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