LEAHY VETTING FOR GPOI TRAIN THE TRAINER (T3) COURSE IN

UNCLAS DHAKA 000191 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR GPOI TRAIN THE TRAINER (T3) COURSE IN INDONESIA, MARCH 16 TO MARCH 27, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the GPOI Train the Trainer (T3) Course in Indonesia, which will begin on March 16, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 23, ¶2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by March 05, 2009 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: ¶1. Name: Riazul Islam Thakur Rank: Major Unit: Army Headquarters Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 4553 Date of Birth: 30 December 1972 Place of Birth: Rawalpindi, Pakistan ¶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