LEAHY VETTING FOR UNITED NATIONS MILITARY OBSERVERS COURSE

UNCLAS DHAKA 000242 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR UNITED NATIONS MILITARY OBSERVERS COURSE (UNMOC) IN NEPAL, MARCH 08 TO MARCH 27, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the United Nations Military Observers Course (UNMOC) in Nepal, which will begin on March 08, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 05, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by March 08, 2009 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: ¶1. Name: Mohammad Nazrul Islam Rank: Commander Unit: BNS Haji Mohsin Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: P 655 Date of Birth: 06 February 1966 Place of Birth: Kushtia, 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