HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN

UNCLAS ASUNCION 000132 SIPDIS STATE FOR WHA/BSC LSALES AND CCROFT, WHA/AND, DRL/BA, AND INR/IAA E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY FORCES REF: A. 05 STATE 225765 ¶B. 03 STATE 3491 ¶C. 99 STATE 103806 ¶D. 99 STATE 85377 ¶1. Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. These Paraguayan National Police officers are scheduled to attend the Crime Scene Management training at the International Law Enforcement Academy in Lima, Peru, March 23 - 29, 2009. ¶2. Candidate name: Mateo Raimundo Cuellar Martinez DOB: December 6, 1967 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶3. Candidate name: Maria Cristina Isabel Gimenez Gonzalez DOB: June 27, 1966 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶4. Candidate name: Maria Antonia Zamphiropolos DOB: June 6, 1974 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶5. Candidate name: David Dominguez Ayala DOB: September 15, 1979 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶6. Candidate name: Albino Fernando Fretes Morel DOB: November 10, 1979 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶7. Candidate name: Alcides Ruben Duarte Aguero DOB: November 19, 1974 POB: General Higinio Morinigo, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶8. Embassy requests State Department vetting of the above persons by March 18, 2009, so that the planned training and material support can move forward. ¶9. POC for this request is Embassy Asuncion Human Rights Officer Michael Edwards, telephone: 011-595-21-213-715, e-mail: edwardsmg@state.gov. Please visit us at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/asuncion AYALDE