LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

UNCLAS DHAKA 000078 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS CONTINGENT COMMANDER COURSE (PKOCCC) IN USA, FEBRUARY 15-26, 2010 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the International Peacekeeping Operations Contingent Commander Course (PKOCCC) in USA, which will begin on February 15, 2010. Post vetting was completed on January 24, 2010. Post requests that vetting be completed by February 07, 2010 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: ¶1. Name: Syed Irshad Ahmed Rank: Captain Unit: BNS Haji Mohsin Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: P No 239 Date of Birth: 06 September 1959 Place of Birth: Dhaka, Bangladesh ¶2. Name: Mohammad Obaidur Rahman Rank: Group Captain Unit: Air Headquarters Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: BD/7315 Date of Birth: 05 December 1962 Place of Birth: Dhaka, Bangladesh ¶3. Name: Mohd Golam Hossain Sarkar Rank: Colonel Unit: Adamjee Cantonment Public School and College Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: BA-2093 Date of Birth: 31 August 1959 Place of Birth: Jessore, 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