LEAHY VETTING FOR Rapid Action Battalion(RAB)Human

UNCLAS DHAKA 000114 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR Rapid Action Battalion(RAB)Human Rights(HR)Subject Matter Expert Exchange(SMEE),FEB 4 - 5 and FEB 9 - 10 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the RAB HR SMEE Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on February 4, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 2, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by February 3, 2009 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: ¶1. Name: Syed Sydis Sakalayen Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Unit: RAB HQ, Operations Wing Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Previous Unit: CO, RAB-1 Personal Number: Date of Birth: 23-08-1966 Place of Birth: Saudpur ¶2. Name: Md Shafiqur Rahman psc, GD(P) Rank: Wing Commander Unit: Director, Training & Orentation Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Previous Unit: Bangladesh Air Force Personal Number: Date of Birth: 15-12-1962 Place of Birth: Dhaka ¶3. Name: Md Moyeenul haque Rank: Commander Unit: Director, Communications &MIS Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Previous unit: Bangladesh Navy Personal Number: Date of Birth: 01-12-1963 Place of Birth: Rangpur ¶4. Name: S M A K Azad Rank: Commander Unit: Director, Legal & Media Wing Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Previous Unit: Bangladesh Navy Personal Number: Date of Birth: 30-04-1967 Place of Birth: Kushtia ¶5. Name: Momtazur Rahman Rank: Major Unit: Deputy Director, Bomb Disposal Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Previous Unit: Bangladesh Army Personal Number: Date of Birth: 15-09-1975 Place of Birth: Mymensingh ¶6. Name: Ahmedul Kabir Rank: ASP Unit: Assistant Director, Intelligence Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Previous Unit: Bangladesh Police Personal Number: Date of Birth: 31-12-1975 Place of Birth: Dhaka ¶7. Name: Kazi Anis Morshed Rank: Major Unit: Deputy Director(HQ)Company, RAB HQ Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Previous Unit: Company Commander, Crime Prevention Special Company, RAB 12 Personal Number: Date of Birth: 05-02-1973 Place of Birth: Chittagong ¶8. Name: Md Abdul Halim Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: Deputy Director, MIS Wing Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Previous Unit: Bangladesh Air Force Personal Number: Date of Birth: 01-11-1970 Place of Birth: Magura ¶9. Name: Most Farida Yeasmin Rank: Additional SP Unit: Senior Assistant Director, Investigation Wing Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Previous Unit: Bangladesh Police Personal Number: Date of Birth: 08-07-1973 Place of Birth: Lalmonirhat ¶10. Name: Md Lokman Hossain Rank: Major Unit: MTO (Mechanical Transport Officer),Coy Commander-HQ Coy, RAB-1 Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Previous Unit: Bangladesh Army Personal Number: Date of Birth: 18-05-1979 Place of Birth: Comilla ¶11. Name: Abdul Momen Rank: ASP Unit: Operations Officer,RAB-1 Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Previous Unit: Bangladesh Police Personal Number: Date of Birth: 18-11-1977 Place of Birth: Tangail ¶12. Name: Nafis Ahmed, GD(P) Rank: Flight Lieutenant Unit: Squad Commander-2, CPC-1, RAB-4 Unit Location: Dhaka, Banglades Previous Unit: Squad Commander-3, CPC-1, RAB-4 Personal Number: Date of Birth: 08-12-1982 Place of Birth: Manikgonj ¶13. Name: S M Faisla Rank: Major Unit: Company Commander-1, HQ Company, RAB-2 Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Previous Unit: Company Commander, CPC-1, RAB-2 Personal Number: Date of Birth: 02-01-1978 Place of Birth: Dhaka ¶14. Name: Azim Ahmed, GD(P) Rank: Flight Lieutenant Unit: Squad Commander-1, CPC-1, RAB-2 Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Previous Unit: Bangladesh Air Force Personal Number: Date of Birth: 04-06-1981 Place of Birth: Tangail ¶15. Name: B M Nuruzzaman, BPM Rank: ASP Unit: Squad Commander-2, CPC-2, RAB-3 Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Previous Unit: Bangladesh Police Personal Number: Date of Birth: 16-10-1977 Place of Birth: Magura ¶16. Name: Md Mustafizur Rahman Rank: Major Unit: Coy Commander, Crime Prevention Special Company, RAB-3 Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Previous Unit: Bangladesh Army Personal Number: Date of Birth: 02-12-1979 Place of Birth: Narayangonj ¶17. Name: Md Mohamud Hossain Rank: Major Unit: 2IC, RAB-4 BN HQ Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Previous Unit: Deputy Director, Intelligence Wing Personal Number: Date of Birth: 07-07-1971 Place of Birth: Dhaka ¶18. Name: Golam Muhammed Russell Rank: Major Unit: Company Commander, HQ Company, RAB-10 Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Previous Unit: Compamy Commander, CPC-2, RAB-10 Personal Number: Date of Birth: 10-12-1973 Place of Birth: Comilla ¶19. Name: Shampa Yesmin Rank: ASP Unit: Squad Commander-1, CPC-1, RAB-10 Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Previous Unit: Quarter Master, RAB-10 Personal Number: Date of Birth: 03-09-1979 Place of Birth: Narayangonj ¶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