CHILE: EPOL REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR BCBP RISK

UNCLAS SANTIAGO 001084 SENSITIVE SIPDIS STATE FOR WHA/BSC, DRL, INR, PM, DIPSEC, DIPSEC/CI FBI FOR CD1D BROWN AND JOHNS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL PHUM CI SUBJECT: CHILE: EPOL REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR BCBP RISK MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZED TRAINING 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 for 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 the Embassy, if possible by no later than January 14, ¶2009. ¶3. (SBU) The proposed training is the BCBP Risk Management Specialized Training Program, which will be held at the International Law Enforcement Academy, in Lima, Peru, between January 19 and January 24, 2009. The name and identifying information of the proposed candidates appear in the following format: Name, rank, unit, date of birth, and place of birth. Gabriel ROJAS Rojas, Non-Supervisory Detective, Container Enforcement Group Arica, 11/26/1974, Arica, 12.025.441-3 Marcela ARA Millacan, Non-Supervisory Detective, Container Enforcement Group Arica, 11/30/1977, Arica, 13.412.254-4 ¶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. SIMONS