LEAHY VETTING FOR ASIA PACIFIC CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES

UNCLAS DHAKA 001246 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR ASIA PACIFIC CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES (APCSS) ADVANCE SECURITY COOPERATION (ASC) COURSE - USA, JANUARY 22 TO MARCH 11, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) Advance Security Cooperation (ASC) Course in USA, which will begin on January 22; 2009.Post vetting was completed on December 3, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by December 31 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: ¶1. Name: Md. Nasim Akhter Rank: Brigadier General Unit: 71 Infantry Brigade, Commander Unit Location: Savar, Dhaka Personal Number: 2416 Date of Birth: 12 June 1963 Place of Birth: Barisal ¶2. Name: Shawkat Imran Rank: Commodore Unit: Naval Secretary, Navy HQ Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 267 Date of Birth: 2 January 1961 Place of Birth: Barisal ¶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. Pasi