THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS BANGKOK 001750 SIPDIS SENSITIVE STATE FOR EAP/BCLTV, L/PM, PM/ISO, INR AND DRL PACOM FOR FPA HUSO E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING SUBJECT: THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: LT.JG. PUTPORN YING-IN REF: A. JUSMAG/THAI MEMO OF (DATE) ¶B. STATE 021314 - GUIDANCE ¶C. 03 STATE 34981 - GUIDANCE ¶1. (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. ¶2. (SBU) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Lt.JG. Putporn YING-IN, Marines Division, Royal Thai Navy, WCN 1588 who has been selected to attend the Special English Training at Lackland AFB, TX from 27 April - 1 July 2005 and the Set Basic Officer Course at Quantico VA from 7 July 2005 - 13 January 2006. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by this individual. Embassy Bangkok Political Counselor, Robert J. Clarke, is the verifying officer for the Embassy/Department of State. BOYCE