An Interpol Attorney's Perspective on Red Notices, International Extradition and Related Matters
In response to the last post on the significant events between Egypt, the U.S., and INTERPOL, and particularly regarding INTERPOL’s stated offer to clarify matters regarding its involvement in a given matter, a reader left this comment:
Thanks for the great work in this area Michelle. My wife, one of the named individuals in
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Chances are, if you’re reading this blog, you have an interest in international politics, crime, persecution, or all of the above. For the information you have accessed thus far in your life regarding such issues, you can likely thank an international journalist or an NGO employee or volunteer. In the last post, we discussed the…
Who should be outraged by Egypt’s recent move to obtain Red Notices against NGO staff members? Out of basic concern for the human condition, all of us. More specifically, and more selfishly, those of us who rely on the activities and findings of international journalists and non-governmental organization (NGO) workers should be very concerned about…
Last week, we addressed the issue of former premier Michael Misick of Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI). A Red Notice was issued against Mr. Misick, based on underlying allegations of money laundering and corruption.
Recently, the TCI government addressed concerns about the reason behind the issuance of the Red Notice. There has been public speculation…
Former Turks and Caicos Premier Michael Misick is now wanted internationally for questioning on corruption allegations by officials in Turks and Caicos, as reported by Jacquline Charles in the Miami Herald, here. The investigation, which has already resulted in the arrest of other government officials, centers on the allegedly fraudulent distribution of government land.
As much as we may complain about some NCB’s (National Central Bureaus) behaving improperly with respect to their INTERPOL duties, it’s always nice to hear that others handle their responsibilities properly.
A few months ago, I spoke with a subject of a Red Notice from Denmark who had agreed to be extradited in order to…
Since completing the first session of the year in late January, the staff and commission members of the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF) are likely a bit tired.
Each year, the number of Red Notices grows. In January, INTERPOL’s Secretary General, Ronald Noble, confirmed that the number of wanted notices in…
A reader commented on February 12 as follows regarding an old post regarding Venezuela’s Red Notice history:
“Your animus towards Venezuela (or towards the Chavez Govt.) is misplaced, given the malfeasance of other INTERPOL member states. The judge you mention, Maria Lourdes Afiun, did not merely dismiss charges against a corrupt Venezuelan banker (which
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In the last post, the focus was on INTERPOL’s consciousness of its potential vulnerability to legal action based on improperly issued Red Notices. INTERPOL’s I-Link system, which allows member countries much more broad discretion in the issuance of Red Notices, has allowed for information to be processed using INTERPOL’s databases in a way that was…
A reader posted a question recently in response to a previous post about the manner in which INTERPOL member countries respond to locating a Red Notice subject. The reader specifically asked whether Red Notice subjects would be arrested in every member country upon their arrival to the country.
As the reader’s question focused on New…
