LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA TRAINING, MAY 2008

UNCLAS DHAKA 000427 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 ATA TRAINING, MAY 2008 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates has been selected for participation in the Anti-Terrorism Assistance (ATA) course to be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, from May 5-16,2008. Post requests vetting be returned by April 30 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: Name: Ms. Rockfar Sultana Khanam DPOB: February 16, 1974, Narayanganj Rank: Additional Superintendent of Police, Special Branch Name: Mr. Barkatullah Khan DPOB: July 9, 1972, Netrokona Rank: Sr. Superintendent of Police, Special Branch Name: Ms. Samsun Nahar DPOB: January 10, 1975, Barisal Rank: Assistant Superintendent of Police, Special Branch Name: Mrs. Mahfuza Begum DPOB: August 10, 1975, Brahmanbaria Rank: Assistant Superintendent of Police, Special Branch Name: Mohammad Kamrul Hasan DPOB: May 1, 1966, Shariatpur Rank: Inspector, Special Branch Name: Mohammad Ayub Ali DPOB: October 1, 1953, Rajbari Rank: Inspector, Special Branch Name: Mohammad Enamul Islam Chowdhury DPOB: July 15, 1967, Dhaka Rank: Inspector, Special Branch Name: Abu Mahruf Mohammad Shahnoor DPOB: June 30, 1966, Chittagong Rank: Inspector, Special Branch Name: Mrs. Tania Ansari DPOB: December 15, 1980, Dhaka Rank: Assistant Superintendent of Police, Special Branch Name: Mrs. Farzana Islam DPOB: January 1, 1978, Dhaka Rank: Assistant Superintendent of Police, Special Branch Name: Mohammad Mokbul Hossain DPOB: September 25, 1974, Rajshahi Rank: Assistant Superintendent of Police, Special Branch Name: Eliza Sharmeen DPOB: December 11, 1974, Chapainawabganj Rank: Assistant Superintendent of Police, Special Branch Name: Mohammed Monirul Islam DPOB: November 30, 1978, Chittagong Rank: Assistant Superintendent of Police, Special Branch Name: Fakir Mahbubur Rahman, DPOB: September 1, 1960, Dhaka Rank: Lt. Col, Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) Name: ABM Azizul Islam DPOB: September 20, 1958, Bagerhat Rank: Lt. Col, BDR Name: Mokaid Md. Ali DPOB: December 25, 1963, Gaibanda Rank: Major, BDR Name: Mohammad Shab Alam DPOB: September 20, 1967, Comilla Rank: Major, BDR Name: Rupayon Barua DPOB: April 24, 1970, Rangamati Rank: Major, BDR Name: Mohammad Shamim Ahmed Khan DPOB: June 15, 1964, Gaibandha Rank: Major, BDR Name: Syed Altaf Kabir DPOB: November 15, 1961, Dhaka Rank: Major, BDR Name: Abdullah Al Mamun DPOB: September 16, 1968, Faridpur Rank: Major, BDR Name: Wong Ting DPOB: August 20, 1971, Bandarban Rank: Major, BDR Name: Tariqul Hakim DPOB: October 12, 1975, Dinajpur Rank: Major, BDR Name: Mohammad Abul Hasan DPOB: November 11, 1974, Pirojpur Rank: Major, BDR ¶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. Moriarty