HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE

UNCLAS DHAKA 001076 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT. FOR SCA/PB ATTN: BRENT CHRISTENSEN DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG DEPT FOR DRL ATTN: ROD MORGAN OR LEROY POTTS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE MANAGEMENT COURSE, JULY 15-26, 2007 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation for the International Defense Management Course to be held in Dhaka from July 15 to 26, 2007. Post vetting was completed on July 1, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 14, 2007, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: Name: Mohamad Lokamar Rahman Rank: Commander Unit: Naval Stores Depot Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 512 Date of Birth: 25 Sept. 1964 Place of Birth: Chandpur Name: Shaheen Rahman Rank: Commander Unit: BNS Haji Mohsin Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 682 Date of Birth: 18 May 1968 Place of Birth: Khulna Name: Neamul Hasan Rank: Commander Unit: BNS Haji Mohsin Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 741 Date of Birth: 1 Jan. 1970 Place of Birth: Dhaka Name: Mohammad Anwar Khurshid Rank: Lt. Commander Unit: BNS Titumir Unit Location: Khulna Personal Number: 745 Date of Birth: 21 Oct. 1968 Place of Birth: Chuadanga Name: Mohammad Adam Ali Rank: Lt. Commander Unit: BNS Haji Mohsin Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 797 Date of Birth: 28 Dec. 1971 Place of Birth: Dhaka Name: Ahmed Abrar Ibna Shabbir Rank: Lt. Commander Unit: BNS Karatoa Unit Location: (ship) Personal Number: 1008 Date of Birth: 31 Dec. 1973 Place of Birth: Pabna Name: Farhad Hossen Rank: Lt. Commander Unit: BNS Madhumati Unit Location: (ship) Personal Number: 1074 Date of Birth: 27 July 1973 Place of Birth: Dhaka Name: Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman Rank: Lt. Commander Unit: BN Dockyard Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 1164 Date of Birth: 1 June 1969 Place of Birth: Kushtia Name: Sheikh Mohammad Suman Haider Rank: Lt. Commander Unit: BNS Haji Mohsin Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 1255 Date of Birth: 29 Dec. 1976 Place of Birth: Tangail Name: Kibria Haque Rank: Lt. Commander Unit: Coast Guard Headquarters Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 1189 Date of Birth: 7 June 1976 Place of Birth: Jamalpur Name: S.M. Altaf Hossain Rank: Commander Unit: Coast Guard Base Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 340 Date of Birth: 8 Jan. 1961 Place of Birth: Khulna ¶3. Post requests that the Department of State authorize post to make the following statement to the relevant DOD units: "Embassy verifies that the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the above named individual or unit." ¶4. Post Human Rights Officer is Luke Zahner, unclass e-mail:zahnerlv@state.gov. ¶5. COMMENT: Embassy has no information to indicate this individual or any unit he has served in has been involved in gross violations of human rights. PASI