LEAHY VETTING FOR THE WORKSHOP ON SECURITY SECTOR

UNCLAS DHAKA 000922 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR THE WORKSHOP ON SECURITY SECTOR DEVELOPMENT: NATIONAL PRIORITIES AND REGIONAL APPROACHES" IN HAWAII, USA, OCTOBER 5 - 9, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the workshop on "Security Sector Development: National Priorities and Regional Approaches" in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, which will begin on October 5, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 24, ¶2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by October 1 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: ¶1. Name: Nur Mohammad Rank: Inspector General of Police Unit: Bangladesh Police Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: BP5684000787 Date of Birth: 18 November 1956 Place of Birth: Kishoregonj, Bangladesh ¶2. Name: Md. Gulam Hussain Rank: Additional Secretary Unit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: ID no# 7233 Date of Birth: 9 January 1955 Place of Birth: Chandpur, 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 Acting Human Rights Officer is Enrique Gallego, unclass e-mail: GallegoER@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