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Cablegate: Chile: Approved Human Rights Vetting for Police Survival

Wednesday, 10 September 2008, 5:56 pm
Cable: Wikileaks
Ref: 08SANTIAGO821

VZCZCXYZ0010
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHSG #0821 2541756
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 101756Z SEP 08
FM AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3690
RHMCSUU/FBI WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY

UNCLAS SANTIAGO 000821

SIPDIS

STATE FOR WHA/BSC, DRL, INR, PPC, PM, DIPSEC, FBI FOR CD1D BROWN,
JOHNS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PHUM PINR SNAR CI
SUBJECT: CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR POLICE SURVIVAL
COURSE

REF: A. STATE 95186
B. SANTIAGO 739

1. Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of September 03, 2008,
the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or
information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean
candidates cited in reftel B.

2. Acting E/Pol Counselor Tim Stater certifies the above
statement.

SIMONS

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