LEAHY VETTING FOR PARA MILITARY TRAINING EXERCISE,

UNCLAS DHAKA 000827 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR PARA MILITARY TRAINING EXERCISE, SEPTEMBER 1, 2008 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Para Military Training Exercise which will begin on September 1, 2008. Post vetting was completed on August 4, ¶2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by August 18, 2008, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following 2 candidates: ¶1. Name: Md. Badrul Huda DPOB: January 1, 1963, Gopalgoni Rank: Lieutenant Colonel ¶2. Name: Md. Shawkat Imam DPOB: May 20, 1961, Tangail Rank: Lieutenant Colonel ¶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 these individuals or any unit they have served in has been involved in gross violations of human rights. Pasi