From: To: Subjech Date: (UMM FW: (U) INFO - Summary Human Rights Working Group, 15 OCi' Wednesday, 0cWber 15, 2014 2:31:42 PM Classification: UNCLASSIFIED -----Original Mess_age-«--. Frpm T F COL USARMY MORAD-USNC JS (US) Sent: Wednesday, 01ctober 15, 2014 2:31 PM To: Newell, John F I111 MAJGEN USAAF NORAD-USNC J5 (US) :~a5' Cc: Taylor. James E BG USARMY NORAD-I TSNC J5 (US); -, Subjeet: (U) INFO - 8ummary unan RighL5 'i^.'orking Group, 15 u T Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Sir, FYSA - Summary ofthis month"s Iluman Rights Working Group: 1) Tlatlaya (Guerrero State(Military Involvement): ODC reports 4 individuals in civilian custody (3 soldiers for murder charges/1 LT for cover up charge) and an additional Tour soldiers in military custody (violations of the military justiee code). Newfacts indicate that these personnel tivere a patrol involved in the extrajudicial killing of 8 cartel members following two firefights with multiple civilian casuatties. SERENA is ndw investigating the Commander (a Major General) of the military zone overseeing the 102nd IN BN. If implicated in a gross human rights violation, the entire tnilitaryrono•and 10,000 personnel will he ineligible for U.S. security cooperátion assistance. Family and friends ofthe soldiers involved held a small protest last week. ODC assesses that as more facts come to light, there is greater acceptance that the, military was involved in wrong-doing. Three separate investigations (SEDENA/Attomey-GeneraUCongressional) are pendmg(D)Í'3~ 2) Iguala (Mexico State/Police involvement): ODC reports 43 students continue to be missing alter beingkidnapped by cartel members complicit with municipal police. There, have been approximately 50 arrests of police and govemment officials, but the studen& whereabouts are unknown. 9 new mass graves have been found outside of Iguala, for a total of 10 (no total body count yet). Nono of the, 28 bodies identified thus far are the remains of the students, raising alarming questions about the widespread nature of cartel violence in the region and the level of govemment complicity. Federal police, gendarmerie, SEDENA, and SEMAR have all been deployed to the arca ta help find the missing students and assist with public safety. The Attomey-General is spearheading an investigation. 3)b)!:i 4} ras r~aponsue 5) r,z; resuonsi~ie Very Respectfully, ,1,1¿éáier,Security Cooperation HQ NORAD and USNORTHCOM 250 Vandenberg St. Peterson AFB, CO 80914-3817 S1PR: (~ tía,) ráámailsmil.mil [.11ICLA IFIED/YT~F..% =t X~Y MEXICO - TLATLAYA CASE Background: The State of Mexico`s Fourth District Judge for Federal Criminal Proceeding formally issued arrest warrants for seven Mexican Army soldiers, under Criminal Case 8I12014, for their involvement in ¡he Tlatlaya case, in which 22 suspected criminals were killed by Mexican Army personnel, on 30 June, 2014. The soldiers were charged with a combination of crimes including Improper Exercise of Public Service (a117 soldiers), Abuse of Authority (3 of the soldiers), Aggravated Homicide against 8 People (3 of the soldiers), Illicit Tampering ofthe Scene of the Crime (3 of the soldiers), or Illegal Concealment (1 of the soldiers). NCIPA posture is response to query. DOS has the lead for the release of any information concerning USG support.to Mexico. SourcelCoord: J59 (LTC (bXC) NOV) UCLASSIFIEDI,