LEAHY VETTING FOR COMPREHENSIVE SECURITY RESPONSE TO

UNCLAS DHAKA 000190 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR COMPREHENSIVE SECURITY RESPONSE TO TERRORISM COURSE (CSRT) IN USA, APRIL 22 TO MAY 14, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Comprehensive Security Response to Terrorism Course (CSRT) in USA, which will begin on April 22, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 23, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by March 31, 2009 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: ¶1. Name: M Rabiul Islam Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit: Coast Guard Headquarters Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 1224 Date of Birth: 30 December 1974 Place of Birth: Faridpur, Bangladesh ¶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