LEAHY VETTING FOR APCSS ALUMNI WORKSHOP IN PHILIPPINES,

UNCLAS DHAKA 000583 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR APCSS ALUMNI WORKSHOP IN PHILIPPINES, JULY 13-15, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The APCSS Alumni Workshop in Philippines, which will begin on July 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 09, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 20 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: ¶1. Name: Rabiul Islam Sikder Rank: Group Captain Unit: Defense Services Command and Staff College Unit Location: Dhaka Service Number: BD - 7409 Date of Birth: 05 October 1962 Place of Birth: Dhaka, 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