LEAHY VETTING FOR ICE - "Bulk Cash Smuggling Training",

UNCLAS DHAKA 000658 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR ICE - "Bulk Cash Smuggling Training", July 27-30, 2009. ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ICE - "Bulk Cash Smuggling Training", In Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on July 27-30, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 2. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 13 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: ¶1. Name: Khan Mohammad Abu Naser Rank: Assistant Superintendent of Police DOB: September 09, 1974 POB: Bangladesh ¶2. Name: Nurjahan Begum Rank: Assistant Superintendent of Police DOB: September 1, 1953 POB: Bangladesh ¶3. Name: Md. Mahfuzur Rahman Rank: Inspector DOB: December 1, 1965 POB: 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