PANAMA 585 LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ACCUSATORY

UNCLAS STATE 081650 SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MASS PHUM PREL SNAR PM SUBJECT: PANAMA 585 LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ACCUSATORY SYSTEM TRAINING REF: PANAMA 585 ¶1. (SBU) As of August 5, 2009 the Department of State possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individual listed. ¶2. Names of the proposed candidates are as follows: CHEN MONROY, Moises Alfonso DOB: 11 JUNE 1975 POB: Panama RANK: Lieutenant UNIT: DIJ FLORES RIQUELME, Linett Del Carmen DOB: 10 JUNE 1967 POB: Cocle, Panama RANK: Corporal UNIT: DIJ GOMEZ, Reinaldo Omar DOB: 29 SEPT 1970 POB: Cocle, Panama RANK: Sergeant UNIT: DIJ ¶3. (U) Post is therefore authorized to provide the following statement to unified command: "Embassy verifies that, as of August 5, 2009 the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individual listed above." This cable completes the joint human rights vetting approval process for the individuals listed above. Note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incidents which could be deemed to be credible information of a gross violation of human rights by any units involved in the referenced training, the Embassy should so inform the Department. CLINTON