LEAHY VETTING FOR PACIFIC AIRLIFT RALLY (PAR) IN MALAYSIA,

UNCLAS DHAKA 000789 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR PACIFIC AIRLIFT RALLY (PAR) IN MALAYSIA, 17-21 AUGUST, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Pacific Airlift Rally (PAR) in Malaysia, which will begin on August 17, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 11, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by August 16 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: ¶1. Name: M Zahidur Rahman Rank: Wing Commander Unit: 3 Sqn Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 7974 Date of Birth: 01 January 1966 Place of Birth: Jessore, Bangladesh ¶2. Name: Mohammad Monjurul Hasan Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: 3 Sqn Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 8646 Date of Birth: 16 February 1974 Place of Birth: Tangail, Bangladesh ¶3. Name: Mohammad Zakaria Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: 3 Sqn Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 8642 Date of Birth: 14 November 1975 Place of Birth: Dhaka, Bangladesh ¶4. Name: Tareq Uz Zaman Mohammad Ashek Ul Islam Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: 3 Sqn Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 8690 Date of Birth: 28 February 1978 Place of Birth: Bogra, Bangladesh ¶5. Name: Md Habibur Rahman Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: 3 Sqn Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 8744 Date of Birth: 27 December 1980 Place of Birth: Jessore, Bangladesh ¶6. Name: AKM Rahmat Ullah Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: 3 Sqn Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 8759 Date of Birth: 28 November 1977 Place of Birth: Dhaka, Bangladesh ¶7. Name: Mohammad Mahmudul Hauqe Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: 3 Sqn Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 8838 Date of Birth: 31 December 1980 Place of Birth: Dhaka, Bangladesh ¶8. Name: AHA Mamun-Ar-Rashid Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: 3 Sqn Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 8874 Date of Birth: 02 Dec 1980 Place of Birth: Chapainawabgonj, Bangladesh ¶9. Name: Md Fazle Shahin Haque Rank: Flight Lieutenant Unit: 3 Sqn Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 8908 Date of Birth: 14 January 1983 Place of Birth: Dhaka, Bangladesh ¶10. Name: Tanvir Reza Rank: Flight Lieutenant Unit: 3 Sqn Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 8964 Date of Birth: 01 August 1981 Place of Birth: Tangail, Bangladesh ¶11. Name: Md Shohidul Alam Talukder Rank: Flight Lieutenant Unit: 3 Sqn Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 9178 Date of Birth: 12 October 1984 Place of Birth: Pabna, Bangladesh ¶12. Name: Asaduzzaman Rank: Pilot Officer Unit: 3 Sqn Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 8694 Date of Birth: 19 May 1987 Place of Birth: Dhaka, Bangladesh ¶13. Name: M Rezaul Haque Rank: SWO Unit: 3 Sqn Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 461720 Date of Birth: 01 July 1973 Place of Birth: Chuadanga, Bangladesh ¶14. Name: M Azim Uddin Rank: Sgt Unit: 3 Sqn Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 464732 Date of Birth: 11 November 1980 Place of Birth: Kurigram, Bangladesh ¶15. Name: M Yeasin Ali Khan Rank: MWO Unit: 3 Sqn Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 459742 Date of Birth: 09 May 1967 Place of Birth: Gaibandha, Bangladesh ¶16. Name: M Sultan Mamunur Rashid Rank: Sgt Unit: 3 Sqn Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 464116 Date of Birth: 01 November 1979 Place of Birth: Bogra, Bangladesh ¶17. Name: Syed Nusharat Jahan Rank: Sgt Unit: 3 Sqn Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 464246 Date of Birth: 03 December 1979 Place of Birth: Rangpur, Bangladesh ¶18. Name: Kyoshwe Khoy Marma Rank: Sgt Unit: 3 Sqn Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 463132 Date of Birth: 21 January 1972 Place of Birth: Bandarban, Bangladesh ¶19. Name: Ashraful Islam Rank: Sgt Unit: 3 Sqn Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 463678 Date of Birth: 11 April, 1975 Place of Birth: Thakurgaon, Bangladesh ¶20. Name: Gulzer Hossain Rank: Sgt Unit: 3 Sqn Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 463179 Date of Birth: 15 May 1974 Place of Birth: Dhaka, Bangladesh ¶21. Name: S Akram Hossain Rank: Sgt Unit: 3 Sqn Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 462596 Date of Birth: 15 May 1976 Place of Birth: Bogra, Bangladesh ¶22. Name: M Abul Awal Rank: Sgt Unit: 3 Sqn Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 463188 Date of Birth: 02 August 1974 Place of Birth: Shatkhira, Bangladesh ¶23. Name: Anisur Rahamn Rank: Sgt Unit: 3 Sqn Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 465198 Date of Birth: 28 November 1983 Place of Birth: Bagerhat, Bangladesh ¶24. Name: M Abu Sufian Rank: Sgt Unit: 3 Sqn Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 465620 Date of Birth: 13 January 1982 Place of Birth: Khulna, Bangladesh ¶25. Name: Abdus Sattar Rank: WO Unit: 3 Sqn Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 459845 Date of Birth: 30 November 1969 Place of Birth: B. Baria, Bangladesh ¶26. Name: Jamal Hossain Rank: WO Unit: 3 Sqn Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 460662 Date of Birth: 01 July 1970 Place of Birth: Jessore, Bangladesh ¶27. Name: Humayun Kabir Rank: Sgt Unit: 3 Sqn Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 461640 Date of Birth: 01 June 1971 Place of Birth: Chittagong, Bangladesh ¶28. Name: Nurul Huda Rank: Sgt Unit: 3 Sqn Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 462893 Date of Birth: 22 May 1975 Place of Birth: Habiganj, Bangladesh ¶29. Name: Raju Ahmed Sarker Rank: Sgt Unit: 3 Sqn Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 462922 Date of Birth: 22 June 1974 Place of Birth: Nilphamari, Bangladesh ¶30. Name: Md. Ataur Rank: Sgt Unit: 3 Sqn Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 462943 Date of Birth: 21 October 1973 Place of Birth: Natore, 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 contact until August 23 is Sydnee Hall, unclass email: hallsh2@state.gov. 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