HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS STATE 054786 SIPDIS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING FOR ABDULRAZZAQ REF: BAGHDAD 1328 ¶1. (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much time as possible to allow for additional processing procedures that may be required. Note that if, at any time, the Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incidents which could be deemed to be credible information of a gross violation of human rights by this individual, the Embassy should so inform the Department. ¶2. (SBU) The name of the proposed candidate is as follows: NAME: Basim Yahya ABDULRAZZAQ POSITION: Staff Major Iraqi Army, Ministry of Defense DOB: August 9, 1974 TYPE OF TRAINING: Army Command and General Staff College TRAINING LOCATION: Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, USA DATES OF TRAINING: June 20, 2009 - June 11, 2010 CLINTON