THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS BANGKOK 002107 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 - COURSES IN CALIFORNIA, SEPTEMBER 12 - DECEMBER 06, 2009 REF: A. JUSMAG MEMO DATED AUGUST 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 the individuals below, who have been selected to attend the below-mentioned course. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information at this time of gross violations of human rights by these persons. Embassy Bangkok Political Officer, Gillian R. Apfel, is the verifying officer for the Embassy/Department of State. - Course: Civil-Military Response to Terrorism, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, September 12 - 25, 2009. JUSMAG is the funding agency. Name: Passawee Boriboon DPOB: November 13, 1971, Bangkok, Thailand Title/Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Unit: Office of the Policy and Planning, Ministry of Defense. - Course: International Defense Management, Defense Resource Management Institute, Monterey, California, September 19 - December 06, 2009. JUSMAG is the funding agency. Name: Kannika Crutsin DPOB: October 03, 1960; Bangkok, Thailand Title/Rank: Wing Commander Unit: Royal Thai Armed Forces. JOHN