THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS BANGKOK 004823 SIPDIS STATE FOR EAP/BCLTV, L/PM, PM/ISO, INR AND DRL PACOM FOR FPA HUSO, JIATF/WEST FOR COMMANDER BUSCH E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING SUBJECT: THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: COL. VIT CHAROENSIRI REF: A. JUSMAG/THAI MEMO OF 13 JULY 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. Vit CHAROENSIRI, Counter Terrorist Operations Center, who has been selected to attend the WCN 2400, CCMR Course at Monterey, CA from Sept 8 - 23, 2005. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by this individual. Embassy Bangkok Acting Political Counselor, James F. Cole, is the verifying officer for the Embassy/Department of State. BOYCE