LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Post Blast Investigation in North

UNCLAS DHAKA 000873 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Post Blast Investigation in North Carolina, USA from October 5-23, 2009. ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Post Blast Investigation in North Carolina, USA from October 5-23, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 08, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 23, 2009 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: ¶1. Name: Sha Mizan Shafiur Rahman Rank: Additional Superintendent of Police DOB: August 25, 1971, Natore ¶2. Name: Elias Sharif Rank: Additional Deputy Police Commissioner DOB: October 2, 1973, Faridpur ¶3. Name: Syed Moshfiqur Rhman Rank: Additional Superintendent of Police DOB: July 2, 1970, Joypurhat ¶4. Name: Md. Mizanur Rahman Rank: Sr. Assistant Superintendent of Police DOB: August 31, 1969 ¶5. Name: Mohammad Muniruzzaman Rank: Inspector DOB: January 16, 1967, Pirijpur ¶6. Name: Md. Kabir Hossain Rank: Inspector DOB: July 1, 1965 ¶7. Name: Md. Tota Mia Rank: Inspector DOB: June 15, 1966, Norail ¶8. Name: Sheikh Ali Akbar Rank: Sub Inspector DOB: January 15, 1971, Bagethat ¶9. Name: Mohammad Monirul Islam Rank: Sub Inspector DOB: August 15, 1977, Noakhali ¶10. Name: Mohammed Nurul Absar Rank: Sub Inspector DOB: October 30, 1975, Feni ¶11. Name: Abu Ahammad al Mamun Rank: Assistant Police Commissioner DOB: September 1, 1975, Feni ¶12. Name: Md. Shohidullah Rank: Assistant Police Commissioner DOB: February 25, 1974, Sherpur ¶13. Name: ABM Rawshan Rank: Assistant Police Commissioner DOB: September 29, 1966, Norail ¶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