LEAHY VETTING FOR ON MARITIME TERRORISM SEMINAR IN COLOMBO,

UNCLAS DHAKA 000864 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR ON MARITIME TERRORISM SEMINAR IN COLOMBO, SEPTEMBER 22-25, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Maritime Terrorism Seminar, which will begin on September 22, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 16 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: ¶1. Name: M Shafiqul Alam Rank: Commander Unit: Bangladesh Coast Guard Headquarters Unit Location: DHAKA Personal Number: 276 Date of Birth: 14 December 1962 Place of Birth: Chittagong, Bangladesh ¶2. Name: Mudasser Nasir Rank: Commodre Unit: BNS Haji Mohsin Unit Location: DHAKA Cantonment Personal Number: 242 Date of Birth: 31 December 1959 Place of Birth: Dhaka, 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