THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS BANGKOK 003532 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE FOR EAP/MLS, L/EAP, L/PM, PM/ISO, INR AND DRL E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH SUBJECT: THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: POST BLAST INVESTIGATION COURSE, MALAYSIA 30 JULY - 17 AUG 2007 REF: A. JIATF MEMO DATED JUNE 26 ¶B. 2007 ¶C. 05 STATE 021314 - GUIDANCE ¶D. 03 STATE 34981 - GUIDANCE ¶1. This is an action request. ¶2. (U) JIATF has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individuals listed below who have been selected to attend the following course. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by these persons. Embassy Bangkok Political Officer, Guy Margalith, is the verifying officer for the Embassy/Department of State. POST BLAST INVESTIGATION COURSE, MALAYSIA 30 JULY - 17 AUG 2007 ¶1. Police LT COL Thanawat WATTANAKUL, Special Operations Sub-Division, Crime Supression Division, DPOB: March 9, 1966; Bangkok, TH. ¶2. Police LT COL Nopasin POOLSAWAT, Investigations Center, Metro Police Bureau, DPOB: Sept. 27, 1969; Chai Nat, TH. ¶3. Police LT COL Anurach JITSIL, Crime Scene Inspection, Scientific Crime Detection Division, DPOB: Oct. 15, 1964; Nakon Ratchasima, TH. ¶4. Police MAJ Surasak LERDKRAI, Sub-Division 5, Division 1, Special Branch, DPOB: March 8, 1968; Surin TH. ¶5. Police CAPT Jiraklit JAROUNAPAT, Patrol and Special Operations Division, DPOB: Sept. 4, 1977; Phetchabun, TH. BOYCE