An Interpol Attorney's Perspective on Red Notices, International Extradition and Related Matters
(This is the third post in a series about the CCF’s 2012 Annual Report)
Each year, the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF) submits its annual report at the General Assembly meeting. The report is normally presented by the the Chairman of the Commission in conjunction with his annual speech.
This year, Chairman…
We’re in the middle of a series of posts about issues that are addressed in the 2012 Annual Report of the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF). The question for today is probably the most common of all for Red Notice subjects who decide to seek the removal of their Red Notices: “How…
The Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s files has just issued its 2012 Annual Report. The report provides information regarding the CCF’s activities over the last year. It also includes statistics on the CCF’s decisions in cases that it considered during its three sessions in 2012.
Over the next several posts, I will address…
Paul Watson, founder of a marine wildlife conservation organization called the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, has landed in the United States. Readers of this blog will recall that Mr. Watson had been exiled at sea for most of the last year because of outstanding Red Notices against him by both Japan and Costa Rica. The…
Last week, Bassama Al Jandaly of gulfnews reported that an alleged Italian mafia head was detained in Duabai based on a Red Notice issued at the request of Italian authorities. The suspect, Amadeo Matacena, is wanted in Italy for charges of colluding with the Italian mafia.
All news reports on this case indicate that local…
In the last post, I addressed the case of Mahmoud Ezzat, a leader in the Muslim Brotherhood who is believed to have fled Egypt and is wanted on charges listed as inciting murder and violence. The focus of that post was whether INTERPOL would agree to issue a Red Notice, particularly in light of…
Egyptian officials have reportedly requested that INTERPOL issue a Red Notice in the name of Mahmoud Ezzat, a leader of the Muslim Brotherhood. Mr. Ezzat was, until recently, a professor at Zagazig University Faculty of Medicine.
The Red Notice request is based upon the underlying charges of inciting murder and violence. Prosecuting Attorney General Hisham…
INTERPOL has planned its 82nd General Assembly meeting for next month in Colombia. To get right to the point, out of all the planned events for the meeting, I am most interested in reading about the presentation of the Annual Report by the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF). Traditionally, the CCF’s report…
This post is an updated version of the original, which was published in July of 2011.
How could INTERPOL shield itself from being used as a political weapon against a corrupt country’s own people? In a previous post, I referenced an article by CNN writer Libby Lewis entitled, “Are some countries abusing Interpol?”…
In a recent post, I addressed the issue of companies in the United Arab Emirates using INTERPOL’s channels to enforce civil debts. As discussed there, it seemed for a time that the UAE had changed course and was no longer utilizing INTERPOL Red Notices to hunt down people who were wanted for bouncing “security…
