LEAHY VETTING FOR SURVIVOR SUPPORT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING

UNCLAS DHAKA 001102 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR SURVIVOR SUPPORT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING LAWS FOR POLICE OFFICIALS AND PUBLIC PROSECUTORS COURSE, DECEMBER 25-26, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the "Survivor Support and Human Trafficking Laws for Police Officials and Public Prosecutors" Course in Sylhet, Bangladesh, which will begin on December 25, 2009. Post vetting was completed on December 13, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by December 24, 2009 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: ¶1. Name: Akhter Hossain Rank: Inspector Unit: Police Unit Location: Balaganj, Sylhet Personal Number: Date of Birth: January 1, 1967 Place of Birth: Molvibazar ¶2. Name: Firoz Alam Rank: Sub Inspector Unit: Police Unit Location: Balaganj, Sylhet Personal Number: Date of Birth: July 01, 1958 Place of Birth: Molvibazar ¶3. Name: Md. Salequzzman Rank: Sub Inspector Unit: Police Unit Location: Beani Bazar, Sylhet Personal Number: Date of Birth: July 02, 1965 Place of Birth: Jhenaidha ¶4. Name: Murshed Alam Rank: Sub Inspector Unit: Police Unit Location: Beani Bazar, Sylhet Personal Number: Date of Birth: January 01, 1977 Place of Birth: Rangamati ¶5. Name: Md. Helal Uddin Rank: Sub Inspector Unit: Police Unit Location: Biswanath, Sylhet Personal Number: Date Birth: May 25, 1972 Place of Birth: Mymenshing ¶6. Name: Md. Badsha Alom Rank: Sub Inspector Unit: Police Unit Location: Jayantiapur, Sylhet Personal Number: Date of Birth: March 02, 1973 Place of Birth: Rangpur ¶7. Name: Prasun Kanti Das Rank: Sub Inspector Unit: Police Unit Location: Rajnagor, Moulvibazar Personal Number: Date of Birth: September 01, 1963 Place of Birth: Hobiganj ¶8. Name: Md. Abu Sayed Chowdhury Rank: Sub Inspector Unit: Police Unit Location: Rajnagor Thana, Moulvibazar Personal Number: Date of Birth: May 01, 1977 Place of Birth: Dinajpur ¶9. Name: Md. Anower Hossain Rank: Sub Inspector Unit: Police Unit Location: Moulvibazar Model Thana Personal Number: Date of Birth: January 10, 1976 Place of Birth: Jamalpur ¶10. Name: Md. Serajul Islam Rank: Sub Inspector Unit: Police Unit Location: Moulvibazar Model Thana Personal Number: Date of Birth: October 18, 1975 Place of Birth: Brahman Baria ¶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