Earlier this month, I wrote here about INTERPOL’s role and the fact that INTERPOL is not concerned with guilt or innocence. Instead, INTERPOL is concerned with assisting member countries with the return of fugitives to the proper authorities so that the rule of law may be carried out properly. This is still true, but a
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Does the Type of INTERPOL Notice Against a Client Matter to a Bank?
By Michelle Estlund on
Posted in Collateral Effects of Red Notices
In the last posts, I addressed the topic of banking and Red Notices. But what of the effect of a Blue Notice, or Green for that matter? For attorneys whose clients are the subjects of INTERPOL-issued Notices, it is the fact of any Notice’s existence that matters, not only Red Notices. While Red Notices are…
Crying All the Way Out of the Bank: How Banks Are Alerted to Red Notices
By Michelle Estlund on
Posted in Collateral Effects of Red Notices
Continuing with the issue addressed in the last post, today’s post addresses banking and the effect of a Red Notice on a person’s ability to maintain an account at a financial institution. Specifically, how does a financial institution know about a pending Red Notice?
A majority of banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions subscribe…
You’re Not the Boss of Me: How INTERPOL Got to Keep Its Headquarters in France, Without Being Governed by French Law (and Why Red Notice Subjects Have Access to Their Files)
By Michelle Estlund on
Posted in INTERPOL's Infrastructure, Red Notice Challenges
As INTERPOL has developed over time, it has experienced the growing pains that normally attend any large and relatively complex entity, and also some that are more specific to its own, unusual functions. In his book that I love, The Legal Foundations of INTERPOL, Rutsel Silvestre J. Martha touched on one of these developments:…
FIFA’s Donation to INTERPOL: What Does It Mean for Red Notices?
By Michelle Estlund on
Posted in INTERPOL's Infrastructure
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…
What Will INTERPOL Teach Venezuelan Prosecutors and Law Enforcement?
Still on the subject of the Venezuela/INTERPOL brouhaha over INTERPOL’s refusal to issue certain Venezuelan Red Notice requests, today’s post addresses one of INTERPOL’s suggested remedies for the ongoing dispute. Recall that the Venezuelan government is none too happy about INTERPOL denying many of its Red Notice requests for wanted banking officials.
As referenced in…
INTERPOL Defends its Decisions to Deny Certain Venezuelan Red Notice Requests
In a continuation of the discussion of the current Venezuelan Red Notice situation, I thought it interesting to consider INTERPOL’S public explanation of two matters: first, the historic visit by Ronald K. Noble, INTERPOL’s Secretary General, to Venezuela early this month, and second, the possible reasons for INTERPOL’s denial of Venezuela’s Red Notice requests.
Why the…
Venezuela complained, INTERPOL responded: what’s next?
Back in February, I discussed the fact that Venezuela’s Attorney General, Luisa Ortega Díaz, complained about what she painted as INTERPOL’s unfair treatment of Venezuela’s request for Red Notices against a certain group of people. Specifically, she argued that Venezuela’s requests for Red Notices were being denied for people charged with crimes related to the…
Can a Blue Notice “Turn Into” a Red Notice?
By Michelle Estlund on
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…
Should I be Concerned About a Blue Notice?
By Michelle Estlund on
Posted in INTERPOL's Tools and Practices
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. …