HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AIR COMMAND AND STAFF

UNCLAS DHAKA 000641 SIPDIS SIPDIS C O R R E C T E D COPY(SUBJECT LINE) 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 COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE COURSE, JUNE 11, 2007 TO JUNE 9, 2008 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Air Command and Staff College Course in Montgomery, Alabama from June 11, 2007 to June 9, 2008. Post etting was completed on April 15, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 10, 2007, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: Name: Mustafa Touhidur Rahman Laskar Rank: Wing Commander Unit: Air Headquarters Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Personal Number: BD/8830 DOB: 11/19/69 POB: Sylhet, 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. BUTENIS