GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST -

UNCLAS GUATEMALA 000869 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 - 98 The Military Group at Embassy Guatemala has identified the following Units and Commanders to participate on the Special Forces Training, to be held from October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2010 in Guatemala. Embassy conducted its own review and found no credible information that the units and individuals below have been involved in gross human rights violations. Please conduct human rights vetting and advise of any results by September 24, 2009. UNIT: National Defense Chief of Staff NAME: Juan Jose RUIZ MORALES RANK: Brigadier General, Guatemalan Air Force DOB: February 19, 1961 POB: Chimaltenango, Guatemala UNIT: Special Forces Brigade NAME: Rene Alejandro ELEL XOYON RANK: Infantry Colonel, Guatemalan Army DOB: August 19, 1960 POB: Guatemala, Guatemala UNIT: Peace Keeping Operations Unit - CFAC - Guatemala NAME: Edwin Rolando GALINDO REYES RANK: Infantry Lieutenant Colonel, Guatemalan Army DOB: February 26, 1963 POB: Quetzaltenango, Guatemala UNIT: Task Force West NAME: Luis Felipe AYAPAN CANEL RANK: Infantry Colonel, Guatemalan Army DOB: October 15, 1960 POB: Guatemala, Guatemala UNIT: Central Air Command NAME: Jorge Guillermo CIFUENTES LOPEZ RANK: Colonel, Guatemalan Air Force DOB: February 25, 1962 POB: Quetzaltenango, Guatemala UNIT: Military School of Aviation NAME: Fredy Rene GONZALEZ OLIVA RANK: Colonel, Guatemalan Air Force DOB: July 16, 1960 POB: Guatemala, Guatemala UNIT: First Infantry Brigade NAME: Oscar Eduardo GRAMAJO ALDANA RANK: Infantry Colonel, Guatemalan Army DOB: June 18, 1958 POB: Quetzaltenango, Guatemala UNIT: GEIR - Special Group of Intervention and Rescue NAME: Arsenio GUILLEN OLIVA RANK: Infantry Lieutenant Colonel, Guatemalan Army DOB: October 20, 1965 POB: Izabal, Guatemala UNIT: Pacific Naval Command NAME: Carlos Antonio LAINFIESTA SOTO RANK: Captain, Guatemalan Navy DOB: April 05, 1961 POB: Guatemala, Guatemala UNIT: North Air Command NAME: Edwin Efrain NAJERA CASTANEDA RANK: Colonel, Guatemalan Air Force DOB: October 14, 1958 POB: Guatemala, Guatemala UNIT: Guatemalan Air Force Headquarters NAME: Pedro Antonio NORIEGA CUELLAR RANK: Brigadier General, Guatemalan Air Force DOB: July 29, 1959 POB: Guatemala, Guatemala UNIT: Humanitarian Rescue Unit NAME: Luis Fernando ROMAN DE LEON RANK: Infantry Colonel, Guatemalan Army DOB: December 23, 1963 POB: Guatemala, Guatemala UNIT: Technical Military School of Aviation NAME: Salvador Eduardo RUBIO PARRA RANK: Colonel, Guatemalan Air Force DOB: April 15, 1961 POB: Guatemala, Guatemala UNIT: Caribbean Naval Command NAME: Manuel Francisco SOSA BATRES RANK: Captain, Guatemalan Navy DOB: February 12, 1960 POB: Guatemala, Guatemala UNIT: Naval Special Forces NAME: Saul Antonio TOBAR GARCIA RANK: Commander, Guatemalan Navy DOB: March 05, 1963 POB: Guatemala, Guatemala UNIT: Office of the Minister of Defense NAME: Abraham VALENZUELA GONZALEZ RANK: Major General, Guatemalan Army DOB: May 02, 1959 POB: Guatemala, Guatemala UNIT: Task Force North NAME: Marco Tulio VASQUEZ SANCHEZ RANK: Infantry Colonel, Guatemalan Army DOB: July 16, 1957 POB: Sacatepequez, Guatemala MCFARLAND