REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR

UNCLAS STATE 088217 SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MARR MASS PHUM RW SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: COURSE TO BEGIN AUGUST 21, 2009 IN GOMA-BAKAVU, DRC. REF: KINSHASA 769 ¶1. (SDU) THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE HAS REVIEWED ITS FILES AND FINDS AS OF AUGUST 21, 2009, IT POSSESSES NO CREDIBLE INFORMATION OF GROSS VIOLATIONS OF HUMANS RIGHTS BY THE OFFICERS LISTED BELOW. NAME: SHIMIMANA DEO RANK: COL BIRTHDATE: 08/05/1949 NAME: NKULU MAYAMBA RANK: CPC BIRTHDATE 08/25/1959 NAME: KASIKILA K-JEAN-l RANK LT BIRTHDATE 01/10/1974 NAME: MULONDA KAMANGWE RANK: LT BIRTHDATE 09/25/1966 NAME: NGOMA LWAMBE THOMAS RANK: LDV BIRTHDATE 07/14/1954 NAME: SANGO NDUBULA GEORGES RANK: LDV BIRTHDATE: 06/19/1974 NAME: NDOLERO HANGI ETIENNE RANK: CPC BIRTHDATE: 06/17/1947 NAME: BAPETE GUY RANK: LTCOL BIRTHDATE: 06/17/1947 NAME: IYOMPITA LENGA LENGA RANK: MAJ BIRTHDATE: 06/08/1959 NAME: KULUBWENE NZOKO THOMAS RANK: LT BIRTHDATE: 05/05/1970 NAME: SAMBIA MWAKU RANK: LT BIRTHDATE: 12/12/1968 NAME: BEDI RUSAGARHA RANK: LTCOL BIRTHDATE: 07/22/1969 NAME: MATERANYA RUKAZA RANK: SLT BIRTHDATE: 11/23/1955 NAME: MANDENU BRUNO RANK: COL BIRTHDATE: 03/18/1974 NAME: BAKUWE KAMUKITU RANK: COL BIRTHDATE: 02/11/1969 NAME: PANZU MALANDA RANK: COL BIRTHDATE: 10/10/1955 NAME: MOMBITO DIDIER RANK: LTCOL BIRTHDATE: 08/08/1962 NAME: ANSONI NTUALI RANK: LTCOL BIRTHDATE: 04/21/1959 NAME: BYAMUNGU HERITIER RANK: LTCOL BIRTHDATE: 01/01/1970 NAME: MUHETO SILAS RANK: MAJ BIRTHDATE: 06/06/1970 NAME: RUGABISHA ALEXIS RANK: CAPT. BIRTHDATE: 03/02/1981 NAME: NBONGOSEY APIKA RANK: CAPT. BIRTHDATE: 12/04/1951 NAME: KULIMUSHI PASCAL RANK: LT. BIRTHDATE 01/30/1977 ¶2. (U) POST IS PERMITTED TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT TO AUTHORIZED PARTIES: THE EMBASSY VERIFIES THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE POSSESSES NO CREDIBLE INFORMATION OF GROSS VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS BY THE INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 1 AS ABOVE, AS OF JULY 22, 2009. ¶3. (U) IF IN THE FUTURE POST BECOMES AWARE OF POSSIBLE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS BY THE INDIVIDUALS LISTED ABOVE, POST SHOULD INFORM THE DEPARTMENT AND NOT PROCEED WITH TRAINING. 4 (SBU) THE FOLLOWING PERSON IS EXCLUDED FROM TRAINING BECAUSE HE IS SUSPECTED OF HUMANS RIGHTS ABUSES AND WAR CRIMES ACCORDING TO INCOMING KINSHASA CABLE 769: NAME: NYAMUSHEBWA ARONI RANK: LTCOL BIRTHDATE: 02/20/1968. AF/C found no derogatory information of Human Rights violations for Nyamushebwa Aroni. CLINTON