HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN

UNCLAS ASUNCION 000463 SIPDIS STATE FOR WHA/BSC KSIMMONS 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 who are intended recipients of U.S. training. These individuals are scheduled to participate in an ILEA Small Arms Trafficking Course August 10 - 14, 2009, in Lima, Peru. ¶2. Candidate name: Edilio Loreiro Baez DOB: May 7, 1973 POB: Pedro J. Caballero, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶3. Candidate name: German Arevalos Villalba DOB: September 23, 1970 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶4. Candidate name: Sergio Insfran Martinez DOB: October 8, 1978 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶5. Candidate name: Evangelina Escalante DOB: October 26, 1982 POB: Aregua, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶6. Candidate name: Alma Borja Caceres DOB: May 28, 1981 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶7. Candidate name: Hector Acuna Martinez DOB: June 20, 1976 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶8. Candidate name: Cristian Villalba Vega DOB: August 18, 1982 POB: Concepcion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶9. Candidate name: Marcos Barros Pereira DOB: January 10, 1983 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶10. Candidate name: Carlos Velazquez F. DOB: May 7, 1984 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶11. Candidate name: Ramon Acosta Cabral DOB: January 2, 1976 POB: Asuncion, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan ¶12. Embassy requests State Department vetting of the above individuals by no later than August 7, 2009, so that the planned training and material support can move forward. ¶13. POC for this request is Embassy Asuncion Officer Eric Olson, telephone: 011-595-21-213-715, e-mail: olsonej@state.gov. Fitzpatrick