LEAHY VETTING FOR LEGAL ASPECTS IN COMBATTING

UNCLAS DHAKA 001768 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 LEGAL ASPECTS IN COMBATTING TERRORISM IN NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, NOVEMBER 28 - DECEMBER 14, 2007. ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Legal Aspects in Combatting Terrorism Conference to be held November 28 - December 14, 2007 in Newport, Rhode Island. Post vetting was completed on November 7, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed as soon as possible, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: Name: Mustafa Kamal Naser Rank: Commander Unit: BNS Jamuna Unit Location: Chittagong, Bangladesh Personal Number: 685 Date of Birth: 14 Oct 1968 Place of Birth: Rangpur, Bangladesh Name: Mohammad Mukeet-Ul-Alam Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: Air HQ Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Personal Number: 8670 Date of Birth: 11 Apr 1977 Place of Birth: Faridpur, Bangladesh Name: Anwar Sohel siddiqui Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Unit: 11 Bangladesh Infantry Regiment Unit Location: Bogra, Bangladesh Personal Number: 3342 Date of Birth: 2 Jan 1967 Place of Birth: Tangail, Bangladesh Name: Mohammad Humayun Kabir Rank: Major Unit: School of Infantry & Tactics Unit Location: Sylhet, Bangladesh Personal Number: 4144 Date of Birth: 2 Jul 1970 Place of Birth: Dhaka, 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 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