LEAHY VETTING FOR EX GUARUDA SHIELD CPX INDONESIA, JUNE 11

UNCLAS DHAKA 000410 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR EX GUARUDA SHIELD CPX INDONESIA, JUNE 11 TO JUNE 22, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The Ex Guaruda Shield CPX in Indonesia, which will begin on June 11, ¶2009. Post vetting was completed on April 26, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 05 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: ¶1. Name: Fateh Alam Ibne Tabib Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Unit: HQ Log Area Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: A 2798 Date of Birth: 10 Feb 1965 Place of Birth: Bogra ¶2. Name: Wahidur Rahman Rank: Major Unit: COD Unit Location: Dhaka Cantt Personal Number: A 4913 Date of Birth: 25 September 1971 Place of Birth: Faridpur ¶3. Name: Sohel Latif Rank: Wing Commander Unit: 9 Sqn Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 8252 Date of Birth: 11 September 1966 Place of Birth: Rawal Pindi, Pakistan ¶4. Name: S M Moniruzzaman Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit: Naval HQ Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 738 Date of Birth: 15 November 1969 Place of Birth: Kustia, 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