HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 000486 SIPDIS PLEASE PASS NEA-I E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL IZ SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR AL BAKRI ¶1. This is an action request. ¶2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. ¶3. The name of the proposed candidate follows: NAME: Mazin Hameed Shallal AL BAKRI POSITION: Ministry of Defense Government Official DOB: 3 JULY 1968 TYPE OF TRAINING: NESA TRAINING LOCATION: Washington DC DATES OF TRAINING: 20 APRIL 2009 - 14 MAY 2009 BUTENIS