HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR PEACE SUPPORT OPERATION

UNCLAS DHAKA 000673 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 PEACE SUPPORT OPERATION INSTRUCTORS COURSE, MAY 6-18, 2007 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates has been selected for participation in the Peace Support Operation Instructors Course at Monterrey, California, from May 6 to 18, 2007. Post vetting was completed on April 23, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by April 29, 2007, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: Name: Nahidul Islam Khan Rank: Major Unit: Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation Training Unit Location: Rajendrapur Personal Number: BA-3507 DOB: 08/18/68 POB: Mymensingh, Bangladesh Name: Mohammad Towhid Hussain Rank: Major Unit: Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation Training Unit Location: Rajendrapur Personal Number: BA-4168 DOB: 08/29/71 POB: 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. BUTENIS