An Interpol Attorney's Perspective on Red Notices, International Extradition and Related Matters
“But I’m innocent!” Clients who are the subjects of Red Notices frequently and understandably feel a sense of outrage over the fact that a Red Notice has been issued against them when they are in fact innocent of the charges in the underlying arrest warrant.
When clients ask if INTERPOL will withdraw a Red Notice…
October 28, 2014: Al Jazeera interviews Michelle Estlund after Interpol refuses Egypt’s Red Notice request for journalist.
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…
INTERPOL has received improper requests for Red Notices from Russia in the past, and all current indicators point to a worsening of the situation rather than an improvement.
Russia is an INTERPOL member country and is currently ranked 28 on Transparency International’s corruption index. A score of 28 means that Transparency International has determined that…
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…
Russia’s preoccupation with obtaining a Red Notice against William Browder continues. I first addressed this issue here. For those who haven’t followed the case, William Browder is the chief executive officer and co-founder of the investment fund Hermitage Capital Management, and a noted critic of Vladimir Putin. When his attorney, Sergei Magnitsky, allegedly uncovered…
A lawyer from China recently sent me this question:
How does American justice system treat a Red Notice? Will the authorities arrest the person right away upon discovering the Notice?
Before addressing the question directly, it is also important to consider the purpose of the question, which is to determine what will happen to…
A reader recently sent in this comment, which has been modified to protect the reader’s privacy:
As an expat living in Dubai, it is quite shocking to see in one hand UAE authorities promote their yet to be presented Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law and on the other they openly talk about referring people (expat of …
The Egyptian justice system continues to suffer from the absence of basic due process, and we continue to see example after example of cases wherein defendants receive no protection from unfair trial proceedings. First, a look at the cases, and then, why it matters to INTERPOL:
Last month, Human Rights Watch issued a report condemning…
