LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA CRISIS RESPONSE COURSE,

UNCLAS DHAKA 001974 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 CRISIS RESPONSE COURSE, JANUARY 2008 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following 24 candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA Crisis Response Course to be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in January 2008. Post vetting was completed on December 23, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by January 16, 2008, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following 24 candidates: Name: Mohammad Ashiqur Rahman DOB: September 12, 1976 Rank/Unit: Assistant Police Commissioner, Detective Branch, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Name: Mohsiur Rahman DOB: November 16, 1976 Rank/Unit: Assistant Police Commissioner (Tejgaon Division), Dhaka Metropolitan Police Name: Mohammad Mahabub Ur Rashid DOB: July 24, 1966 Rank/Unit: Inspector, Detective Branch, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Name: Mohammad Nurul Moutakin DOB: October 31, 1968 Rank/Unit: Inspector, Detective Branch, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Name: Kazi Wahed Murshed DOB: January 1, 1977 Rank/Unit: Sub-Inspector, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Name: Mohammad Rafiqul Islam DOB: September 11, 1974 Rank/Unit: Sub-Inspector, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Name: Mohammad Enam Ahmed DOB: January 1, 1978 Rank/Unit: Sub-Inspector, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Name: Julhas Uddin Ahkanda DOB: September 13, 1969 Rank/Unit: Sub-Inspector, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Name: Mohammad Sabbir Ashiqul Alam DOB: July 1, 1972 Rank/Unit: Sergeant, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Name: Abu Sayed DOB: February 10, 1977 Rank/Unit: Sergeant, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Name: Iqbal Hossain DOB: December 5, 1957 Rank/Unit: Armed Sub Inspector, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Name: Abul Kalam Azad DOB: July 5, 1973 Rank/Unit: Head Constable, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Name: Mohammad Tipu Alam DOB: October 4, 1977 Rank/Unit: Head Constable, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Name: Sree Ranjit Das DOB: August 12, 1982 Rank/Unit: Nayek, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Name: Abul Hossain DOB: December 26, 1978 Rank/Unit: Nayek, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Name: Mohammad Abdul Karim DOB: February 5, 1983 Rank/Unit: Constable, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Name: Mohammad Anisur Rahman DOB: October 25, 1984 Rank/Unit: Constable, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Name: Mohammad Zahid Hossain DOB: April 11, 1984 Rank/Unit: Constable, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Name: Mohammad Abdul Hannan DOB: January 1, 1983 Rank/Unit: Constable, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Name: Shameem Hossain DOB: June 9, 1983 Rank/Unit: Constable, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Name: Ruhul Amin DOB: August 1, 1977 Rank/Unit: Constable, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Name: Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman DOB: June 18, 1984 Rank/Unit: Constable, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Name: Mohammad Morshed Alam DOB: July 1, 1983 Rank/Unit: Constable, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Name: Nihar Ranjan Saha DOB: February 2, 1985 Rank/Unit: Constable, Dhaka Metropolitan Police ¶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