo, Lieutenant, GOPE of the Carabineros, 12/05/1981, Los Angeles, 13.765.123-3 Rene ACUNA Viscay, Sergeant, GOPE of the Carabineros, 12/07/1968, Santiago, 9.706.546-3 Boris FUENTES Lopez, Corporal, GOPE of the Carabineros, 10/29/1970, Santiago, 9.883.680-4 Luiz PEREZ Soto, Corporal, GOPE of the Carabineros, 08/26/1973, San Antonio, 10.456.234-2 Renaldo TAPIA Aburto, Corporal, GOPE of the Carabineros, 01/12/1971, Santiago, 9.276.945-2 Francisco CONTRERAS Manzo, Corporal, GOPE of the Carabineros, 02/02/1973, Santiago, 10.276.876-1 Edgardo GARRIDO Tapia, Corporal, GOPE of the Carabineros, 09/25/1971, Iquique, 9.546.998-9 Sergio CONUMIL Quinimil, Corporal, GOPE of the Carabineros, 07/22/1971, Santiago, 9.334.238-3 Patricio SEPULVEDA Munoz, Corporal, GOPE of the Carabineros, 01/02/1972, Concepcion, 9.876.345-2 Jorge GOMEZ Maldonado, Corporal, GOPE of the Carabineros, 09/05/1971, Vina del Mar, 9.507.634-8 Luis SAAVEDRA Cisternas, Corporal, GOPE of the Carabineros, 05/08/1967, Santiago, 8.145.879-2 Carlos CERDA Ortiz, Corporal, GOPE of the Carabineros, 08/31/1969, Vina del Mar, 8.765.378-1 Andres AEDO Sandoval, Corporal, GOPE of the Carabineros, 05/22/1973, Antofagasta, 10.365.236-9 Juan LOPEZ Echeverria, Corporal, GOPE of the Carabineros, 11/04/1968, Santiago, 8.507.321-2 Jose FERRADA Macaya, Corporal, GOPE of the Carabineros, 03/12/1973, Vina del Mar, 10.222.167-1 Cesar CARO Madrid, Corporal, GOPE of the Carabineros, 09/03/1971, Santiago, 9.658.225-1 Carlos SANDOVAL Rocha, Corporal, GOPE of the Carabineros, 05/02/1973, Santiago, 10.145.998-9 Manuel SEGOVIA Perez, Private First Class, GOPE of the Carabineros, 08/03/1977, Santiago, 15.765.278-3 Darwin SANDOVAL Henriquez, Private First Class, GOPE of the Carabineros, 05/13/1980, Valparaiso, 16.585.346-8 Geronimo SAAVEDRA Herrera, Private First Class, GOPE of the Carbineros, 07/06/1979, Santiago, 16.236.876-2 Alfredo MOLINA Vasquez, Private First Class, GOPE of the Carabineros, 02/16/1978, Santiago, 16.017.287-3 Sandor SEPULVEDA Cornejo, Private First Class, GOPE of the Carabineros, 08/04/1979, Concepcion, 16.544.237-2 Damian ESCOBAR Villa, Private First Class, GOPE of the Carabineros, 10/16/1978, Santiago, 15.289.287-2 Alejandro ESPINOZA Cisterna, Private First Class, GOPE of the Carabineros, 03/12/1978, Santiago, 15.003.256-2 Cristian REBOLLEDO Pino, Private First Class, GOPE of the Carabineros, 11/30/1981, Santiago, 16.126.297-3 Claudio CASTRO San Martin, Private First Class, GOPE of the Carabineros, 08/12/1980, San Antonio, 16.298.222-1 Roberto LEVINANCO Jaramillo, Private First Class, GOPE of the Carabineros, 01/28/1977, Santiago, 14.227.298-5 Julio HERMOSILLA Salazar, Private First Class, GOPE of the Carabineros, 01/28/1977, Santiago, 15.004.287-2 Andres MADRIDCANDIA Miguel, Lieutenant, GOPE of the Carabineros, 05/26/1978, Santiago, 15.389.298-9 Martin PEZO Ramirez, Sergeant, GOPE of the Carabineros, 08/30/1966, Santiago, 8.287.298-5 Luis BRAVO Garcia, Corporal, GOPE of the Carabineros, 07/05/1971, Santiago, 9.387.765-2 Roberto ALONQUEO Solis, Corporal, GOPE of the Carabineros, 06/27/1978, Valparaiso, 15.298.287-1 Jonny ALVAREZ Paez, Provate First Class, GOPE of the Carabineros, 04/03/1975, Santiago, 14.849.287-1 Boris BEROIZA Matias, Private First Class, GOPE of the Carabineros, 03/21/1981, Antofagasta, 16.298.287-1 Carlos NOVOA Gonzalez, Private First Class, GOPE of the Carabineros, 10/14/1977, Santiago, 15.014.985-1 Roberto REYES Eyzaguirre, Private First Class, GOPE of the Carabineros, 07/25/1977, Concepcion, 14.934.198-8 Jose Luis ARAYA Munoz, Private First Class, GOPE of the Carabineros, 11/10/1978, Santiago, 15.523.298-1 Jose Antonio MUNOZ Pena, Private First Class, GOPE of the Carabineros, 03/01/1974, Santiago, 11.287.297-5 ¶4. (U) Post greatly appreciates the Department's assistance with this request. Embassy's ongoing investigation has not found credible information that the candidates have been involved in gross human rights violations. URBAN