LEAHY VETTING FOR APCSS COMPREHENSIVE CRISIS MANAGEMENT

UNCLAS DHAKA 000584 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 COMPREHENSIVE CRISIS MANAGEMENT COURSE IN USA, AUGUST 20, 2009 TO SEPTEMBER 22, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in APCSS Comprehensive Crisis Management Course in USA, which will begin on August 20, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 09, ¶2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 20 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: ¶1. Name: Sheikh Abu Farook Md Rownak Salehin Rank: Major Unit: Bangladesh Army Unit Location: Army HQ, Dhaka Personal Number: BA - 4673 Date of Birth: 25 March 1973 Place of Birth: Satkhira, 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