GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST -

UNCLAS GUATEMALA 000181 SIPDIS DEPT FOR WHA/CEN, DRL, AND PM E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT SUBJECT: GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - 16 The Military Group at Embassy Guatemala has identified the following individuals to participate in the Aviation Joint Combined Education and Training Exercise (Air Force),to be held from March 20 - April 25, 2009 in Guatemala. Embassy conducted its own review and found no credible information that the individuals below have been involved in gross human rights violations. Please conduct human rights vetting and advise of any results by March 12, 2009. NAME: Juan Carlos ALEMAN SOTO RANK: Lieutenant Colonel, Guatemalan AIR FORCE DOB: March 23, 1966 POB: Guatemala City, Guatemala NAME: Jose Roberto ARANGO AVALOS RANK: Lieutenant Colonel, Guatemalan AIR FORCE DOB: September 23, 1970 POB: Guatemala City, Guatemala NAME: Mario Roberto BOLVITO CASTILLO RANK: Staff Sergeant, Guatemalan AIR FORCE DOB: January 15, 1976 POB: Baja Verapaz, Guatemala NAME: Marco Vinicio CORADO GALVAN RANK: Lieutenant Colonel, Guatemalan AIR FORCE DOB: October 20, 1969 POB: Escuintla, Guatemala NAME: Otoniel DE LA CRUZ RAMOS RANK: Private First Class, Guatemalan AIR FORCE DOB: January 15, 1962 POB: Baja Verapaz, Guatemala NAME: Juan Pablo FAJARDO PEREZ RANK: Private First Class, Guatemalan AIR FORCE DOB: October 22, 1977 POB: Guatemala City, Guatemala NAME: Gerson Armando GOMEZ MENDEZ RANK: Senior Airman, Guatemalan AIR FORCE DOB: October 9, 1976 POB: Peten, Guatemala NAME: Humberto Ricardo GONZALEZ LOPEZ RANK: Senior Airman, Guatemalan AIR FORCE DOB: July 28, 1974 POB: Guatemala City, Guatemala NAME: Roberto Antonio MATA BETETA RANK: Captain, Guatemalan AIR FORCE DOB: January 6, 1968 POB: Guatemala City, Guatemala NAME: Oscar Francisco MENDIZABAL ARCHILA RANK: Lieutenant Colonel, Guatemalan AIR FORCE DOB: February 14, 1969 POB: Guatemala City, Guatemala NAME: Randolfo MORALES MARTINEZ RANK: Senior Airman, Guatemala AIR FORCE DOB: October 29, 1972 POB: El Progreso, Guatemala NAME: Benjamin RIVAS OSORIO RANK: Senior Airman, Guatemalan AIR FORCE DOB: February 8, 1971 POB: Escuintla, Guatemala NAME: Eugenio ROMAN ESTRADA RANK: Sergeant, Guatemalan AIR FORCE DOB: September 18, 1973 POB: Chimaltenango, Guatemala NAME: Ever Alfonso VELASQUEZ TELON RANK: Senior Airman, Guatemalan AIR FORCE DOB: July 25, 1976 POB: Chimaltenango, Guatemala MCFARLAND