LEAHY VETTING FOR AIRBORNE AND PATHFINDER COURSE,

UNCLAS DHAKA 000270 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 AIRBORNE AND PATHFINDER COURSE, APR-MAY 2008 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Airborne and Pathfinder Course from April 7 to May 23, 2008 at Fort Benning, Georgia. Post vetting was completed on February 26, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by March 17, 2008, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: Name: Mohammad Rakibul Hasan Rank: Captain Unit: 5 Bangladesh Infantry Division Unit Location: Rangpur Personal Number: 6709 Date of Birth: Oct. 18, 1982 Place of Birth: Jessore, 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