LEAHY VETTING FOR STABILITY, SECURITY, TRANSITION AND

UNCLAS DHAKA 000145 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR STABILITY, SECURITY, TRANSITION AND RECONSTRUCTION (SSTAR) COURSE IN GERMANY, MARCH 16 TO APRIL 02, 2010 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Stability, Security, Transition and Reconstruction (SSTAR) Course in Germany, which will begin on March 16, 2010. Post vetting was completed on February 18, 2010. Post requests that vetting be completed by March 04, 2010 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: ¶1. Name: Mohammad Mamun Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Unit: 35 ST Battalion Unit Location: Comilla Personal Number: BA-4026 Date of Birth: 04 January 1969 Place of Birth: Dhaka, 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 Human Rights Officer is David Arulanantham, unclass e-mail:arulananthamdp@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