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Cablegate: Chile: Legatt Request for Human Rights Vetting for Police

Published: Wed 13 Aug 2008 03:18 PM
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P 131518Z AUG 08
FM AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3585
RHMCSUU/FBI WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
UNCLAS SANTIAGO 000739
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/BSC, DRL, INR, PM, DIPSEC, DIPSEC/CI
FBI FOR CD1D BROWN AND JOHNS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PHUM CI
SUBJECT: CHILE: LEGATT REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR POLICE
SURVIVAL COURSE
Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly.
1. (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3.
2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in
conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a
general name check, of the following Chilean Police and
Investigative Police officers who have been nominated for U.S.
funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance
Act. Please transmit the results of such, including information not
strictly covered by the Leahy Amendment, to the Embassy.
3. (SBU) The proposed training is the Police Survival Course, which
will be held in Santiago, Chile, between September 1 and September
5, 2008. The name and identifying information of the proposed
candidates appear in the following format: Name, rank, unit, date
of birth, and place of birth.
Leonardo VILCHES Sepulveda, Lieutenant, Counternarcotics Division,
Chilean Uniform Police, 04/01/1979, Tome
Guillermo UNDA Franco, Lieutenant, Counternarcotics Division,
Chilean Uniform Police, 02/12/1984, Valdivia
Raul SAEZ Pezo, Lieutenant, Special Operations Division, Chilean
Uniform Police, 05/12/1981, Arauco
Hector CANALES Benavides, Lieutenant, Intelligence Division, Chilean
Uniform Police, 12/19/1978, Santiago
Manuel HERRERA Atela, Lieutenant, Police School, Chilean Uniform
Police, 06/11/1982, Quilpue
Humberto GARRIDO Heyer, Lieutenant, Non Commissioner School, Chilean
Uniform Police, 12/30/1981, San Clemente
Buddy KACHELE Barria, Lieutenant, Major Crimes Division, Chilean
Uniform Police, 05/11/1979, Jose Mariquina
Luis MORALES Tapia, Lieutenant, Counternarcotics Division, Chilean
Uniform Police, 04/01/1984, San Javier
Veronica LOPEZ Toro, Lieutenant, Major Crimes Division, Chilean
Uniform Police, 03/09/1979, Santiago
Juan RIVERA Hormazabal, First Sergeant, Major Crimes Division,
Chilean Uniform Police, 02/23/1965, Paredones
Mauricio Reinaldo BOVET Cid, First Sergeant, Major Crimes Division,
Chilean Uniform Police, 01/02/1964, Santiago
Celso GUTIERREZ Echeverria, First Sergeant, Special Operations
Division, Chilean Uniform Police, 09/30/1962, Santiago
Manuel SANHUEZA Venegas, Second Sergeant, Major Crimes Division,
Chilean Uniform Police, 02/09/1964, Santiago
Ricardo IBACACHE Valenzuela, First Corporal, Intelligence Division,
Chilean Uniform Police, 05/31/1967, Rancagua
Hector LEAL Munoz, First Corporal, Intelligence Division, Chilean
Uniform Police, 10/25/1973, Tome
Cristian PEREZ Pino, First Corporal, Special Operations Division,
Chilean Uniform Police, 12/17/1975, Rancagua
Jose Edgardo FUENTES Machado, First Corporal, Major Crimes Division,
Chilean Uniform Police, 09/01/1973, Quirihue
Santiago CIFUENTES Gonzalez, First Corporal, Major Crimes Division,
Chilean Uniform Police, 04/02/1970, Concepcion
Ramon Eduardo BAEZA Jaque, First Corporal, Major Crimes Division,
Chilean Uniform Police, 05/23/1975, Colemu
Javier GUTIERREZ Vasquez, First Corporal, Major Crimes Division,
Chilean Uniform Police, 08/09/1971, Concepcion
Enrique GONZALEZ Lizama, First Corporal, Major Crimes Division,
Chilean Uniform Police, 03/28/1972, Santiago
Manuel GUTIERREZ Brown, First Corporal, Major Crimes Division,
Chilean Uniform Police, 09/10/1966, Santiago
Luis MENDEZ Avendano, First Corporal, Major Crimes Division, Chilean
Uniform Police, 03/27/1972, Curepto
Wilians RODRIGUEZ Vega, First Corporal, Major Crimes Division,
Chilean Uniform Police, 09/08/1971, San Bernardo
Carlos RUBILAR Millar, First Corporal, Major Crimes Division,
Chilean Uniform Police, 11/04/1969, Chillan
Jose GUTIERREZ Valdes, Second Corporal, Major Crimes Division,
Chilean Uniform Police, 05/23/1976, San Javier
Marcelo MELLA Sanhueza, Second Corporal, Major Crimes Division,
Chilean Uniform Police, 02/02/1974, Canete
Pablo Alejandro PINTO Araya, Second Corporal, Major Crimes Division,
Chilean Uniform Police, 07/11/1979, El Puerto
Maria Isabel PAREDES Lara, Second Corporal, Major Crimes Division,
Chilean Uniform Police, 09/25/1975, Huepil
Juan BUSTAMANTE Olivares, Second Corporal, Major Crimes Division,
Chilean Uniform Police, 03/12/1973, San Miguel
Jessica ALBORNOZ Mendoza, Second Corporal, Major Crimes Division,
Chilean Uniform Police, 12/30/1977, Angol
Manuel Jesus, JARPA Nunez, Second Corporal, Major Crimes Division,
Chilean Uniform Police, 08/28/1976, Temuco
Cristian ACEVEDO Martinez, Second Corporal, Major Crimes Division,
Chilean Uniform Police, 03/14/1978, Rancagua
Alexis ARRIAGADA Marquez, Second Corporal, Major Crimes Division,
Chilean Uniform Police, 03/11/1983, Chillan
Miguel SEPULVEDA Canales, Second Corporal, Major Crimes Division,
Chilean Uniform Police, 02/13/1986, San Carlos
4. (U) Post greatly appreciates the Department's assistance with
this request. Embassy's ongoing investigation has not found
credible information that the candidates have been involved in gross
human rights violations.
SIMONS
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