LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA SR. CRISIS MANAGEMENT COURSE, OCTOBER

UNCLAS DHAKA 000865 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA SR. CRISIS MANAGEMENT COURSE, OCTOBER 20 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA Sr. Crisis Management Course which will begin on October 20, 2008. Post vetting was completed on August 12, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 30, 2008 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: ¶1. Name : Khondoker Rafiqul Islam DPOB : 09/10/1968, Rajbari Rank : Superintendent of Police ¶2. Name : Chowdhury Monzurul Kabir DPOB : 07/10/1966, Rajbari Rank : Superintendent of Police ¶3. Name : Muhammad Aminul Islam DPOB : 08/31/1957, Natore Rank : Additional Inspector General of Police ¶4. Name : Imtiaz Ahmed DPOB : 03/01/1973, Faridpur Rank : Superintendent of Police ¶5. Name : Shoeb Ahmed DPOB : 02/12/1965, Feni Rank : Assistant Inspector General of Police ¶6. Name : Md. Masudur Rahman Bhuiyan DPOB : 01/01/1970, Gazipur Rank : Deputy Police Commissioner ¶7. Name : Md. Mainul Hassan DPOB : 12/01/1968, Kishoregonj Rank : Deputy Police Commissioner ¶8. Name :Md. Matiur Rahman DPOB : 12/31/1962, Netrokona Rank : Assistant Inspector General of Police ¶9. Name :Naim Ahmed DPOB : 01/01/1957, Madaripur Rank :Police Commissioner ¶10. Name : Md. Mosarrof Hossain Bhuiyan DPOB : 07/02/1960 Rank : Deputy Inspector General of Police ¶11. Name : S.M. Mahfuzul Haque Nuruzzaman DPOB : 03/08/1957, Chapainawabganj Rank : Superintendent of Police ¶12. Name : Zohirul Islam, psc, infantry DPOB : 01/01/1968, Dhaka Rank : Lt. Col Service # BFC 501 ¶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 units they have served in have been involved in gross violations of human rights. Moriarty