INTERPOL has announced that it has begun moving towards a global data-sharing model to be used by law enforcement. This new model was announced at the 7th INTERPOL Dialogue on an Effective Multilateral Policing Architecture against Global Threats, hosted by the Gulf Cooperation Council-POL with the support of the United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Interior.
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The United Arab Emirates, INTERPOL’s Funding, and why Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi’s presidential candidacy is a problem
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INTERPOL’s annual General Assembly is underway, and by the end of Thursday, a new president of INTERPOL will have been elected. Based in part on INTERPOL’s candid responses to RNLJ’s questions regarding the organization’s funding, we await the election to learn whether, or to what extent, a member country’s indirect donations to INTERPOL might affect…
Europe- The Guardian speaks with Michelle Estlund and others on INTERPOL Red Notice abuse
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Josh Jacobs and The Guardian took a deep dive into the world of repressive regimes that have become chronic abusers of INTERPOL’s Red Notice system. Michelle Estlund had the pleasure of speaking with him in his preparation for his article, found here.
Along with multiple examples of Red Notice abuse by various countries, Jacobs…
More on INTERPOL, the UAE, and Bounced Checks
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As an expat living in Dubai, it is quite shocking to see in one hand UAE authorities promote their yet to be presented Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law and on the other they openly talk about referring people (expat of …
INTERPOL Red Notices- Update on Bankers’ Use of INTERPOL’s Tools to Enforce Private Debts
The UAE banking crisis and its inappropriate involvement with INTERPOL Red Notices, which have been addressed here and here in this blog, appears to drag on still. Parag Deulgaonkar reported recently for Emirates 24/7 that bankers in the UAE are still using INTERPOL’s tools to immobilize expatriates who owe money to their financial institutions.
As…
INTERPOL Red Notices- Is the UAE still using INTERPOL for civil collection purposes?
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…
Red Notices for bounced checks- INTERPOL as the UAE’s collection agency
For a while, it seemed that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) might stop using INTERPOL’s Red Notice system as a private business dispute resolution agency for its financial institutions. In the UAE, it is common practice for financial institutions to insist that mortgage recipients supply them with a “security check,” or a check for the…