THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS BANGKOK 000443 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, BALANCE TORCH EXERCISES 09-2, LOP BURI,PHITSANULLOK AND CHIANG MAI, APRIL 20, 2009 - JUNE 30, 2010 REF: A. JUSMAG MEMO DATED FEBRUARY 19, 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 Commanders and the Units below, who have been selected to attend the below-mentioned exercises. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information at this time of gross violations of human rights by these people and their units. Embassy Bangkok Political Officer, Melissa G. Carlson, is the verifying officer for the Embassy/Department of State. JUSMAG, Balance Torch Exercises 09-2, Lop Buri, Phitsanullok and Chiang Mai, April 20, 2009 - June 30, 2010. Units and Commanders: ¶1. Unit: 5th Special Forces Regiment Name: Uttaporn Paopajak DPOB: May 26, 1972; Bangkok, Thailand Title/Rank: Commander, Colonel Unit: Royal Thai Army Funding Agency: SOCOM ¶2. Unit: 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Regiment Name: Sadet Arkajag DPOB: August 14, 1969; Korat, Thailand Title/Rank: Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Unit: Royal Thai Army Special Warfare Command Funding Agency: JUSMAG ¶3. Unit: 4th Special Forces Regiment Name: Chalit Puangmaleepadud DPOB: May 26, 1972; Bangkok, Thailand Title/Rank: Commander, Colonel Unit: Royal Thai Army Funding Agency: JUSMAG. JOHN