Cablegate: Human Rights Vetting for Counter-Terrorism Fellows

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DEPT. FOR SCA/PB ATTN: BRENT CHRISTENSEN
DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG
DEPT FOR DRL ATTN: ROD MORGAN OR LEROY POTTS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR COUNTER-TERRORISM FELLOWS
PROGRAM, JULY 21 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

1. This is an action request. See para three.

2. The following candidate has been selected for
participation in the Counter-Terrorism Fellows Program in
Washington, DC from July 21 to September 30, 2007. Post
vetting was completed on April 15, 2007. Post requests that
vetting be completed by May 10, 2007, to provide sufficient
time for processing. Post requests the department conduct
Leahy vetting for the following candidate:

Name: Abu Hena Mostafa Kamal
Rank: Lt. Colonel
Unit: 17, East Bengal
Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Personal Number: BA/3235
DOB: 08/17/67
POB: Dinajpur, 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 Luke Zahner, unclass
e-mail:zahnerlv@state.gov.

5. COMMENT: Embassy has no information to indicate this
individual or any unit he has served in has been involved in
gross violations of human rights.
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