HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR EXERCISE KHAN QUEST, JULY

UNCLAS DHAKA 001115 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 EXERCISE KHAN QUEST, JULY 24 TO AUGUST 18, 2007 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Exercise Khan Quest, in Ulaan Baatar, from July 24 to August 18, 2007. Post vetting was completed on July 8, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 19, 2007, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: Name: Ali Reza Mohammad Ashaduzzaman Rank: Major Unit: Army HQ Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Personal Number: 4298 DOB: 10/29/71 POB: Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia ¶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