HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS STATE 130393 SIPDIS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR ABDULRAZZAQ REF: BAGHDAD 003718 ¶1. (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for the individual be filed with as much time as possible to allow for additional processing procedures that may be required. Note that if, at any time, the Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incidents which could be deemed to be credible information of a gross violation of human rights by this individual, the Embassy should so inform the Department. ¶2. (SBU) The name of the proposed candidate is as follows: NAME: Ahmed Faris Abdulrazzaq POSITION: Liutenant, Iraqi Army DOB: August 15, 1982 TYPE OF TRAINING: ELT Signal Officer Basic TRAINING LOCATION: San Antonio, TX and Fort Gordon, GA DATES OF TRAINING: *November 29, 2008 - August 28, 2009 *Note: The candidate will join the training in progress. RICE