THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS BANGKOK 001041 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE FOR EAP/BCLTV, L/EAP, L/PM, PM/ISO, INR AND DRL E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING SUBJECT: THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: MR. SUKHUM OPASNIPUTH AND MR. APIKIT CH. ROJPARSERT REF: A. DEA MEMO DATED 8 FEB. 2006 ¶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) DEA has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individuals listed below who will be attending a DEA sponsored training initiative regarding chemical precursors in Hong Kong. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by these persons. Embassy Bangkok Political/Military Officer, Mark B. Lambert, is the verifying officer for the Embassy/Department of State. Mr. Sukhum OPASNIPUTH, Director Law Enforcement, Office of Narcotics Control Board, DPOB: 9 April 1953 - Sukhothai, Thailand Mr. Apikit Ch. ROJPARSERT, Chief Precursor Control Officer, Office of Narcotics Control Board, DPOB: 21 Jan. 1969, Bangkok, Thailand. BOYCE