THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS BANGKOK 003275 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: JUSMAG - 533 COMBAT SYSTEMS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, NAVAL POST GRADUATE SCHOOL, MONTEREY, CA, DECEMBER 28, 2008 - DECEMBER 17, 2010 REF: A. JUSMAG/THAI MEMOS DATED OCTOBER 16, 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) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, who has been selected to attend the course scheduled below. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information at this time of gross violations of human rights by this person. Embassy Bangkok Political Officer, Melissa G. Carlson, is the verifying officer for the Embassy/Department of State. JUSMAG - 533 Combat Systems Science and Technology Naval Post Graduate School, Monterey, CA, December 28, 2008 - December 17, ¶2010. PARTICIPANT: Name: Ponsakorn Sommai Title: Lieutenant Junior Grade Unit: Electronics Division, Naval Electronics Department, Royal Thai Navy DPOB: November 04, 1980; Bangkok, Thailand. JOHN