LEAHY VETTING FOR MID PLANNING CONFERENCE (MPC),APRIL 20

UNCLAS DHAKA 000376 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR MID PLANNING CONFERENCE (MPC),APRIL 20 TO APRIL 24, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The Mid Planning Conference (MPC) in Philippines, which will begin on April 20, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 12, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by April 20 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: ¶1. Name: Saidur Rahman Khan Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Unit: Armed Forces Division Unit Location: DHAKA Personal Number: BA 3061 Date of Birth: 15 Jan 1966 Place of Birth: Madaripur, Bangladesh ¶2. Name: Ziaul Haque Khaled Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Unit: Signals Training Centre and School Unit Location: Jessore Personal Number: BA 3577 Date of Birth: 15 June 1968 Place of Birth: Sylhet, Bangladesh ¶3. Name: M Misbahuddin Ahmed Rank: Commander Unit: BNS Shangu Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: P No 639 Date of Birth: 8 April 1968 Place of Birth: Maulovibazar, Bangladesh ¶4. Name: Mridha Md Ekramuzzaman Rank: Wing Commander Unit: Air HQ Unit Location: DHAKA Personal Number: BD 8374 Date of Birth: 01 October 1966 Place of Birth: Natore, 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