LEAHY VETTING FOR COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM CONFERENCE -

UNCLAS DHAKA 000888 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM CONFERENCE - DHAKA, SEPTEMBER 27-29, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Countering Violent Extremism Conference in Dhaka, which will begin on 27 September 2009. Post vetting was completed on September ¶14. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 24 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: ¶1. Name: Md Tariqual Islam Rank: Major Unit: Military Operation Directorate Unit Location: Dhaka Cantonment Personal Number: 4978 Date of Birth: 12 September 1973 Place of Birth: Kushtia, 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