HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR PACIFIC AIR LIFT RALLY

UNCLAS DHAKA 001227 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 PACIFIC AIR LIFT RALLY COURSE ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation for the Pacific Air Lift Rally course to be held Jakarta, Indonesia from August 20 to 24, 2007. Post vetting was completed on July 29, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by August 12, 2007, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: Name: Ashek Ahmed Shahriar Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: BAF Academy Unit Location: Jessore Personal Number: 8641 Date of Birth: 15 Oct 75 Place of Birth: Sylhet Name: Mohammad Muhmudur Rashid Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: Directorate General of Defense Purchase Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 8445 Date of Birth: 28 Oct 64 Place of Birth: Rajshahi ¶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