A Silver Notice has been issued against Karan A. Chanana, the chairman and managing director of Amira Pure Foods, who was reportedly declared a fugitive economic offender, in connection with an alleged Rs 1,200 crore(over $130,000 USD) bank loan fraud case. Today’s post will detail the facts of the case, what a Silver
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Lyon, France: INTERPOL’s CCF Annual Activity Report for 2024 (Post 2 of 3)
- Access requests
Lyon, France: INTERPOL’s CCF Annual Activity Report for 2024- Growing Requests(Post 1 of 3)
This series of posts will focus on INTERPOL’s Commission for the Control of INTERPOL Files(CCF) 2024 activity report,* including the growth of requests for access, deletion, and revision of INTERPOL notices.
In the beginning
The CCF was founded in 1984. At that time, it was called the Supervisory Board for the Internal Commission for…
Bosnia- INTERPOL and Politically Motivated Red Notices(post 2 of 2)
Today’s post will address Article 3 of INTERPOL’s constitution and why it exists.
When an INTERPOL member country’s Red Notice request appears to be predominantly motivated by political, military, religious, or racial reasons, Article 3 requires that the organization deny the request.
Using the example cited in part 1 of this series, Bosnian officials sought…
Bosnia- INTERPOL and Politically Motivated Red Notices (post 1 of 2)
Today’s post will address political motivation requests from INTERPOL member countries, and the effect they have on individuals as well as the organization as a whole.
As an example from last year, consider the case of Milorad Dodik. As reported by Reuters, INTERPOL has denied a Bosnian court’s request for a Red Notice for…
Morocco: INTERPOL’s 93rd General Assembly(Post 2 of 2)
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INTERPOL is soon to host its 93rd General Assembly (GA) from the 24th to the 27th of November in Marrakech, Morocco.
Each year, a different member country welcomes representatives from all over the world to discuss and vote on varying global law enforcement issues. Often, before an assembly, the Red Notice Law Journal discusses the…
Nov 17: Discussion on General Assembly 2025 INTERPOL Elections
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Many thanks to my friends and colleagues at Red Notice Monitor for inviting me to join in today’s discussion ahead of major elections at INTERPOL during this year’s General Assembly.
The talk was chaired by Rhys Davies, with fellow speakers Ted Bromund and Ben Keith.
For anyone who missed it, the link to…
Lyon, France: Red Notice Subject Q&A
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In today’s post, we deviate from our usual formatting to answer some of the questions frequently posed by Red Notice subjects:
Q: How can a Red Notice be issued based on false charges?
A: As written in a similar blog posted previously, INTERPOL allows its member countries to request or issue Red Notices if…
Join us on July 30 for a panel on the Latest Developments in INTERPOL’s Redress Mechanism
- Challenges faced by the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF)
- New CCF case
INTERPOL: A win is a win (or, how sometimes a simple inquiry results in Red Notice removal)
By Michelle Estlund on
Here’s an odd fact: sometimes an inquiry alone can lead to a Red Notice removal.
INTERPOL’s CCF (the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files, discussed here) is an unusual venue in which to represent clients. Its purpose (human rights and due process observation in the context of a law enforcement support organization) is…