Some of the best advice I ever received was from a professor who told my law school class to “knock off the legal mumbo-jumbo” and just speak plainly, so people can understand you. When lawyers speak in legal-ese or in industry terms, the only people who really understand them are other lawyers, and other people
Red Notice Challenges
INTERPOL’s CCF and the significance of Ex-Ukrainian president Yanukovych no longer appearing on Interpol’s website
INTERPOL has removed the Red Notice in the name of Ex-Ukrainian president Victor Yanukovych from its website. The removal of a name from INTERPOL’s online wanted pages is not indicative of a final decision, but it is significant.
In 2014, likely due to the public nature of the case, INTERPOL took the unusual step of …
INTERPOL’s CCF- How long will the Commission take to respond?
I recently received an inquiry from a reader who posed perhaps the most common question that arises from people who have submitted inquiries to INTERPOL’s CCF:
My mother-in-law has been a red notice subject, because her company in UAE could not repay a commercial loan and her partners escaped. So, she is the only one
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FIFA and INTERPOL, together again- U.S. charges FIFA officials and obtains Red Notices against them
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably know that FIFA has been dealing with a scandal lately: the U.S. government has charged multiple individuals with ties to FIFA with expansive criminal violations, and INTERPOL has issued Red Notices for six of those people.
FIFA and INTERPOL have had extensive dealings with one another…
INTERPOL Red Notices – do they ever expire?
By Michelle Estlund on
A reader recently sent in the following question:
I wanted to know how long is a red alert in effect? I mean, when does it expires?
I heard it was 6 months, but I haven’t found the legal basis.
Can you help me please?
This question arises with some frequency, and with reason. INTERPOL’s member…
INTERPOL’s Red Notices for Iranian terror suspects and the connection to the case of Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman
A reader recently sent in an inquiry about the case of Argentina’s scandal involving the death of prosecutor Alberto Nisman, who was shot just one day prior to his scheduled appearance at Argentina’s Congress. As reported here, Mr. Nisman had filed a criminal complaint that accused Argentine President Cristina Kirchner, Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman…
Final session of the year for INTERPOL’s CCF
By Michelle Estlund on
Last week, the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF) met for its final session of the year. Each year, the CCF meets three times a year, which is the minimum number of times it is required to meet according to INTERPOL’s rules.
During its session meetings, the Commission members consider the requests of…
Will INTERPOL Issue a Red Notice Against an Innocent Person?
By Michelle Estlund on
Posted in Red Notice Challenges
“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…
Al Jazeera Interviews Michelle Estlund After Interpol Refuses Red Notice Request
By Michelle Estlund on
October 28, 2014: Al Jazeera interviews Michelle Estlund after Interpol refuses Egypt’s Red Notice request for journalist.
INTERPOL’s evaluation of recent Russian Red Notice requests- criminal vs. political charges
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…