HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN

UNCLAS ASUNCION 000253

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 individuals are scheduled for the
Senior Crisis Management course in Washington, D.C., May 18 -
22, 2009.


2. Candidate name: Oscar Marciano Gomez Arzamendia
DOB: April 20, 1961
POB: Asuncion, Paraguay
Nationality: Paraguayan
Unit: Military Forces


3. Candidate name: Bernardino Monges Espinoza
DOB: May 20, 1964
POB: Caaguazu, Paraguay
Nationality: Paraguayan
Unit: Paraguayan National Police


4. Candidate name: William Ruben Gimenez Barboza
DOB: February 14, 1968
POB: Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay
Nationality: Paraguayan
Unit: National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD)


5. Candidate name: Silvio Salvador Guanes Solis
DOB: November 9, 1956
POB: Yaguaron, Paraguay
Nationality: Paraguayan
Unit: Ministry of National Defense


6. Candidate name: Roberto Marecos Charruf
DOB: April 29, 1954
POB: Luque, Paraguay
Nationality: Paraguayan
Unit: Ministry of National Defense


7. Candidate name: Viviano Machado
DOB: December 2, 1958
POB: San Pedro, Paraguay
Nationality: Paraguayan
Unit: Paraguayan National Police


8. EMBASSY requests State Department vetting of the above
individuals by no later than May 8, 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

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