THAILAND HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: POLICE COLONEL

UNCLAS BANGKOK 007155

SIPDIS

STATE FOR EAP/BCLTV, L/PM, PM/ISO, INR AND DRL

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
SUBJECT: THAILAND HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: POLICE COLONEL
ANURAK SAITHONG AND POLICE LT. COLONEL THANAYOS SUKRATANA

REF: DEA MEMO/E-MAIL DATED 9 NOVEMBER 2005


1. (U) This is an action request for human rights
verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2.


2. (U) DEA has requested that the Embassy/State Department
complete human rights vetting request for Police Colonel
Anurak SAITHONG and Police Lt. Colonel Thanayos SUKRATANA who
will be new signatures for payments made to their units by
DEA personnel. 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