LEAHY VETTING FOR ASIA PACIFIC CENTER FOR SECURITY

UNCLAS DHAKA 001316 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: LEAHY VETTING FOR ASIA PACIFIC CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES EXECUTIVE COURSE, OCTOBER 16 TO DECEMBER 5, 2007 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ASIA PACIFIC CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES EXECUTIVE COURSE from OCTOBER 16 to DECEMBER 5, 2007. Post vetting was completed on August 13th, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by August 24th, 2007, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: Name: Nazmul Hussain Rank: BG Unit: 88 Infantry Brigade Unit Location: Jessore, Bangladesh Personal Number: BA-2092 Date of Birth: 26 March 1959 Place of Birth: Sylhet, Bangladesh Name: Rafiqul Islam Rank: MG Unit: 55 Infantry Division Unit Location: Jessore, Bangladesh Personal Number: BA-1678 Date of Birth: 25 July 1956 Place of Birth: Barisal, Bangladesh ¶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 individuals or units." ¶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