LEAHY VETTING FOR MPAT MULTINATIONAL FORCE STANDARD

UNCLAS DHAKA 001128 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR MPAT MULTINATIONAL FORCE STANDARD OPERATION PROCEDURE (MNF SOP) IN HAWAII, NOVEMBER 16 TO NOVEMBER 21, 2008 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the MPAT Multinational Force Standard Operation Procedure (MNF SOP) in Hawaii, which will begin on November 16, 2008. Post vetting was completed on October 27, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by November 11 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: ¶1. Name: Md Ikramul Yesin Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Unit: Army Training and Doctrine Command Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: BA 2697 Date of Birth: 27 November 1964 Place of Birth: Dhaka ¶2. Name: Mohammed Iftequr Rahman Rank: Major Unit: Headquarters 222 Infantry Brigade Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 4769 Date of Birth: 28 May 1973 Place of Birth: Pirojpur ¶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 David Arulanantham, unclass e-mail:arulananthamdp@state.gov. ¶5. COMMENT: Embassy has no information to indicate these individuals or any units they have served in have been involved in gross violations of human rights. Moriarty