LEAHY VETTING FOR ADVANCE SECURITY COOPERATION (ASC-2) IN

UNCLAS DHAKA 000945 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR ADVANCE SECURITY COOPERATION (ASC-2) IN USA, OCTOBER 21 TO DECEMBER 10, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Advance Security Cooperation (ASC-2) in USA, which will begin on October 21, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 06, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by October 19, 2009 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: ¶1. Name: Mohiuddin Razib Rank: Commodore Unit: BNS Haji Mohsin Unit Location: Dhaka Cantonment Personal Number: BN- 234 Date of Birth: 31 December 1958 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 R 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