LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA VIP PROTECTION COURSE,

UNCLAS DHAKA 001625

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA VIP PROTECTION COURSE,
NOVEMBER 27-DECEMBER 21, 2007



1. This is an action request. See para three.


2. The following candidates have been selected for
participation in the ATA VIP Protection Course to be held at
Rajarbagh Police Line in Dhaka from November 27 to December
21, 2007. Post vetting was completed on October 10, 2007.
Post requests that vetting be completed by October 31, 2007,
to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests
the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following
candidates:

Name: TAHER, Mohammad Abu
Rank: Inspector
Unit: Bangladesh Special Branch of Police
Unit Location: Malibagh, Dhaka
Date of Birth: 1 June, 1956
Place of Birth: Mymensingh

Name: SHAHNEWAS, Aqm
Rank: Inspector
Unit: Bangladesh Special Branch of Police
Unit Location: Malibagh, Dhaka
Date of Birth: 30 May, 1956
Place of Birth: Rangpur

Name: CHOWDUHURY, Miah Qutubur Rahman
Rank: Inspector
Unit: Bangladesh Detective Branch of Police
Unit Location: Mintu Road, Dhaka
Date of Birth: 20 February, 1964
Place of Birth: Moulovibazar

Name: RAHMAN, Mohammad Shafiqur
Rank: Inspector
Unit: Bangladesh Special Branch of Police
Unit Location: Malibagh, Dhaka
Date of Birth: 21 December, 1967
Place of Birth: Moulavibazar

Name: AMIN, Mohammad Ruhul
Rank: Sub Inspector
Unit: Bangladesh Special Branch of Police
Unit Location: Malibagh, Dhaka
Date of Birth: 26 September 1977
Place of Birth: Comilla

Name: AHMED, Raju
Rank: Sub Inspector
Unit: Bangladesh Special Branch of Police
Unit Location: Malibagh, Dhaka
Date of Birth: 1 March, 1977
Place of Birth: Dhaka

Name: BARI, Mohammad Sayed Tauhidul
Rank: Sub Inspector
Unit: Bangladesh Special Branch of Police
Unit Location: Malibagh, Dhaka
Date of Birth: 1 January, 1978
Place of Birth: Dhaka

Name: RAHMAN, Mohammad Khalilur
Rank: Sub Inspector
Unit: Bangladesh Special Branch of Police
Unit Location: Malibagh, Dhaka
Date of Birth: September 25, 1962
Place of Birth: Dhaka

Name: ISLAM, Mohammad Tah-Eyatul
Rank: Sub Inspector
Unit: Bangladesh Detective Branch of Police
Unit Location: Mintu Road
Date of Birth: 1 January 1971
Place of Birth: Dinajpur

Name: MOMEN, Abdul
Rank: Sub Inspector
Unit: Bangladesh Detective Branch of Police
Unit Location: Mintu Road
Date of Birth: 4 March, 1964
Place of Birth: Chadpur

Name: KHAN, Mohammad Nurul Aklakh Hossain
Rank: Sub Inspector
Unit: Bangladesh Special Branch of Police
Unit Location: Malibagh, Dhaka
Date of Birth: 19 September, 1968
Place of Birth: Tangail


Name: AHMED, Nur
Rank: Sub Inspector
Unit: Bangladesh Special Branch of Police
Unit Location: Malibagh, Dhaka
Date of Birth: 20, June 1976
Place of Birth: Noakhali

Name: ISLAM, Rafiqul
Rank: Sub Inspector
Unit: Bangladesh Special Branch of Police
Unit Location: Malibagh, Dhaka
Date of Birth: 7 July, 1976
Place of Birth: Madaripur

Name: ISLAM, Md. Sayful
Rank: Sub Inspector
Unit: Bangladesh Special Branch of Police
Unit Location: Malibagh, Dhaka
Date of Birth: 1 January, 1976
Place of Birth: Barisal

Name: UDDIN, Khandakar Nasir
Rank: Sub Inspector
Unit: Bangladesh Special Branch of Police
Unit Location: Malibagh, Dhaka
Date of Birth: 24, August, 1975
Place of Birth: Tangail

Name: RAHMAN, Gazi Mizanur
Rank: Sub Inspector
Unit: Bangladesh Special Branch of Police
Unit Location: Malibagh, Dhaka
Date of Birth: 26 May, 1971
Place of Birth: Norail

Name: RAHMAN, Mizanur
Rank: Sub Inspector
Unit: Bangladesh Special Branch of Police
Unit Location: Malibagh, Dhaka
Date of Birth: 3 November, 1977
Place of Birth: Shariotpur

Name: KABIR, Shahjan
Rank: Sub Inspector
Unit: Bangladesh Special Branch of Police
Unit Location: Malibagh, Dhaka
Date of Birth: 7 January, 1975
Place of Birth: Chittagong


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