LEAHY VETTING FOR SECURITY FORCES OFFICER COURSE, AUG

UNCLAS DHAKA 000687 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR SECURITY FORCES OFFICER COURSE, AUG 25-DEC 19, 2008 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Security Forces Officer Course to be held in August 2008. Post vetting was completed on June 23, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 2, 2008, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: Name: Md Saiful Islam Rank/Unit: Flight Lieutenant, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) -5, Rajshahi DPOB: 3 Oct 1981, Munshigonj ¶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 David Arulanantham, unclass e-mail:arulananthamdp@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