LEAHY VETTING FOR PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS INSTRUCTOR

UNCLAS DHAKA 000027 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS INSTRUCTOR COURSE (PSOIC)-BIPSOT, 11 JANUARY TO 22 JANUARY 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Peace Support Operations Instructor Course (PSOIC) in Bangladesh, which will begin on January 11, 2009.Post vetting was completed on January 07, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by January 11, 2009 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: ¶1. Name: Syed Enamul Haque Rank: Flight Lieutenant Unit: 35 Squadron, Kurmitola, Unit Location: Dhaka Cantonment Personal Number: BD/8904 Date of Birth: 05 April 1982 Place of Birth: Tangail ¶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