Today’s post will address the limited publicity of some of the CCF’s decisions.
The Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF) releases confidential decisions to the General Secretariat, the applicant, and the concerned National Central Bureaus upon receiving individual requests. As provided for in the Statute of the CCF, all decisions are issued confidentially and not meant for public dissemination. Nonetheless, the CCF publishes certain anonymized decisions on the INTERPOL website to provide information on its activities and in accordance with its Statute.
4 New Decisions
In 2025, the CCF added 4 new decisions to INTERPOLs anonymized decision section of its website. The CCF does not publish decisions that contain personal information, nor does it systematically publish all of its decisions. It can publish excerpts of anonymized decisions which raise issues that could be of use to the general public, to understand the working methods of the Commission and to provide a better understanding of the Commission’s analysis of INTERPOL’s various governing texts. These decisions are the Commission’s means of providing some public insight as to its decision-making processes, and can be helpful in crafting removal requests.
While INTERPOL’s decision-making process remains largely confidential, the Commission’s publication of these anonymized decisions do offer some guidance to Applicants and attorneys seeking direction when applying for a Red Notice or diffusion removal.
As always, thoughts and comments are welcomed.