E2 UNCLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 01 ORIGIN P-00 INFO LOG-00 DODE-00 TEDE-00 NSCE-00 ACE-00 T-00 NFAT-00 STATE NP-00 WHA-01 INR-00 OIC-02 SP-00 USIE-00 SAS-00 051103 AID-00 SRPP-00 IO-00 OMB-01 IRM-00 PMB-00 013R RELEASED IN FULL PTO0678 180038Z AMAD-01 DS-00 JUSE-00 OPIC-01 SSO-00 DSCC-00 ACQ-00 EB-00 L-00 PA-00 SS-00 PRM-01 CIAE-00 VC-01 AC-01 PM-00 STR-00 DRL-02 051103 SOURCE KOD AKC 018002 DRAFTED BY P LARREAGA KSD -- 03 17 00 647-1598 APPROVED BY P CKELLY WHA WBROWNFIELD EWEIGOLD DESIRED DISTRIBUTION P WHA ------------------40B26F 0 180034Z MAR 00 FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO AMEMBASSY LIMA IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY QUITO IMMEDIATE 180038Z 38 CON FI· DENT I AL STATE 051103 E O 12958 DECL 04 17 10 TAGS PREL PHUM PE EC CI SUBJECT UNDER SECRETARY PICKERING PERUVIAN FM DISCUSS ANDERSON KOHATSU CLASSIFIED BY U S THOMAS R PICKERING REASON 1 5 D CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 STATE 051103 180038Z 1 C SUMMARY U S PICKERING TOLD PERUVIAN FM DE TRAZEGNIES THAT PERU SHOULD MAKE EVERY EFFORT TOT AKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THE ANDERSON KOHATSU LEGAL CASE AND THAT FURTHER GOP STEPS TO MAKE SURE THAT JUSTICE IS ·SERVED WOULD SEND A POWERFUL MESSAGE TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD ABOUT GOP RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS HE ALSO ASKED THAT THE PERUVIAN GOVERNMENT NOT ATTEMPT TO SEND TO THE UNITED STATES GOP OFFICIALS LIKE ANDERSON KOHATSU DE TRAZEGNIES UNDERTOOK TO DELIVER THE MESSAGE TO THE GOP AND THANKED THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR HAVING UPHELD THE FREEDOM OF THE INTERAMERICAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO CARRY OUT ITS MANDATE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE REVIEW AUTHORITY JOHN L MILLS DATE CASE ID 19 JUN 2006 200503256 UNCLASSIFIED INL-01 H-01 NSAE-00 PRS-00 TRSE-00 G-00 UNCLASSIFIED THEY ALSO DISCUSSED THE EL COMERCIO CASE AND PERU ECUADOR • BORDER ASSISTANCE END SUMMARY 2 C PERUVIAN FM FERNANDO DE TRAZEGNIES CALLED U S PICKERING ON MARCH 16 ON THE ISSUE OF DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY DE TRAZEGNIES NOTED HE WAS AWARE OF THE DIFFICULTIES IT HAD RAISED FOR THE USG U S PICKERING SAID THE INCIDENT HAD CREATED A FIRST CLASS PROBLEM FOR THE USG AND ASKED DE TRAZEGNIES NEVER TO SEND GOP REPRESENTATIVES LIKE ANDERSON KOHATSU TO THE UNITED STATES UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES U S PICKERING ADDED THAT ANDERSON KOHATSU'S CASE DID NOT SEEM TO US TO BE CLOSED EITHER MORALLY OR LEGALLY AND THAT FURTHER GOP STEPS TO ENSURE THAT JUSTICE IS SERVED WOULD SEND A POWERFUL MESSAGE TO THE WORLD ABOUT GOP RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DE TRAZEGNIES RESPONDED HE WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE CASE AND THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT'S DECISION HAD PROTECTED THE FREEDOM OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS TO CARRY OUT ITS MANDATE HE ALSO UNDERTOOK CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 STATE 051103 180038Z TO CONVEY U S PICKERING'S MESSAGE TO OTHER PERUVIAN AUTHORITIES 3 C DE TRAZEGNIES ALSO RAISED A PRESS STORY ACCUSING THE GOP AND PRESIDENT FUJIMORI IN PARTICULAR OF INVOLVEMENT IN AN ATTEMPT BY MINORITY SHARE HOLDERS OF DAILY EL COMERCIO TO TAKE OVER THE NEWSPAPER HE SAID THAT FUJIMORI WAS OUTRAGED THAT HIS SO-CALLED FRIENDS WOULD ATTEMPT SUCH A MANEUVER IT IS CLEAR DE TRAZEGNIES ADDED THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS GROSSLY MISCALCULATED THE GOP'S REACTION FUJIMORI ISSUED A PUBLIC STATEMENT PROCLAIMING HIS LACK OF KNOWLEDGE AND CONDE MNING THE ACTION HE ALSO INSTRUCTED GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO STAY AWAY FROM THE ISSUE U S PICKERING THANKED DE TRAZEGNIES FOR THE INFORMATION AND REITERATED THAT THE USG HAS WELL KNOWN SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE ELECTORAL PROCESS IN PERU 4 C DE TRAZEGNIES ALSO ASKED THAT THE USG CONSIDER MEMBERSHIP IN THE INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE BI-NATIONAL PLAN FOR BORDER DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN ECUADOR AND PERU NOTE THE GOP AND GOE HAVE ASKED MAJOR DONORS TO JOIN THIS COMMITTEE AT THE MARCH 23 DONORS CONFERENCE THE COMMITTEE WOULD BE ESTABLISHED TO FOLLOW-UP ON PLEDGES END NOTE HE ARGUED THAT USG MEMBERSHIP WOULD BOOST THE U S IMAGE IN THE REGION IN AN ATTEMPT TO BOLSTER HIS CASE DE TRAZEGNIES CONFIDED THAT DURING THE BRASILIA SUMMIT WHEN THE PEACE AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED THERE WERE RUMBLINGS ABOUT PRESIDENT CLINTON'S ABSENCE U S PICKERING RESPONDED THE UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED USG HAD RESERVATIONS ABOUT MEMBERSHIP THAT HE WOULD TAKE A LOOK AT THE ISSUE AGAIN AND THAT HE WOULD TRANSMIT USG VIEWS VIA OUR EMBASSY IN LIMA ' CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 04 TALBOTT STATE 051103 l80038Z CONFIDENTIAL END OF DOCUMENT UNCLASSIFIED