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### Viewing cable 09ASUNCION661, EMBASSY IS NOT SPARED AS CRIME CONTINUES TO RISE IN ASUNCION

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09ASUNCION661 | 2009-11-23 21:09 | 2011-03-21 07:07 | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | Embassy Asuncion
Appears in these articles: www.abc.com.py/nota/segun-lugo-uno-es-corrupto-y-el-otro-es-un-debil

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    VZCZCXYZ0011
    RR RUEHWEB

    DE RUEHAC #0661 3272120
    ZNR UUUUU ZZH
    R 232120Z NOV 09
    FM AMEMBASSY ASUNCION
    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0206
    INFO RUEHAC/AMEMBASSY ASUNCION

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    id: 236241
    date: 11/23/2009 21:20
    refid: 09ASUNCION661
    origin: Embassy Asuncion
    classification: UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
    destination: 09ASUNCION512
    header:
    VZCZCXYZ0011
    RR RUEHWEB
    DE RUEHAC #0661 3272120
    ZNR UUUUU ZZH
    R 232120Z NOV 09
    FM AMEMBASSY ASUNCION
    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0206
    INFO RUEHAC/AMEMBASSY ASUNCION
    ----------------- header ends ----------------
    UNCLAS ASUNCION 000661
    SENSITIVE
    SIPDIS
    DEPARTMENT FOR WHA DAS MCCMULLEN, WHA/BSC MILTON DRUCKER, MARY DASHBACH
    E.O. 12958: N/A
    TAGS: ASEC AMGT ALOW
    SUBJECT: EMBASSY IS NOT SPARED AS CRIME CONTINUES TO RISE IN ASUNCION
    REF: ASUNCION 512
    ¶1. (U) SUMMARY: Over the course of the past six months, Asuncion
    has experienced a notable increase in crime. The crime wave has
    impacted the Embassy community, but most recently the Paraguayan
    National Police have reacted quickly to arrest suspects. Case in
    point: on November 16 the Paraguayan National Police successfully
    arrested the suspected assailant in the armed robbery of two
    Fulbright Scholars in downtown Asuncion. The robbery took place on
    November 11, at approximately 10:00 P.M. local time in a busy
    public area of central Asuncion. The investigation and successful
    arrest represents a rare success in what has been a year of rising
    crime and instability in Asuncion and Paraguay as whole. END
    SUMMARY.
    --------------------------------
    Rising Anxiety over Crime
    --------------------------------
    ¶2. (U) In July 2009 the Paraguayan National Police Office of
    Public Affairs released updated crime statistics showing that
    violent crimes in Asuncion for 2009 had already surpassed the
    annual total for 2008 and that crime levels throughout the country
    were also up sharply. This information, although of debatable
    statistical veracity, added to the already rising sense of
    insecurity among Paraguayans. The media contribute to the general
    anxiety over crime by highlighting spectacular robberies and
    violent crimes with front page headlines and horrific photos. The
    overall sense of rising insecurity is only exacerbated by
    perception of widespread corruption and incompetence within the
    Paraguayan law enforcement elements. The Paraguayan National
    Police have been directly involved in several high profile criminal
    incidents this year; one being the attempted assassination of a
    Lebanese businessman by a police officer and another the kidnapping
    and eventual death of a teenager by a group involving police.
    Senior levels of the police are also tainted by allegations of
    corruption, with three different individuals holding the position
    of Commander of the National Police with the last calendar year,
    and one recently replaced Commander holding an ostentatious 15th
    birthday for his daughter with over 600 invited guests.
    Paraguayans can frequently be heard referring nostalgically to the
    days of the Stroessner dictatorship when crime was supposedly
    nonexistent and people could sleep soundly without locking their
    doors.
    ---------------------------
    Embassy Not Immune
    ---------------------------
    ¶3. (SBU) Embassy personnel have not been immune to increasing
    criminal activity in Asuncion. Within the last year Embassy
    housing has suffered one break-in, with a laptop computer and
    jewelry stolen, and another attempted burglary. Six vehicles
    belonging to mission personnel have been broken into with laptop
    computers, cash, and personal belongings stolen. Most seriously,
    a member of the Embassy staff was drugged, beaten, and robbed in
    early 2009. The armed robbery of November 11 is merely the latest
    criminal incident against Embassy personnel. The Regional Security
    Office has responded with regular security advisories, updated
    briefings, enhanced training for the local guard force, and
    strengthened cooperation with the Paraguayan National Police. The
    successful arrest and ensuing confession in the armed robbery on
    November 11, following a joint investigation and ruse operation, is
    an outstanding example of the Regional Security Office working with
    the Paraguayan National Police to protect American citizens.
    ¶4. (U) Although it is not surprising that the Embassy has not been
    spared from Asuncion's increasing crime, the large number of events
    that affect Embassy personnel is cause for concern. As the
    Government of Paraguay struggles to improve security, with the
    still unresolved kidnapping (see Reftel) shaking the confidence of
    the public, criminal activity is expected to continue to increase
    - and the Embassy will increase its vigilance accordingly.
    AYALDE
    =======================CABLE ENDS============================

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