Cablegate: Leahy Vetting for Ata - Post Blast Investigation in North

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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 ATA - Post Blast Investigation in North
Carolina, USA from October 5-23, 2009.

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

2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in
the Post Blast Investigation in North Carolina, USA from October
5-23, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 08, 2009. Post
requests that vetting be completed by September 23, 2009 to provide
sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct
Leahy vetting for the following candidates:

1. Name: Sha Mizan Shafiur Rahman
Rank: Additional Superintendent of Police
DOB: August 25, 1971, Natore

2. Name: Elias Sharif
Rank: Additional Deputy Police Commissioner
DOB: October 2, 1973, Faridpur

3. Name: Syed Moshfiqur Rhman
Rank: Additional Superintendent of Police
DOB: July 2, 1970, Joypurhat

4. Name: Md. Mizanur Rahman
Rank: Sr. Assistant Superintendent of Police
DOB: August 31, 1969

5. Name: Mohammad Muniruzzaman
Rank: Inspector
DOB: January 16, 1967, Pirijpur

6. Name: Md. Kabir Hossain
Rank: Inspector
DOB: July 1, 1965

7. Name: Md. Tota Mia
Rank: Inspector
DOB: June 15, 1966, Norail

8. Name: Sheikh Ali Akbar
Rank: Sub Inspector
DOB: January 15, 1971, Bagethat

9. Name: Mohammad Monirul Islam
Rank: Sub Inspector
DOB: August 15, 1977, Noakhali

10. Name: Mohammed Nurul Absar
Rank: Sub Inspector
DOB: October 30, 1975, Feni

11. Name: Abu Ahammad al Mamun
Rank: Assistant Police Commissioner
DOB: September 1, 1975, Feni

12. Name: Md. Shohidullah
Rank: Assistant Police Commissioner
DOB: February 25, 1974, Sherpur

13. Name: ABM Rawshan
Rank: Assistant Police Commissioner
DOB: September 29, 1966, Norail

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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