LEAHY VETTING FOR VARIOUS TRAINING COURSES

UNCLAS DHAKA 000443 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 VARIOUS TRAINING COURSES ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates has been selected for participation in USG-funded trainings. Post requests vetting be returned by May 11 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: Name: Muhammad Enamul Bari Rank: Air Vice Marshall Unit: Air Headquarters Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 7149 Date of Birth: July 5, 1960 Place of Birth: Dhaka Training: Exercise Red Flag Executive Observer Program, Elmendorf AFB, June 12-16, 2008 Name: Mohammad Shafiqul Islam Rank: Major General Unit: Army Headquarters Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 1566 Date of Birth: January 1, 1958 Place of Birth: Nawabgonj Training: Senior International Management Course, Monterey, CA, June 21-July 18, 2008 Name: Mohammad Nazmul Haque Rank: Captain Unit: 33 Infantry Division Unit Location: Comilla Personal Number: 6352 Date of Birth: September 15, 1980 Place of Birth: Brahmanbaria Training: Combat Engineer Officer Course, Camp Lejeune, NC, July 10-October 30, 2008 ¶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