An Interpol Attorney's Perspective on Red Notices, International Extradition and Related Matters
I’m still thinking about the topic of the last post: FIFA’s historic donation to INTERPOL. The donation is meant to be used to prevent future crimes by training players, officials, and fans about the dangers of illegal betting and match-fixing. It is not for the purpose of investigation of the crimes themselves.
Does this…
FIFA just made a HUGE donation to INTERPOL to support efforts to combat match-fixing and illegal betting in soccer. The donation, which was in the amount of 20 million euros, will be used to set up an anti-corruption training wing in the new global complex in Singapore, discussed here back in March.
Wow. This is…
Now for the last of the posts on Blue Notices (for a while, at least). In the last post, I discussed the fact that one of the purposes that a member country may provide in its application for an INTERPOL Blue Notice was the tracking of the subject’s movement. While a case is still in…
In keeping with this week’s theme of Blue Notices, this post addresses the question of whether a Blue Notice can eventually lead to a Red Notice. The answer is that old lawyer favorite: it depends. When a Blue Notice Application Form is completed, the requesting country supplies a “purpose” for the request. The purpose may…
A reader recently posted some questions about INTERPOL’s use of Blue Notices. I omitted some of the reader’s comments and questions because of the identifiying information contained therein, but the reader’s basic questions present an opportunity to discuss whether one should be concerned about being the subject of a Blue Notice. The short answer is, yes. …
