THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS BANGKOK 005665

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. SUNAI PRAPHUCHANAY

REF: A. JUSMAG/THAI MEMO OF 11 AUG 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. Sunai
PRAPHUCHANAY, 3rd Special Forces Regiment, who has been
selected to attend the WCN N/A, Civilian-Military Response to
Terrorism Course at Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA
from 8 Sept - 23 Sept 2005. Embassy Bangkok possesses no
credible information of gross violations of human rights by
this individual. Embassy Bangkok Political/Military Officer,
Mark B. Lambert, is the verifying officer for the
Embassy/Department of State.
ARVIZU