THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS BANGKOK 002804 SIPDIS STATE FOR EAP/MLS, L/EAP, L/PM, PM/ISO, INR AND DRL PACOM FOR FPA CHRISTY, JIATF/WEST FOR COMMANDER BUSCH E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH SUBJECT: THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: JOINT INTERAGENCY TASK FORCES WEST BANGKOK, BAKER TORCH 09-1, KING RAMA VI SPECIAL TRAINING CAMP,HUA HIN, THAILAND, OCTOBER 27 THROUGH DECEMBER 4,2008. REF: A. JIATF/THAI MEMOS DATED September 12, 2008 ¶B. 05 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) JIATF West Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the unit and the commander listed below, which have been selected to attend the above-mentioned course. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information at this time of gross violations of human rights by this unit and this person. Embassy Bangkok Political Officer, Melissa G. Carlson, is the verifying officer for the BAKER TORCH 09-2, Joint Interagency Task Force West, Royal Thai Marine Police Camp, vicinity Nong Khai (Sri Chiang Mai),Thailand, May 4 through June 19, 2009. Unit and Commander: Pol. Col. Saksira Pheak-Um, Royal Thai Marine Police, Nong Khai, DPOB: August 10, 1966; Bangkok, TH. ENTWISTLE