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 AYALDE