LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Instructor Development Course from

UNCLAS DHAKA 000946 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 - Instructor Development Course from October 18-29, 2009. ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the ATA - Instructor Development Course from October 18-29, 2009, In Dhaka, Bangladesh. Post vetting was completed on October 6. Post requests that vetting be completed by October 15 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: ¶1. Name: Shree Ronajit Das DOB: August 12, 1972 Rank: Nayek ¶2. Name: Murshed Alam DOB: December 31, 1982 Rank: Constable ¶3. Name: Abdul Hannan DOB: January 10, 1983 Rank: Constable ¶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