THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS BANGKOK 002403 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 BANGKOK, COURSES, TEXAS AND HAWAII, OCTOBER 21 - APRIL 09 2010 REF: A. JUSMAG MEMO DATED SEPTEMBER 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 4 individuals listed below, who have been selected to participate in the above-mentioned courses. 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: Advanced Security Cooperation, Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies, Hawaii, 21 October 21 - Dec 10, 2009. JUSMAG is the funding agency. Participants: Name: Terdsak Trirattanagool DPOB: 02 Aug 1960; Tak, Thailand Title/Rank: Special Colonel Unit: Nation Defense Studies Institute, Headquarters National Defense Name: Pariwat Kanchanawila DPOB: 12 Oct 1971; Bangkok, Thailand Title/Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Unit: Counter Terrorist Operations Center, Donmuang District Course: Language Instructor Basic, Defense Language Institute, Lackland AFB, Texas, September 30, 2009 - April 09, 2010. JUSMAG is the funding agency. Participants: Name: Saranya Punpermsiri DPOB: 26 Mar 1980; Bangkok, Thailand Title/Rank: Captain Unit: Army Language Center, Army Training Command Name: Pinpattra Kaewplang DPOB: 14 Aug 1984; Bangkok, Thailand Title/Rank: Second Lieutenant Unit: Army Language Center, Army Training Command JOHN