I have a client whose Red Notice was recently blocked by INTERPOL. Blocking is an interim measure that an attorney or client can request while the case is being studied by INTERPOL. When this happens, the notice is not visible to INTERPOL’s member countries, and no detention or extradition activity should be taken in relation
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INTERPOL Red Notices and Diffusions- the difference between the two and why it matters
Red Notices are viewed as being at least theoretically valid based upon the requirement that they be approved by the General Secretariat prior to acceptance and/or publication by INTERPOL.
Another animal entirely is the diffusion. A diffusion is a notice shared by any one of INTERPOL’S member countries with the other member countries. It is…
INTERPOL and attorneys- does your attorney designation affect the CCF’s processing of your case?
One of the most personal aspects of an INTERPOL case concerns a Red Notice subject’s decision about attorney representation. On that topic, a reader sent in the following question:
“Can a termination of legal representation of a lawyer after the submission of the application form to the CCF (deletion request) and before the first review
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Red Notice removal from INTERPOL, and when NOT to apply
Some Red Notice subjects are surprised when I tell them that they should not hire me to seek the removal of their names from INTERPOL’s wanted list. There are times when the best course of action is not to go to INTERPOL for relief, at least, not as a first effort. This post addresses those…
INTERPOL Red Notices- how it all works
I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Laurence Colletti of Legal Talk Today. He asked all kinds of questions about INTERPOL and how it works.
To listen to our conversation, click on the link below:
Answers to questions about INTERPOL- for Red Notice Subjects
For people who find themselves the subject of Red Notices, it seems that the more questions they ask, the more confused they become. Part of this phenomenon is due to the nature of INTERPOL: it can be difficult to digest the verbiage used by INTERPOL, and the organization’s processes and rules are not exactly intuitive.…
INTERPOL, Red Notices and Russia’s Navalny situation- how the EU’s response to Russian human rights abuse matters to INTERPOL
As most followers of Russian news know by now, opposition leader and activist Alexei Navalny was detained immediately upon his recent return to Russia, after a 5-month absence due to his recovery in Germany from nerve agent poisoning. It is widely suspected that the Russian Security Service (FSB) is responsible for the poisoning, though officials…
INTERPOL Red Notices and removal (deportation) proceedings after a Red Notice is found
In the last post, I discussed the case of a man who had been placed into removal proceedings by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
That case provided an example of how contact with law enforcement officials for the most basic reason can and does sometimes allow a Red Notice subject to…
INTERPOL Red Notice subjects- how are they found?
One of the most common concerns of people who are Red Notice subjects is how to live in peace while they seek the removal of their Red Notices, a process that can takes many months to complete. The most common ways that people are detected when they are Red Notice subjects include:
- International travel via
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INTERPOL and the Iranian Red Notice request for Donald Trump’s arrest and extradition
Not lost in the chaos of all things related to outgoing U.S. president Donald Trump is Iran’s recent renewed request for Mr. Trump’s arrest. As reported here, Iran is seeking the arrest and extradition of Mr. Trump in order to prosecute him for last year’s targeted killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani.
While it…