LEAHY VETTING FOR THE WORKSHOP ON SECURITY SECTOR

UNCLAS DHAKA 000924 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. Post vetting was completed on September 27. Post requests that vetting be completed by October 2 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: ¶1. Name: Syed Yusuf Mahbub Ali Rank: Brigadier General Unit: Infantry Bde Unit Location: Comilla Personal Number: BA - 2059 Date of Birth: 01 Mar 1959 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