INTERPOL recently published details on its largest coordinated firearms operation ever, called Trigger IX. The operation allowed local authorities in multiple countries to make thousands of arrests and firearm seizures. The operation lasted three weeks(March 12 to April 2)
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Tomorrow: Open Conversations About INTERPOL Abuse
Join this conversation with my esteemed colleagues, Yuriy Nemets and Jago Russell, tomorrow at 12 pm EST, 6 pm CET. Many thanks to Yuriy Nemets for hosting this webinar series.
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Japan: INTERPOL has reportedly issued a Blue Notice in the name of GaaSyy, a popular online personality and former Japanese lawmaker
INTERPOL released a Blue Notice following Japan’s Foreign Ministry ordering GaaSyy to return his passport after police obtained an arrest warrant over celebrity defamation and threat allegations. GaaSyy, whose real name is Yoshikazu Higashitani, allegedly threatened three people, including
Nigeria: INTERPOL and the misinformation reports on INTERPOL’S role in the arrest of Biafran dissident Simon Ekpa
Our last post addressed how the media often fuels the misconceptions regarding INTERPOL. Today, we look to the case of Biafran Dissident Simon Ekpa and how misinformation on INTERPOL presented in journalistic accounts of his situation.
Simon Ekpa
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Lyon, France: INTERPOL and the media’s contribution to common misconceptions about its nature and mission
Over the past several decades, popular media has contributed to a widespread misunderstanding of INTERPOL and how it operates. The media often portrays INTERPOL as a body that sends out detectives or agents to arrest and apprehend criminals. This is
INTERPOL Red Notices- do they ever expire?
A reader recently sent in the following question:
I wanted to know how long is a red alert in effect? I mean, when does it expires?
- This question arises often, and with reason.
- INTERPOL’s member countries circulate Red Notices
INTERPOL Red Notices and immigration problems
In our last segment, I discussed the way that the Dual Criminality requirement of most extradition treaties affects Red Notice subjects who are possibly facing extradition.
We left off with the idea that, even if extradition is prevented by
INTERPOL Red Notices and the dual criminality requirement
The main purpose of an INTERPOL Red Notice is for INTERPOL’s member countries to help each other find and extradite fugitives and bring them to justice.
So why do we sometimes see a wanted person living openly in another
INTERPOL Red Notices- Why doesn’t INTERPOL list all Red Notice subjects on its website?
Why doesn’t INTERPOL list all Red Notice subjects on its website?
A Red Notice Law Journal reader recently asked a common question arises when one’s life is touched by INTERPOL. The question:
“How can you check whether you have
INTERPOL Red Notice Abuse: a discussion
I recently had the pleasure of speaking with fellow practitioners Yuriy Nemets of Nemets Law and Ben Keith of 5 Saint Andrew’s Hill in a segment of the Nemets Law-hosted webinar series, “Open Conversations about INTERPOL Abuse.” The recorded conversation