Cablegate: Thailand: Embassy/State Department Human Rights
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030244Z Oct 05
UNCLAS BANGKOK 006282
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EAP/BCLTV, L/PM, PM/ISO, INR AND DRL
PACOM FOR FPA HUSO
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
SUBJECT: THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS
VETTING FOR: 7 INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND POST BLAST
INVESTIGATIONS COURSE
REF: A. ILEA BANGKOK MEMO OF SEPTEMBER 29 2005
B. 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) ILEA BANGKOK has requested that the Embassy/State
Department complete human rights vetting for the following
individuals, who have been selected to attend the Post Blast
Investigations Course, Session 10, in Bangkok Thailand from
October 3rd-14th, 2005:
Pol. Lt. Col. Saksiri Khemkhao, Border Patrol Police Bureau,
DOB: 17 June 1969
Pol. Cpt. Uthan Chumpoo, Quartermasters and Ordnance
Division, DOB: 16 April 1956
Pol. Lt. Col. Noppakhun Kiratikarnkul, Forensic Science
Regional, DOB: 24 July 1955
Lt. Sara Pinya, Armed Forces Security Centre, DOB: 06
September 1978
Sgt. Maj. Piyarat Wongras, Armed Forces Security Centre, DOB:
01 March 1977
Pol. Lt. Soonthorn Sampaoyon, Explosive Ordnance Special
Force, DOB: 01 July 1960
Pol. Sen. Sgt. Maj. Niwat Rasikoon, Ordnance Special Force,
DOB: 04 February 1962
Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information of gross
violations of human rights by this individual. Embassy
Bangkok Political Officer, Jeremy P. Nathan, is the verifying
officer for the Embassy/Department of State.
BOYCE