THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS BANGKOK 000366 SIPDIS 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 - JCET BALANCE TORCH 08-3, THAILAND, MARCH 25 - JUNE 17, 2008 REF: A. JUSMAG/THAI MEMOS DATED JANUARY 30, 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 Individuals listed below, who 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 these persons. Embassy Bangkok Political Officer, Guy Margalith, is the verifying officer for the Embassy/Department of State. JCET BALANCE TORCH 08-3, THAILAND, MARCH 25 - JUNE 17, 2008. PARTICIPANTS: ¶1. Colonel Chalit Puangmaleepadub, 4th Special Forces Regiment, Royal Thai Army Special Warfare Command, DPOB: May 13, 1959; Prajinburi, TH. ¶2. Colonel Uttaporn Paopajak, 5th Special Forces Regiment, Royal Thai Army Special Warfare Command, DPOB: May 13, 1959; Bangkok, TH. ¶3. First Lieutenant Damrong Kladmoon, 3rd Army Area Long Range Reconnaissance Company, DPOB: June 29, 1978; Surin, TH. JOHN