HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY

UNCLAS DHAKA 000350 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 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY CAPTAIN CAREER COURSE, APRIL 16 - OCTOBER 4, 2007 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Air Defense Artillery Captain Career Course being conducted at Fort Bliss, Texas, from April 16 to October 4, 2007. Post vetting was completed on March 4, ¶2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by March 28, 2007, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: Name: Abu Taher Mohammad Mostafizur Rahman Rank: Captain Unit: Military Police Center and School Unit Location: Ghatail, Bangladesh Personal Number: BA-5997 DOB: 12/01/1979 POB: 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 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