LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Preventing Attacks Against Soft

UNCLAS DHAKA 000565 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Preventing Attacks Against Soft Targets COURSE, July 20-31, 2009. ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Preventing Attacks Against Soft Targets COURSE, In Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on July 20-31, 2009. Post vetting was completed on 06/04/2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by 06/30/2009 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: ¶1. Name: Mir Md. Alimuzzaman Rank: Inspector DOB: October 28, 1966 POB: Bangladesh ¶2. Name: Md. Aynal Haque Rank: Inspector DOB: September 24, 1962 POB: Bangladesh ¶3. Name: Md. Masud Parvez Rank: Sub Inspector DOB: January 1, 1977 POB: Bangladesh ¶4. Name: Md. Kamrul Islam Miah Rank: Sub-Inspector DOB: March 31, 1968 POB: Bangladesh ¶5. Name: Mohammad Momin Khan Rank: Sub Inspector DOB: January 26, 1979 POB: Bangladesh ¶6. Name: Md. Mozibor Rahman Rank: Sub Inspector DOB: September 20, 1968 POB: Bangladesh ¶7. Name: Jasim Uddin Rank: Inspector DOB: November 11, 1961 POB: Bangladesh ¶8. Name: Gawhrul Ahsan Rank: Sub Inspector DOB: January 17, 1962 POB: Bangladesh ¶9. Name: Rakibul Islam Rank: Sub - Inspector DOB: March 12, 1980 POB: Bangladesh ¶10. Name: Ali Farid Ahmed Rank: Inspector DOB: November 1, 1967 POB: Bangladesh ¶11. Name: Belayet Hossain Rank: Sub Inspector DOB: September 24, 1969 POB: Bangladesh ¶12. Name: Muhammad Yer Hossain Rank: Sub Inspector DOB: January 2, 1971 POB: Bangladesh ¶13. Name: Md. Israfil Mozumder Rank: Sub Inspector DOB: April 20, 1970 POB: Bangladesh ¶14. Name: sheikh Mohammed Ali Rank: sub Inspector DOB: June 20, 1978 POB: Bangladesh ¶15. Name: Md. Mahbub Alam Rank: Sub Inspector DOB: December 5, 1971 POB: Bangladesh ¶16. Name: Mohammad Omar Faruk Rank: Sub Inspector DOB: January 1, 1973 POB: Bangladesh ¶17. Name: A.T.M. Mahiuddin Serneabat Rank: Lt. Col (Retd.) DOB: March 23, 1957 POB: Bangladesh ¶18. Name: Habibur Rahman Rank: Lt. Col (Retd.) DOB: November 1, 1951 POB: Bangladesh ¶19. Name: Saiful Alam Saleh Rank: Lt. Col (retd.) DOB: January 12, 1959 POB: Bangladesh 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." Post Human Rights Officer is David Arulanantham, unclass e-mail:arulananthamdp@state.gov. 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