THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS BANGKOK 007152 SIPDIS STATE FOR EAP/BCLTV, L/EAP, L/PM, PM/ISO, INR AND DRL PACOM FOR FPA HUSO, JIATF/WEST FOR COMMANDER BUSCH E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING SUBJECT: THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: CPT. SITTHISAK MINWONG REF: A. JUSMAG-THAI MEMO DATED 18 OCT 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) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Cpt. Sitthisak MINWONG, 1st Infantry Division, King's Guard, who has been selected to attend the WCN 6063, Specialized English Language Training Course at Lackland AFB, TX from 18 Nov 2005 - 20 Jan. 2006 and Inter EOD Phase I, II at Eglin AFB, FL from 22 Jan - 29 July 2007. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by this person. Embassy Bangkok Political Counselor, Susan M. Sutton, is the verifying officer for the Embassy/Department of State. BOYCE