HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR PACIFIC AREA SPECIAL

UNCLAS DHAKA 000351 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 PACIFIC AREA SPECIAL TRAINING COURSE, APRIL 10-13, 2007 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Pacific Area Special Training Course being held in Honolulu, Hawaii from April 10-13, 2007. Post vetting was completed on March 4, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by March 16, 2007, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: Name: Naim Ahmed Rank: N/A (civilian) Unit: Ministry of Home Affairs Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Personal Number: N/A/ (civilian) DOB: 01/01/1957 POB: Madaripur, Bangladesh Name: Mohammad Abdus Salam Rank: Brigadier General Unit: Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DG-FI) Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Personal Number: BA-2302 DOB: 07/04/1961 POB: Munshigonj, 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