THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS BANGKOK 005066 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: THE US DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION (DEA), CHIANG MAI RESIDENT OFFICE (CMRO),BASIC DEA SENSITIVE INVESTIGATIVE UNIT (SIU) TRAINING COURSE, QUANTICO, VIRGINIA, OCTOBER 15- NOVEMBER 16, 2007. REF: A. DEA/CMRO MEMO DATED 14 SEPTEMBER 2007 ¶B. 05 STATE 021314 - GUIDANCE ¶C. 03 STATE 34981 - GUIDANCE ¶1. This is an action request. ¶2. (U) DEA/CMRO has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual listed below who has been selected to attend the above-mentioned course(s). Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by this/these person(s). Embassy Bangkok Political Officer, Guy Margalith, is the verifying officer for the Embassy/Department of State. Pol. Sgt. Maj. Seephrai SONNAYA, Group Leader, Chiang Mai Intelligence Center, DPOB: 4 April 1971; A. Muang, Loei, TH BOYCE