THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS BANGKOK 001282 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. PIYA KONGKHUM, COL. VIT CHAROENSIRI, AND POL. COL. SUPARUK CHAILANGKARN REF: A. DAO MEMO DATED 23 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) DAO has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individuals listed below to participate in the Comprehensive Security Response to Terrorism Course at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies from 20 March - 7 April 2006. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by this person. Embassy Bangkok Political/Military Officer, Mark B. Lambert, is the verifying officer for the Embassy/Department of State. Mr. Piya KONGKHUM, Chief, Global Terrorism Analytical Desk National Intelligence Agency, Office of the Prime Minister DOB: 14 June 1961 Col. Vit CHAROENSIRI, Chief of Intelligence Royal Thai Supreme Command (Counterterrorist Operations Center),Supreme Command Hq. DOB: 2 June 1959 Pol. Colonel Suparuk CHAILANGKARN, Deputy Commander Police Aviation Division, Royal Thai Police, Pathumwan, Bangkok DOB: 11 March 1959 BOYCE