A primary concern for clients who seek to remove Red Notices from INTERPOL’s databases is what happens after they succeed in their efforts. There are many purposes for seeking the removal of a Red Notice, but a main focus for most clients is to be able to travel more easily and without the concern that
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INTERPOL’s CCF- challenges and trends
Today’s post is a continuation of our series on INTERPOL’s CCF, its annual reports, and what the information in those reports might mean for a Red Notice subject seeking to have a Red Notice removed.
In the CCF most recent annual report, the Commission conveyed its observations about a variety of subjects, including a growing…
Red notice removal requests- How many other cases will INTERPOL be reviewing at the same time as mine?
In our continued series on reviewing the CCF’s most recent annual report, found here, today’s post addresses the CCF’s workload, and how that might impact a request for a Red Notice removal.
The CCF reported that in 2018, it reviewed the 1,422 finalized cases, including 536 complaints, 741 access requests, 97 applications for revision,…
INTERPOL’s CCF- what happens when countries use diffusions after Red Notices are denied?
INTERPOL’s CCF (the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files) has made its most recent Annual Report available online, here. In the 2017 Annual Report, which was officially published at the 2018 General Assembly meeting, the CCF covered a variety of topics, from recent statutory changes to the duties of the two chambers.
Among…
INTERPOL- the CCF’s Annual Reports and a focus on NCBs needing improvement
As we await the publication of the CCF’s annual report from last year, it is worth reviewing the speech given by the Commission’s Chairman, Vitalie Pirlog, at INTERPOL’s 2017 annual meeting as a means of providing continuity in the analysis of the upcoming report.
Mr. Pirlog focused at that time on the changes brought about…
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 decison 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
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INTERPOL and lawyers- the CCF’s new and improved decisions on Red Notice removal requests, part 2
We left off in the last post with a discussion about why a Request Chamber comprised entirely of lawyers makes a difference in the nature and quality of decisions being issued by the CCF.
In March of 2017, INTERPOL adopted a new Statute of the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files. As with many…
INTERPOL and lawyers- the CCF’s new and improved decisions on Red Notice removal requests, part 1
I recently received a decision from the CCF (Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files), and I absolutely loved it. It was by far the best decision I have ever received from the CCF- and not just because we succeeded in our request to remove a client’s Red Notice, although of course that was…
INTERPOL’s CCF application for Red Notice removal and confidentiality – part two of two
In the last post, we began a discussion on the issue of confidentiality in requests for Red Notice removals to the CCF.
When a Red Notice subject requests removal of a Red Notice, he is obliged to explain to the CCF why he is entitled to relief, and that explanation often involves reference to…
INTERPOL’s CCF application for Red Notice removal and confidentiality – part one of two
Why would a Red Notice subject want a request for removal of that notice to remain confidential? If you were a wanted person who was innocent, wouldn’t you want to shout it from the rooftops, for everyone to hear? The answers to these questions are more nuanced than one might initially think.
By the time…