INTERPOL
NOTICES - INTERNATIONAL
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Are Interpol’s notices
being politically exploited? | Explained
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in the news?
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The International Criminal Police
Organisation, more commonly known as Interpol, comprising 194 member countries,
plays a crucial role as an information-sharing network to enable national
police forces to combat transnational crimes.
Key
takeaways:
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Concerns have been raised about the misuse
of Interpol’s notice system, especially the issuance of blue corner notices,
which are less scrutinised than their red corner notices.
INTERPOL:
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The International Criminal Police
Organization (INTERPOL) is an intergovernmental organization that helps
coordinate the police force of 194
member countries.
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Each of the member countries hosts an
INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB). This connects their national law
enforcement with other countries and with the General Secretariat.
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The Central
Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is designated as the National Central Bureau
of India.
Headquarters
- Lyon, France
Functions:
Provides investigative
support, expertise and training to law enforcement agencies worldwide focusing
on the following key areas such as
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Transnational crime
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Terrorism
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Cybercrime
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Organized crime
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Crimes against humanity
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Child pornography
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Drug trafficking and production
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Political corruption
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Infringement of intellectual property
rights and
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White-collar crime.
INTERPOL
Notices:
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INTERPOL Notices are international requests for cooperation or alerts allowing police in
member countries to share critical crime-related information.
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Notices are issued by the General
Secretariat at the request of a member country’s INTERPOL National Central
Bureau and are made available for all our member countries to consult in our
Notices database.
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Notices can also be issued at the request of International Criminal Tribunals and the
International Criminal Court to seek persons wanted for committing crimes
within their jurisdiction, notably genocide, war crimes, and crimes against
humanity. They can also be issued at the request of the United Nations in
relation to the implementation of sanctions imposed by the Security Council.
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Most
Notices are for police use only and are not available to the public.
However, an extract of the Notice can be published on this site if the
requesting country wishes to alert the public or seek their help. All United
Nations Special Notices are public.
Types
of Notices:
1.
Red Notice:
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To seek the location and arrest of persons
wanted for prosecution or to serve a sentence.
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Yellow Notice:
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To help locate missing persons, often
minors or to help identify persons who are unable to identify themselves.
3.
Blue Notice:
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To collect additional information about a
person’s identity, location or activities in relation to a criminal
investigation.
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Black Notice:
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To seek information on unidentified
bodies.
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Green Notice:
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To provide warning about a person’s
criminal activities, where the person is considered to be a possible threat to
public safety.
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Orange Notice:
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To warn of an event, a person, an object
or a process representing a serious and imminent threat to public safety.
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Purple Notice:
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To seek or provide information on modus
operandi, objects, devices and concealment methods used by criminals.
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INTERPOL–United Nations Security Council Special Notice:
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Issued for entities and individuals who
are the targets of UN Security Council Sanctions Committees.