HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN

UNCLAS ASUNCION 000198 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 candidates are scheduled to attend Intellectual Property Rights training at the International Law Enforcement Academy in Lima, Peru, April 20 - 24, 2009. ¶2. Candidate name: Carlos Segundo Saucedo DOB: June 1, 1958 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan Unit: Specialized Technical Unit (UTE) ¶3. Candidate name: Aristides Ramon Villalba Martinez DOB: May 16, 1964 POB: San Estanislao, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan Unit: Paraguayan National Police ¶4. Candidate name: Rafael Ramos Balmori DOB: October 26, 1973 POB: Caaguazu, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan Unit: Paraguayan National Police ¶5. Candidate name: Christian Amado Lugo Britez DOB: December 4, 1980 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan Unit: Paraguayan National Police ¶6. Candidate name: Jorge Ariel Quintana Viana DOB: March 24, 1981 POB: Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan Unit: Paraguayan National Police ¶7. Embassy requests State Department vetting of the above individuals by no later than April 15, 2009, so that the planned training and material support can move forward. ¶8. 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