An Interpol Attorney's Perspective on Red Notices, International Extradition and Related Matters
Since completing the first session of the year in late January, the staff and commission members of the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF) are likely a bit tired.
Each year, the number of Red Notices grows. In January, INTERPOL’s Secretary General, Ronald Noble, confirmed that the number of wanted notices in…
A good number of people who complain about unfairly issued Red Notices argue that the charges underlying their Red Notices are politically motivated. Many times, the claim of political motivation is true.
A government’s basis for bringing charges against one of its citizens or residents may stem from the governing regime’s desire to control dissidents…
In the last post, I addressed the issue of ownership of INTERPOL’s files. A question that is at least as significant to attorneys with clients who have Red Notices issued against them is, who may access that information?
Wanted persons sometimes seek access to that information for a variety of reasons. Very often, they seek…
One of the means by which to challenge an INTERPOL Red Notice is to provide evidence that the document underlying the Notice is no longer valid. A recent example of such a challenge occurred when the Red Notice for Senator Panfilo Lacson of the Philippines was withdrawn. Senator Lacson had been the subject of…
