LEAHY VETTING FOR AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY CAPTAINS CAREER

UNCLAS DHAKA 000516 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY CAPTAINS CAREER COURSE IN USA, JULY 06, 2009 TO JANUARY 14, 2010 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Air Defense Artillery Captains Career Course in USA, which will begin on July 06, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 21, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 22 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: ¶1. Name: Muhammad Rashedul Islam Rank: Captain Unit: Special Security Force Unit Location: DHAKA Service Number: 6648 Date of Birth: 05 December 1979 Place of Birth: Gazipur, 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. PASI