HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNIT COMMANDER OF PARAGUAYAN

UNCLAS ASUNCION 000134

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 - UNIT COMMANDER OF PARAGUAYAN
SECURITY FORCES

REF: A. 05 STATE 225765

B. 03 STATE 3491

C. 99 STATE 103806

D. 99 STATE 85377

E. 08 STATE 2059

F. 08 STATE 120113

G. 08 STATE 133384


1. Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in
accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no
derogatory information on the following unit commander of the
Paraguayan security forces that is an intended recipient of
U.S. training and security assistance (refs A-D). Rojas
Fleitas is the commander of the Paraguayan Global Peace
Keeping Operations Multi-Role Engineering Company, which was
previously vetted as a unit (ref E-G).


2. Candidate name: Milciades Rojas Fleitas
DOB: April 25, 1961
POB: San Juan Bautista de Neembucu, Paraguay
Nationality: Paraguayan


3. Embassy requests State Department vetting of the above
unit commander by no later than March 20, 2009, so that the
planned training and material support can move forward.


4. 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

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