LEAHY VETTING FOR ASIA PACIFIC CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES

UNCLAS DHAKA 000732 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 EXECUTIVE COURSE IN HAWAII ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies Executive Course to be held in August 2008. Post vetting was completed on July 10, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 17, 2008, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: Name: S A M Arshadul Abedin Rank/Unit: Captain (Navy),Forces Research and Analysis Bureau, DGFI DPOB: 1 March 1959, Madaripur ¶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