US embassy cable - 05ASUNCION1334

UNCLAS ASUNCION 001334 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PHUM, PGOV, MASS, PA 
SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST ON PARAGUAYAN 
PERSONNEL FROM COMIM, TEE, BAT, SENAD 
 
REF: 99 STATE 85337 
 
1.  THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR WHA/AND.  SEE PARA 2. AND 
3. 
 
2.  PER REFTEL, POST IS HEREBY REQUESTING DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
TO INITIATE A HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 
LEAHY AMENDMENT, OF THE INDIVIDUALS LISTED BELOW THAT ARE 
SCHEDULED TO ATTEND DOD SPONSORED TRAINING. 
 
A.  UNIT: COMANDO INFANTERIA DE MARINA (COMIM) 
 
CPT RICARDO RODRIGO ORELLA MOREL         21 SEP 66 
SGT CARLOS ALCIDES LOPEZ JOUBERT         03 JAN 79 
SGT PABLO GABRIEL MARTINEZ SALVIDAR      17 MAR 80 
SGT DAVID GIMENEZ ZARZA                  06 APR 82 
SGT WILLIAM ORLANDO PAVIA                11 JUL 83 
SGT CARLOS FABIAN IGLESIAS AYALA         28 JAN 84 
SGT TEODORO QUINTANA ALMIRON             01 DEC 85 
 
B.  UNIT: BRIGADA AEROTRANSPORTADA (BAT) 
 
SGT ERASMO MARTIN PRIETO AYALA           23 FEB 72 
SGT CHRISTIAN LUI ALBERTO GUERRO MOLINAS 15 AUG 83 
SGT MILCIADES LOPEZ SOLALINDE            30 APR 84 
SGT MIGUEL ANGEL VILLAGRA MARECO         14 DEC 79 
 
C.  UNIT: THE SECRETARIA NACIONAL ANTI DROGA (SENAD) 
 
AGENT DANIEL GONZALEZ                   30 APR 72 
AGENT  LUIS GALEANO                     03 JAN 72 
AGENT  JOSE ZARATE                      13 MAY 73 
AGENT  ARISTIDES LOPEZ                  21 APR 74 
AGENT LUIS IBARRA                       10 SEP 75 
SGT VICTOR LUIS ROJAS PEREIRA           29 JAN 69 
SGT SANTIAGO GIMENEZ                    05 JAN 65 
SGT HUGO BERNARDINO NUNEZ COLMAN        25 APR 73 
SGT CARLOS DANIEL SOTO CACERES          25 FEB 74 
SGT SERGIO MERELES VILLAMAYOR           12 JUN 80 
SGT CLEMENTE RAMON GALVEZ GUTIERREZ     23 NOV 78 
1LT  ADOLFO FLEITAS RAMIREZ             10 AUG 74 
SGT HECTOR DARIO MELGAREJO ESTIGARRIBIA 11 SEP 67 
SGT VICTOR PEREZ                        06 MAR 67 
 
D.  UNIT: TROPAS ESPECIALES DEL EJERCITO (TEE) 
 
MARCELO ENCISO VERDUN                  05 SEP 76 
GILBERTO SEGOVIA VARGAS                14 JAN 70 
ISABELINO CORONEL PORTILLO             12 OCT 78 
FELIPE OSVALDO BENITEZ ROJAS           05 MAR 79 
MATIAS JAVIER GONZALEZ ROJAS           14 MAY 80 
 
 
3.  THEY HAVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR DOD FUNDED TRAINING. 
PERSONNEL WILL BE ATTENDING TRAINING SPONSORED BY U.S. DOD 
ASSETS.  REPLY IS REQUESTED NLT 26 OCT 05. U.S. FORCES PLAN 
TO 
TRAIN ON THIS DEPLOYMENT. 
 
4.  POST HAS COMPLETED VETTING OF INDIVIDUALS LISTED ABOVE 
AND HAS FOUND NO CREDIBLE EVIDENCE OF GROSS VIOLATIONS OF 
HUMAN RIGHTS BY THESE INDIVIDUALS. 
 
5.  PER REFTEL, ONLY UPON COMPLETION OF DEPARTMENTAL REVIEW 
AND POST'S RECEIPT OF AUTHORIZING CABLE WE WILL PROVIDE THE 
REQUIRED HUMAN RIGHTS VERIFICATION STATEMENT FOR THIS 
TRAINING. 
KEANE