LEAHY VETTING FOR ASIA-PACIFIC CENTER FOR SECURITY

UNCLAS DHAKA 000365 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 ASIA-PACIFIC CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES COURSE, JULY-AUGUST 2008 ¶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) executive course to be held from July 15 to August 29, 2008 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Post vetting was completed on March 24, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by April April 10, 2008, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: Name: Mohammad Abdul Halim Rank: Colonel Unit: Director, Operations and Training HQ, Bangladesh Rifles Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: BA-2139 Date of Birth: February 13, 1960 Place of Birth: Barisal, Bangladesh Name: AKM Waheduzzaman Rank: Colonel Unit: Sector Commander, Bangladesh Rifles Unit Location: Khulna Personal Number: BA-2065 Date of Birth: November 10, 1960 Place of Birth: Naogaon, 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