Cablegate: Leahy Vetting for Ata - Combating Domestic And

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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 - Combating Domestic and
Transnational Terrorism from January 24 - February 04, 2010 (1).

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

2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in
the ATA - Combating Domestic and Transnational Terrorism from
January 24 - February 04, 2010, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Post vetting
was completed on 12/14/2009. Post requests that vetting be
completed by 01/10/2010 to provide sufficient time for processing.
Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following
candidates:

1. Name: Mohammad Shamsul Islam Akand
Rank: ASP. CID, Gazipur District
DPOB: 07/02/73, Dhaka

2. Name: Abu Hena Muhammad Yousuf
Rank: Inspector, CID, Tangail
DPOB: 30/10/64, Naogaon

3. Name: SM Ali Azam Siddiky
Rank: Inspector, CID, Jessore
DPOB: 10/6/66, Dhaka

4. Name: AKM Aminul Haque
Rank: SI, CID, Kishoreganj
DPOB: 14/01/68 Tangail

5. Name: Dewab Lalan Ahmed
Rank: ASP(HQ), Munsiganj
DPOB: 5/12/79, Tangail

6. Name: Rayhan Uddin Khan
Rank: ASP, Gaffargaon Circle, Mymensingh
DPOB: 5/2/79, Gazipur

7. Name: Md. Shameem Hossain
Rank: Inspector, OC Narsingdi Model PS
DPOB: 6/11/65, Dhaka

8. Name: Md. Abul Kalam Azad
Rank: Inspector, DB Netrokona
DPOB: 31/1/57, Patuakhali

9. Name: Md. Ariful Haque
Rank: Inspector, Faridpur
DPOB: 25/11/62, Gopalganj

10. Name: Md. Zahurul Islam Howlader
Rank: Inspector, Madaripur
DPOB: 31/10/67, Pirojpur

11. Name: Md Asadur Rahaman
Rank: SI. Gazipur
DPOB: 18/4/69, Jessore

12. Name: Md Samsul Haq
Rank: SI. Kishoreganj
DPOB: 11/8/64, Tangail

13. Name: Dipok Chandra Saha
Rank: SI, Pangsa PS, Rajbari
DPOB: 16/9/77, Tangail

14. Name: Md. Ziaul Haque
Rank: SI, Shariatpur
DPOB: 26/12/75, Jhalokathi

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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