THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS BANGKOK 002323

SIPDIS

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: COL. DUANGSUDA SUKSAWAD

REF: A. JUSMAG/THAI MEMO OF 19 MARCH 2005


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. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State
Department complete human rights vetting for Col. Duangsuda
SUKSAWAD, Counter-Terrorist Operations Center, WCN (N/A),who
has been selected to attend the Comprehensive Security
Response to Terrorism (CSRT) Course at Honolulu, HI from 18
April - 6 May 2005. 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.
ARVIZU