An Interpol Attorney's Perspective on Red Notices, International Extradition and Related Matters
It would seem to all observers of the William Browder case that INTERPOL’s most recent consideration of Russia’s request to issue a Red Notice against Mr. Browder would result in a swift denial, that has not happened.
Instead, INTERPOL is taking its time in issuing a decision on the matter, and has not issued any…
Last week, the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF) met for its final session of the year. Each year, the CCF meets three times a year, which is the minimum number of times it is required to meet according to INTERPOL’s rules.
During its session meetings, the Commission members consider the requests of…
INTERPOL’s next Secretary General, Jürgen Stock, was officially elected this past Friday at the organization’s annual General Assembly. Back in June of this year, INTERPOL’s Executive Committee chose Mr. Stock as its candidate to succeed Ronald Noble in INTERPOL’s “CEO” position.
INTERPOL’s President Mireille Ballestrazzi welcomed the election of the new Secretary General, and said:…
INTERPOL has a new Chairperson for the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files, which is the quasi-appellate arm of the organization. Nina Vajić assumed her new post as Chairperson in September.
INTERPOL’s announcement regarding Ms.Vajić’s new term is found here. In her primary profession, she is a professor of Human Rights Law at…
In the last post, I discussed INTERPOL’s refusal to issue certain Red Notices based on INTERPOL’s determination that the Red Notice requests were predominantly political in nature. INTERPOL’s constitution specifically prohibits the organization’s involvement in matters of a political nature, so even where there is a criminal element to the request, if the overriding element…
Russia’s requests for Red Notices have been the subject of significant media coverage in the last two years. Most recently, INTERPOL reportedly refused to issue a Red Notices for Ihor Kolomoisky, who is accused of masterminding murders, using prohibited methods and means of warfare, abduction, and other crimes linked to the armed conflict in the…
In the last post, I discussed the endemic corruption in Russia’s courts and the need for INTERPOL’s heightened scrutiny of Russia’s Red Notice requests. Today’s focus is on the reason that some litigants fare much worse than others in Russia’s courts, and how that affects INTERPOL.
While Russians generally seem to agree that basic, low-level…
In the last post, I discussed the case of Carmelo Bruzzese, who is wanted by Italian authorities as a Red Notice subject charged with Mafia association.
Although Bruzzese is living openly in Canada, Canadian authorities have never arrested him for the purpose of initiating extradition proceedings due to a lack of dual criminality of the…
The case of Carmelo Bruzzese provides an interesting example of why Red Notices do not always lead to arrest and extradition, even where the alleged crime is rather serious by most standards.
The National Post reports here that Canadian police did not arrest Bruzzese, although they knew where he was living and that he was…
INTERPOL’s current Secretary General, Ronald Noble, will serve in his position until 2015, when his third term as Secretary General ends.
INTERPOL’s Executive Committee has chosen Juergen Stock as the candidate who is likely to become Noble’s successor. His background and qualifications are summarized here, on INTERPOL’s website.
The selection process is explained…
