THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS BANGKOK 000187 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, SPECIAL ENGLISH TRAINING AND BASIC OFFICER, U.S., FEBRUARY 11 - NOVEMBER 06, 2009 REF: A. JUSMAG MEMO DATED JANUARY 21, 2009 ¶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 Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, who has been selected to participate in the above-mentioned course. 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, Special English Training Lackland Air Force Base, TX) and Basic Officer (U.S. Marine Corps, Quantico, VA),February 11 - November 06, 2009. Participant: Name: Bodin Suntad DPOB: 12/25/1983; Kanchanaburi, Thailand Title/Rank: Second Lieutenant Unit: First Infantry Regiment, Marine Division, Royal Thai Marine Corps. JOHN