Cablegate: Leahy Vetting for Civil Military Observer Course (Cmlo) In

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UNCLAS DHAKA 000845

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DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR CIVIL MILITARY OBSERVER COURSE (CMLO) IN
BANGLADESH, 6-17 SEPTEMBER, 2009

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

2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in
Civil Military Observer Course (CMLO) in Bangladesh, which will
begin on September 6, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August
27, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 3 to
provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department
conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates:

1. Name: Mollah Musfikur Reza
Rank: Major
Unit: 11 Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
Unit Location: Bogra
Personal Number: 4422
Date of Birth: 01 January 1972
Place of Birth: Bogra, Bangladesh

2. Name: Md Mahbubul Haque
Rank: Major
Unit: Bangladesh Infantry Regiment Center
Unit Location: Rajshahi
Personal Number: 4814
Date of Birth: 01 March 1972
Place of Birth: Mymensingh, Bangladesh

3. Name: S M Azad
Rank: Major
Unit: 1 Para Commando Battalion
Unit Location: Sylhet
Personal Number: 4917
Date of Birth: 01 January 1974
Place of Birth: Khulna, Bangladesh

4. Name: Abu Jalal Md Iqbal
Rank: Major
Unit: 12 Lancer
Unit Location: Ghatail
Personal Number: 6030
Date of Birth: 01 March 1979
Place of Birth: Sylhet, Bangladesh

5. Name: Md Abdul Muttakim
Rank: Major
Unit: 30 Field Regiment Artillery
Unit Location: Khagrachari
Personal Number: 5633
Date of Birth: 25 August 1976
Place of Birth: Bogra, Bangladesh

6. Name: Md Moniruzzaman Khan
Rank: Major
Unit: Bangladesh Military Academy
Unit Location: Chittagong
Personal Number: 5769
Date of Birth: 29 November 1972
Place of Birth: Norsingdhi, Bangladesh

7. Name: Md Ahsan Ul Islam
Rank: Captain
Unit: 11 Sp Regiment Artillery
Unit Location: Bogra
Personal Number: 5619
Date of Birth: 06 July 1981
Place of Birth: Rajbari, Bangladesh

8. Name: Abdullah Al-Mamun Billah
Rank: Captain
Unit: 2 Engineers Battalion
Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number: 6650
Date of Birth: 26 December 1981
Place of Birth: Khulna, Bangladesh

9. Name: Hosneara Khatun
Rank: Captain
Unit: Ordinance Center and School
Unit Location: Rajendrapur
Personal Number: 6855
Date of Birth: 01 January 1983
Place of Birth: Dhaka, Bangladesh

10. Name: Ahmed Murtaza Reza
Rank: Major
Unit: East Bengal Regiment Center
Unit Location: Chittagong
Personal Number: 5162

Date of Birth: 04 July 1974
Place of Birth: Dinajpur, Bangladesh

11. Name: M Ehsanullah Khan
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Unit: ABU BAKR/COMBAN/OSTG
Unit Location: Chittagong
Personal Number: 933
Date of Birth: 17 August 1973
Place of Birth: Dhaka, Bangladesh

12. Name: A H M Mosiur Rahman
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Unit: TITUMIR/SOLAM
Unit Location: Khulna
Personal Number: 1373
Date of Birth: 28 November 1967
Place of Birth: Rajshahi, Bangladesh

13. Name: M Harun-or-Rashid
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Unit: BN Dockyard
Unit Location: Chittagong
Personal Number: 1250
Date of Birth: 05 January 1976
Place of Birth: Jessore, Bangladesh

14. Name: Md Mahmudul Karim
Rank: Squadron Leader
Unit: M R U BAF
Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number: 8550
Date of Birth: 07 June 1972
Place of Birth: Bogra, Bangladesh

15. Name: SM Kamruzzaman
Rank: Squadron Leader
Unit: BAF KTL
Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number: 8713
Date of Birth: 01 January 1977
Place of Birth: Khulna, Bangladesh

16. Name: Salehuddin Ahmed Russel
Rank: Flight Lieutenant
Unit: Air Headquarters
Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number: 8926
Date of Birth: 01 December 1976
Place of Birth: Feni, Bangladesh

17. Name: Md Arif Shahriar Shams
Rank: Major
Unit: Bangladesh Rifles
Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number: 4602
Date of Birth: 15 December 1971
Place of Birth: Dhaka, Bangladesh

18. Name: Amirul Azim
Rank: Major
Unit: 23 Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
Unit Location: Bogra
Personal Number: 5180
Date of Birth: 23 July 1975
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

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