LEAHY VETTING FOR CIVIL-MILITARY RESPONSE TO

UNCLAS DHAKA 000012 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR CIVIL-MILITARY RESPONSE TO TERRORISM TRAINING, APR-MAY 2008 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Civil-Military Response to Terrorism Training to be held in Monterey, California, from April 19 to May 2, 2008. Post vetting was completed on January 5, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by February 14, 2008, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: Name: Shaikh Shafiul Imam Rank: Major Unit: Bangladesh Rifes Headquarters, Administration Directorate Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 3747 Date of Birth: January 31, 1970 Place of Birth: Rajshahi, 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