LEAHY VETTING

UNCLAS DHAKA 000705 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Judge Advocate Staff Officer course in July ¶2008. Post vetting was completed on June 30, 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: Muhammad Ataur Rahman Mollah Rank/Unit: Squadron Leader, Judge Advocate General, Air Headquarters DPOB: 3 September 1964, Dinajpur ¶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