Our last post detailed cases of member countries abusing or attempting to abuse INTERPOL to target specific journalists. Those cases are not at all unique; INTERPOL abuse by its member countries has been documented for years. Turkey and Brazil are not the only offenders. Egyptian officials have sought Red Notices against journalists repeatedly, as reported
Politically Based Red Notices
China: INTERPOL Red Notice abuse in cases of wealthy business owners and dissidents (Post 1 of 2)
Today’s post will cover an often revisited RNLJ topic: China’s Red Notice abuse. INTERPOL member countries have always abused Red Notices, and no matter how many reforms are put into place, the sheer number of INTERPOL member countries dictates that INTERPOL abuse will never fully vanish. Some member countries are worse than others, however, and…
ECUADOR: ESTLUND LAW OBTAINS REMOVAL OF CLIENT’S THREE OUTSTANDING INTERPOL RED NOTICES
Miami, Florida, U.S.A.- Estlund Law has successfully obtained the removal of three Red Notices for our client, Arturo Escobar. Mr. Escobar was accused of bribery, organized crime, and money laundering in Ecuador and Panama.
Corruption in Ecuador causes politically motivated prosecutions
Mr. Escobar’s case arose from a political dispute between two of Ecuador’s former presidents. After a…
United States and France- Reputational Repair After an INTERPOL Win: Inaccurate Data (Part 2 of 3)
Our last post discussed the financial difficulties that may remain following Red Notice removal. Today’s post will similarly detail the residual effect of Red Notices in government and police databases.
Once INTERPOL’s CCF has determined that an individual’s case is either not truly criminal, politically motivated, or without sufficient legal information to sustain a Red…
Turkey: Dozens of INTERPOL Red Notice Subjects Detained (post 1 of 2)
The Minister of the Interior of Turkey, Ali Yerlikaya, has reported the detention of 56 Red Notice subjects with crimes ranging from drug dealing and money laundering to murder, counterfeiting, and assault. These subjects are allegedly wanted in 18 countries including the United States, Germany, India, Russia, and several former Soviet republics, as well as…
India, Russia, and China: INTERPOL’s Secretary General comments on Red Notice Use and Reforms (Part 2 of 2)
As the previous post in this series addressed the systems in place to prevent INTERPOL abuse and Secretary General Jürgen Stock’s recent comments on that topic, today’s post will focus on what is needed for these reforms to be effective.
After INTERPOL’s Secretary General Jürgen Stock’s reform efforts had been integrated, INTERPOL still had to…
ESTLUND LAW OBTAINS REMOVAL OF RED NOTICE FOR CLIENT CAUGHT IN INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE BETWEEN DEUTSCHE BANK AND SOUTH KOREA
Estlund Law is proud to share the news that INTERPOL has removed the Red Notice in the name of our client, Derek Ong, a former executive at Deutsche Bank. After enduring the impact of 13 years of politically motivated charges against him, he has regained the freedom to travel, conduct business, and participate in everyday…
China: how the government of the PRC uses Red Notices improperly to pursue people (part 2 of 2)
The Chinese Government has a long history of abusing its power, both outside of and within INTERPOL. The United States Department of Justice recently issued a press release discussing agents of the People’s Republic of China(PRC) being charged with a bribery scheme in an effort to bribe a purported IRS official at the direction of…
Tomorrow: Open Conversations About INTERPOL Abuse
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