CHILE: LEGATT REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR POLICE

UNCLAS SANTIAGO 000739 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: LEGATT REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR POLICE SURVIVAL COURSE 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 and Investigative 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. ¶3. (SBU) The proposed training is the Police Survival Course, which will be held in Santiago, Chile, between September 1 and September 5, 2008. The name and identifying information of the proposed candidates appear in the following format: Name, rank, unit, date of birth, and place of birth. Leonardo VILCHES Sepulveda, Lieutenant, Counternarcotics Division, Chilean Uniform Police, 04/01/1979, Tome Guillermo UNDA Franco, Lieutenant, Counternarcotics Division, Chilean Uniform Police, 02/12/1984, Valdivia Raul SAEZ Pezo, Lieutenant, Special Operations Division, Chilean Uniform Police, 05/12/1981, Arauco Hector CANALES Benavides, Lieutenant, Intelligence Division, Chilean Uniform Police, 12/19/1978, Santiago Manuel HERRERA Atela, Lieutenant, Police School, Chilean Uniform Police, 06/11/1982, Quilpue Humberto GARRIDO Heyer, Lieutenant, Non Commissioner School, Chilean Uniform Police, 12/30/1981, San Clemente Buddy KACHELE Barria, Lieutenant, Major Crimes Division, Chilean Uniform Police, 05/11/1979, Jose Mariquina Luis MORALES Tapia, Lieutenant, Counternarcotics Division, Chilean Uniform Police, 04/01/1984, San Javier Veronica LOPEZ Toro, Lieutenant, Major Crimes Division, Chilean Uniform Police, 03/09/1979, Santiago Juan RIVERA Hormazabal, First Sergeant, Major Crimes Division, Chilean Uniform Police, 02/23/1965, Paredones Mauricio Reinaldo BOVET Cid, First Sergeant, Major Crimes Division, Chilean Uniform Police, 01/02/1964, Santiago Celso GUTIERREZ Echeverria, First Sergeant, Special Operations Division, Chilean Uniform Police, 09/30/1962, Santiago Manuel SANHUEZA Venegas, Second Sergeant, Major Crimes Division, Chilean Uniform Police, 02/09/1964, Santiago Ricardo IBACACHE Valenzuela, First Corporal, Intelligence Division, Chilean Uniform Police, 05/31/1967, Rancagua Hector LEAL Munoz, First Corporal, Intelligence Division, Chilean Uniform Police, 10/25/1973, Tome Cristian PEREZ Pino, First Corporal, Special Operations Division, Chilean Uniform Police, 12/17/1975, Rancagua Jose Edgardo FUENTES Machado, First Corporal, Major Crimes Division, Chilean Uniform Police, 09/01/1973, Quirihue Santiago CIFUENTES Gonzalez, First Corporal, Major Crimes Division, Chilean Uniform Police, 04/02/1970, Concepcion Ramon Eduardo BAEZA Jaque, First Corporal, Major Crimes Division, Chilean Uniform Police, 05/23/1975, Colemu Javier GUTIERREZ Vasquez, First Corporal, Major Crimes Division, Chilean Uniform Police, 08/09/1971, Concepcion Enrique GONZALEZ Lizama, First Corporal, Major Crimes Division, Chilean Uniform Police, 03/28/1972, Santiago Manuel GUTIERREZ Brown, First Corporal, Major Crimes Division, Chilean Uniform Police, 09/10/1966, Santiago Luis MENDEZ Avendano, First Corporal, Major Crimes Division, Chilean Uniform Police, 03/27/1972, Curepto Wilians RODRIGUEZ Vega, First Corporal, Major Crimes Division, Chilean Uniform Police, 09/08/1971, San Bernardo Carlos RUBILAR Millar, First Corporal, Major Crimes Division, Chilean Uniform Police, 11/04/1969, Chillan Jose GUTIERREZ Valdes, Second Corporal, Major Crimes Division, Chilean Uniform Police, 05/23/1976, San Javier Marcelo MELLA Sanhueza, Second Corporal, Major Crimes Division, Chilean Uniform Police, 02/02/1974, Canete Pablo Alejandro PINTO Araya, Second Corporal, Major Crimes Division, Chilean Uniform Police, 07/11/1979, El Puerto Maria Isabel PAREDES Lara, Second Corporal, Major Crimes Division, Chilean Uniform Police, 09/25/1975, Huepil Juan BUSTAMANTE Olivares, Second Corporal, Major Crimes Division, Chilean Uniform Police, 03/12/1973, San Miguel Jessica ALBORNOZ Mendoza, Second Corporal, Major Crimes Division, Chilean Uniform Police, 12/30/1977, Angol Manuel Jesus, JARPA Nunez, Second Corporal, Major Crimes Division, Chilean Uniform Police, 08/28/1976, Temuco Cristian ACEVEDO Martinez, Second Corporal, Major Crimes Division, Chilean Uniform Police, 03/14/1978, Rancagua Alexis ARRIAGADA Marquez, Second Corporal, Major Crimes Division, Chilean Uniform Police, 03/11/1983, Chillan Miguel SEPULVEDA Canales, Second Corporal, Major Crimes Division, Chilean Uniform Police, 02/13/1986, San Carlos ¶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