HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN

UNCLAS ASUNCION 000326 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 to attend Antiterrorism Level 1 and 2 Special Action Team training June 17 - August 26, 2009, in Lackland, TX. ¶2. Candidate name: Carlos Alcides Lopez Joubert DOB: September 1, 1979 POB: Encarnacion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan Unit: Army ¶3. Candidate name: Angel Omar Forcado Centurion DOB: November 17, 1976 POB: Encarnacion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan Unit: Army ¶4. Embassy requests State Department vetting of the above individuals by no later than June 5, 2009, so that the planned training and material support can move forward. ¶5. 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 Fitzpatrick