Leahy Vetting for Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Human Rights

UNCLAS DHAKA 000084

SIPDIS

DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
SUBJECT: Leahy Vetting for Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Human Rights
(HR) Subject Matter Expert Exchange(SMEE),Feb 4-5 and Feb 9-10,
2009


1. This is an action request. See para three.


2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in
the RAB HR SMEE Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on
February 4, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 21, 2009.
Post requests that vetting be completed by January 26, 2009 to
provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department
conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates:


1. Name: Syed Sydis Sakalayen
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Unit: RAB HQ, Operations Wing
Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Personal Number:
Date of Birth: 23-08-1966
Place of Birth: Saudpur


2. Name: Md Abdul Majid, psc, G
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Unit: RAB HQ, Intelligence Wing
Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Personal Number:
Date of Birth: 31-12-1967
Place of Birth: Noakhali


3. Name: Md Ashaque Ibne Anower
Rank: Captain
Unit: RAB HQ, Operations Wing
Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Personal Number:
Date of Birth: 10-6-82
Place of Birth: Laxmipur


4. Name: Asif Azmin
Rank: Captain
Unit: RAB HQ, Intelligence Wing
Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Personal Number:
Date of Birth: 01-05-1983
Place of Birth: Barisal


5. Name: Md Tozammel Huq
Rank: Captain
Unit: RAB HQ, Communication & MIS Wing
Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Personal Number:
Date of Birth: 15-11-1980
Place of Birth: Khulna


6. Name: Mirza Ahmed Syfur Rahman
Rank: Major
Unit: RAB-1
Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Personal Number:
Date of Birth: 01-05-1977
Place of Birth: Comilla


7. Name: Raihan Asgor Khan, GD(P)
Rank: Flight Lieutenant
Unit: RAB-1
Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Personal Number:
Date of Birth: 21-01-1984
Place of Birth: Dhaka


8. Name: Mohammad Monjurul Bashar
Rank: Major
Unit: RAB-2
Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Personal Number:
Date of Birth: 01-03-1975
Place of Birth: Dhaka


9. Name: Md Zulkar Nian Priance
Rank: Captain
Unit: RAB-2
Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Personal Number:
Date of Birth: 07-10-1981
Place of Birth: Tangail


10. Name: Syed Rakibul Hassan
Rank: Squadron Leader
Unit: RAB-3
Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh



Personal Number:
Date of Birth: 01-01-1975
Place of Birth: Dhaka


11. Name: N M Nasiruddin
Rank: ASP
Unit: RAB-3
Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Personal Number:
Date of Birth: 13-03-1977
Place of Birth: Manikgonj


12. Name: Nafis Ahmed
Rank: Flight Lieutenant
Unit: RAB-4
Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Personal Number:
Date of Birth: 08-12-1982
Place of Birth: Manikgonj


13. Name: Nurul Anwar Chbowdhury
Rank: Major
Unit: RAB-10
Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Personal Number:
Date of Birth: 25-5-1969
Place of Birth: Chittagong


14. Name: Anwar Hossain Khan
Rank: Addl SP
Unit: RAB-10
Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Personal Number:
Date of Birth: 21-1-1970
Place of Birth: Kushtia


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