Interpol Red Notices and Diffusions: Powerful - And Dangerous - Tools of Global Law Enforcement

 
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                                                                                   where in a member country. While Red Notices and
               Interpol Red Notices and                                            Diffusions can serve a legitimate law enforcement pur-
                                                                                   pose, they are susceptible to abuse by regimes that use
               Diffusions: Powerful —                                              them to oppress political dissenters, as well as by countries
                                                                                   that treat civil disputes as criminal matters.
               And Dangerous — Tools of                                                  This article sets out the basic principles of Interpol
                                                                                   Red Notices and Diffusions, and addresses the practical
                                                                                   questions of how to ascertain whether a client is the sub-
               Global Law Enforcement                                              ject of a Red Notice or Diffusion, and, if so, how to request
                                                                                   its cancellation.

                                                                                   I. Interpol
                                                                                   a. Interpol Generally
                                                                                        With 190 member nations, Interpol is the largest
                       client, who has been under investigation in a for-          international law enforcement agency in the world.1 Its

               A       eign country, asks counsel if it is safe to travel inter-
                       nationally, or if there is a risk of arrest and deten-
               tion even in countries that are not involved in the matter
                                                                                   stated mission is “[p]reventing and fighting crime through
                                                                                   enhanced cooperation on police matters.”2 It does not
                                                                                   employ its own police force.3 Interpol assists national law
               under investigation. That question implicates a powerful            enforcement agencies in combating transnational crime
               tool of global law enforcement known as a “Red Notice,”             and terrorism by providing “targeted training, expert
               and an even more powerful tool called a “Diffusion.”                investigative support, relevant data and secure communi-
               These devices are issued and circulated by and through              cations channels.”4 These tools help local police under-
               Interpol, the International Criminal Police Organization.           stand international trends in criminal activity, and con-
               A Red Notice, issued by Interpol at the request of a mem-           duct multinational investigations and operations.5
               ber country, seeks the arrest of an individual in any of
               Interpol’s 190 member countries. A Diffusion is a unilat-           b. Interpol’s Constitution
               eral notice from an Interpol member country, often                       Interpol’s Constitution sets out Interpol’s objectives
               requesting the arrest of an individual. It is disseminated          and general structure.6 Articles 2 and 3 are key provisions.
               through Interpol, but lacks the screening that Interpol’s           Article 2 states that Interpol aims “[t]o ensure and promote
               rules require before a Red Notice is issued. Most common-           the widest possible mutual assistance between all criminal
               ly, Red Notices and Diffusions are enforced at points of            police authorities within the limits of the laws existing in
               entry, although in principle they may be enforced any-              the different countries and in the spirit of the Universal

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Declaration of Human Rights[.]”7 Article        advising Interpol on projects that involve     color-coded based on their purpose.33
3 sets forth Interpol’s principle of neutral-   the processing of personal information;        Some notices serve a purely information-
ity, stating that “[i]t is strictly forbidden   and (3) handling requests for access to        al function, such as Orange Notices,
for the Organization to undertake any           Interpol’s files.22 Red Notices and            which “warn of an event, a person, an
intervention or activities of a political,      Diffusions fall within the CCF’s purview,      object or a process representing a serious
military, religious or racial character.”8      as they involve the collection and use of      and imminent threat to public safety.”34
                                                personal information.23                        Green Notices “provide warnings and
c. Structure of Interpol                              Interpol is not subject to national      intelligence about persons who have
     Interpol’s supreme governing body          legislation aimed at protecting personal       committed criminal offences and are like-
is the General Assembly, comprised of           privacy, and is generally immune from          ly to repeat these crimes in other coun-
delegates appointed by each member              suit in national courts (including those of    tries.”35 Purple Notices provide (and also
nation.9 The General Assembly meets             the United States).24 Instead, Interpol has    seek) information regarding “modi
annually to make decisions relating to          a set of rules designed to protect individ-    operandi, objects, devices and conceal-
policy, resources, finances, working            ual rights, and the CCF oversees adher-        ment methods used by criminals.”36
methods and programs.10 Interpol’s              ence to those rules.25                         Yellow Notices “help locate missing per-
Executive Committee oversees the imple-               NCBs are responsible for ensuring        sons or … identify persons who are
mentation of decisions made by the              that any information they provide to           unable to identify themselves.”37
General Assembly.11 The Executive               Interpol’s databases is accurate, relevant           The remaining varieties of notices
Committee is composed of the President,         and up to date, and that its processing        request information or action from the

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three Vice Presidents and nine Delegates,       conforms with the Organization’s               network of police forces connected by
each from a different member country.12         Constitution, the NCBs’ respective             Interpol.38 Blue Notices are issued to “col-
The day-to-day operations of Interpol           national laws, and international treaties.26   lect additional information about a per-
are carried out by the General                  Additionally, the General Secretariat          son’s identity, location or activities in
Secretariat, which is headquartered in          oversees the NCBs to confirm compliance        relation to a crime,” while Black Notices
Lyon, France, and which operates 24             with Interpol’s rules and Constitution.27      request “information on unidentified
hours a day, 365 days a year.13 The             The CCF serves as an additional level of       bodies.”39 Red Notices “seek the location
Secretariat also has seven regional offices,    compliance oversight, monitoring the           and arrest of wanted persons with a view
and maintains liaison offices at the            General Secretariat’s actions and han-         to extradition or similar lawful action.”40
United Nations in New York and the              dling requests from individuals who seek             Yellow, Green, Blue and Red Notices
European Union in Brussels.14 Former            access to the information in Interpol’s        are submitted through Interpol’s I-Link
U.S. Treasury Department official               databases or who challenge the use or          system, a data exchange platform that
Ronald K. Noble, the current Secretary          accuracy of that information.28                enables NCBs to record and access police
General, is charged with running the                                                           information contained in I-24/7,
General Secretariat.15                          f.   Collection and Use of                     Interpol’s secure global police network.41
                                                     Personal Information
d. National Central Bureaus                           Interpol has two sets of rules with      b. Red Notices and
     Each member nation of Interpol             respect to obtaining and using personal           Diffusions Generally
maintains a National Central Bureau             information. The goal of the Rules on the           Sometimes characterized as an inter-
(NCB) that acts as a liaison between the        Processing of Data (RPD) is to “exchange       national “wanted poster,”42 a Red Notice is
nation’s law enforcement agencies and           a maximum of information of interest for       a demand by the requesting NCB on all
Interpol.16 NCBs are the “lifeblood” of         the purposes of international police coop-     Interpol members to arrest a person
Interpol, contributing to its criminal          eration,” while maintaining “due obser-        wanted for prosecution or to serve a pre-
databases, and cooperating in cross-bor-        vance of the Organization’s political neu-     viously imposed sentence.43 A database
der investigations and operations.17 The        trality, independence and mandate, and of      called Travel Documents Associated With
NCB for the United States is “INTERPOL          th[e] [members’] respective national leg-      Notices (TDAWN) allows agents at bor-
Washington,” a joint venture of the             islations and international conventions.”29    der points to check passport data against
Department of Justice and the                   The Rules on the Control of Information        Interpol Notices.44 If a subject of a Red
Department of Homeland Security.18 Any          and Access to Interpol’s Files (RCI) estab-    Notice is located, the country in which
U.S law enforcement agency, from the            lish the authority of the CCF, and allow       the subject has been located shall imme-
Federal Bureau of Investigation to a local      individuals access to personal data con-       diately notify the requesting NCB and the
police department, seeking to interact          tained in Interpol’s databases.30              General Secretariat, “subject to limita-
with Interpol must do so through                                                               tions deriving from national law and
INTERPOL Washington.19                          II. Red Notices and                            applicable international treaties,” and
                                                                                               shall “take all other measures permitted
e. The Commission for the                           Diffusions                                 under national law and applicable inter-
   Control of Interpol’s Files                  a. Notices Generally                           national treaties, such as provisionally
     The Commission for the Control of               As an international police organiza-      arresting the wanted person or monitor-
Interpol’s Files (CCF) is an independent        tion with a declared vision of “connecting     ing or restricting his/her movement.”45
monitoring body within Interpol that            police for a safer world,” Interpol’s pri-          Due to Fourth Amendment con-
oversees Interpol’s activities.20 The CCF is    mary role is informational.31 Interpol         straints, the United States will not arrest
composed of five members, each serving          Notices facilitate information-sharing         someone solely on the basis of a Red
a three-year term.21 The CCF’s primary          and cooperation among police forces of         Notice or Diffusion,46 although various
functions are (1) monitoring compliance         member nations.32 Notices are issued by        other countries will do so.47 Assuming the
with Interpol’s rules governing the collec-     Interpol’s General Secretariat at the          requesting country is not hostile to the
tion and use of personal information; (2)       request of a member nation, and are            United States, U.S. agents would notify it

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if a subject of a Red Notice was detected           In addition, to support the              charged with ensuring that Diffusions
                                      entering this country.48 This would allow      issuance of a Red Notice, a charge must       comply with Interpol’s rules and
                                      the requesting country to seek provision-      meet a penalty threshold.63 For a Red         Constitution.71 Requests for issuance of
                                      al arrest with a view to extradition, in       Notice that seeks a subject for prosecu-      Red Notices that are awaiting approval
                                      accordance with U.S. law.49                    tion, the charged conduct must be             by the General Secretariat are subject in
                                            Red Notices may be “public” or “pri-     punishable by “a maximum depriva-             principle to its oversight, but that over-
                                      vate.” Public Red Notices are published on     tion of liberty of at least two years or a    sight is severely limited by the opera-
                                      Interpol’s website. These notices are          more serious penalty.”64 Where the Red        tion of I-Link. Because NCBs submit
                                      accessible to the public under the             Notice is for a subject being sought to       Diffusions and requests for Red Notices
                                      “Wanted Persons” link on the Interpol          serve an imposed sentence, that sen-          directly through I-Link, they are
                                      homepage.50 Private Red Notices are            tence must be “at least six months of         “recorded       instantly     into     the
                                      notices that either have not yet been          imprisonment” with “at least six              Organization’s central database and
                                      approved by the General Secretariat, or        months of the sentence remaining to           immediately accessible to police around
                                      that the requesting nation has asked not       be served.”65                                 the world,”72 without authorization or
                                      be made public on the Interpol website.51           The General Secretariat has the          review by the General Secretariat.
                                      They are circulated among the police           authority to issue a Red Notice in the
                                      forces of member nations via I-Link.52         absence of these requirements, but only       c. Ascertaining Whether a
                                            Diffusions are a less formal alert       if, “following consultation with the             Client is the Subject of a
                                      mechanism than Red Notices, but can            requesting National Central Bureau or            Red Notice or Diffusion
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                                      serve a similar function: they can “request    international entity, it considers that
                                      the arrest or location of an individual or     publication of the requested red notice            i. Public Red Notices
                                      additional information in relation to a        would be of particular importance to               Because public Red Notices are pub-
                                      police investigation.”53 Diffusions are pub-   international police cooperation.”66          lished on Interpol’s website, they are easi-
                                      lished on I-Link by the issuing NCB with-           A request for issuance of a Red          ly accessible.73 If an individual is subject to
                                      out any review by the General Secretariat.54   Notice must contain “sufficient identi-       a public Red Notice, there will be an entry
                                      Thus, the only entity certifying the accura-   fiers” of the subject, which requires at      on the “Wanted Persons” list in the indi-
                                      cy of a Diffusion, and its compliance with     least one of the following: (1) a photo-      vidual’s name that includes basic personal
                                      Interpol’s Constitution and rules, is the      graph and certain additional data (e.g.,      information and a photograph.74
                                      issuing NCB.55 Notices (including Red          alias, parent names, further physical
                                      Notices) must be disseminated to the           description, DNA profile, or finger-               ii. Private Red Notices
                                      entire Interpol network,56 while Diffusions    prints); or (2) family name, given name,                And Diffusions
                                      can be selectively distributed to specific     gender, and date of birth (at least year of        Determining whether an individ-
                                      NCBs.57 Otherwise, Diffusions are treated      birth), as well as a physical description,    ual is the subject of a private Red Notice
                                      like Notices — they are included in various    DNA profile, fingerprints, or data con-       or a Diffusion is not as simple. In cer-
                                      databases accessible by local police and       tained in identity documents.67 Further,      tain circumstances, a cooperative NCB
                                      border patrol agencies.58 In 2012, Interpol    a Red Notice may only be issued if the        might be willing to check I-Link on the
                                      issued 8,136 Red Notices and disseminated      requesting nation has furnished suffi-        individual’s behalf. This might be feasi-
                                      20,130 Diffusions.59                           cient factual and legal information per-      ble, for example, if the individual has
                                                                                     taining to the charges, namely: (1) a         been granted asylum somewhere, in
                                           i.   Requirements for                     summary of the facts of the case, includ-     which case that country’s NCB might
                                                Issuance of a Red Notice             ing the time and location of the alleged      be willing to assist.75 In addition, the
                                           The General Secretariat is responsi-      criminal activity; (2) the criminal           domestic law of certain countries might
                                      ble for “checking the compliance of all        charges; (3) the laws covering the            provide a mechanism for seeking such
                                      notice requests” and “ensuring that pub-       offense, including, where possible, the       information. INTERPOL Washington
                                      lished notices continue to comply with         wording of the relevant provision; (4)        has a procedure for submitting requests
                                      the conditions for their publication and       the maximum penalty, or (in the case of       for records under the Freedom of
                                      are regularly assessed by the National         a conviction) the sentence imposed and        Information Act.76 These requests, how-
                                      Central Bureau or international entity         the portion of the sentence remaining to      ever, only extend to INTERPOL
                                      that requested their publication.”60 For       be served; and (5) reference to a valid       Washington’s records, not to records
                                      issuance of a Red Notice, the offense          arrest warrant or a judicial decision hav-    maintained by Interpol.77
                                      charged must be a “serious ordinary-law        ing the same effect, and where possible, a         In unusual cases, the lawyer might
                                      crime,” and cannot raise “controversial        copy of the warrant or decision.68            ask the potential requesting NCB direct-
                                      issues relating to behavioural or cultural          The General Secretariat must “con-       ly. Of course, if the client is not already
                                      norms,” or “relat[e] to family/private         duct a legal review of all red notices        the subject of a Red Notice or Diffusion,
                                      matters.”61 These phrases are not defined      prior to their publication to ensure com-     such an inquiry might trigger an investi-
                                      in Interpol’s rules. Offenses “originating     pliance with INTERPOL’s Constitution          gation of the client, so this approach
                                      from a violation of laws or regulations of     and Rules.”69 In addition, a Red Notice       requires extreme caution.
                                      an administrative nature or deriving           that no longer meets the required stan-            Ordinarily, the best option is to
                                      from private disputes” are similarly inad-     dards of publication must be canceled by      submit a request to the CCF for access
                                      equate to support issuance of a Red            the General Secretariat.70                    to the information contained in
                                      Notice “unless the criminal activity is                                                      Interpol’s files.78 If counsel already has
                                      aimed at facilitating a serious crime or is        ii. The RPD’s Limited                     reason to believe there is an outstand-
                                      suspected of being connected to organ-                 Application to Diffusions             ing Red Notice or Diffusion, he or she
                                      ized crime.”62 Again, these phrases are not            And Red Notice Requests               can skip the informational step and
                                      defined in the rules.                              The General Secretariat is not            request its cancellation.79

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d. Ascertaining Whether a
   Red Notice or Diffusion
   Is in Effect, and Seeking
   Its Cancellation                                    Checklist for Challenging an
      i. Submitting a CCF Request
      Article 9 of the RCI provides that
                                                     Interpol Red Notice or Diffusion
                                                 v
“[a]ny person who so wishes may, freely
and free of charge, exercise the right of            Ascertain Whether the Client Is the Subject of a Red Notice or Diffusion
access to personal information concern-
ing him which has been recorded in                       • Check the “Wanted Persons” list on Interpol’s
Interpol’s files.”80 This seemingly broad                  website for a public Red Notice.
“right of access” is actually quite limited.81           • If not listed, request assistance from a
Member countries “remain the owners of                     cooperative NCB (if there is one).
information they communicate to                          • If necessary, submit a request to the CCF for access to
INTERPOL and must give permission for                      information contained in Interpol’s files (see below).
its disclosure to requesting parties.”82
Thus, a subject of a Red Notice or                       • In unusual circumstances, ask the NCB suspected to
Diffusion has the right to be informed of                  have requested a Red Notice or issued a Diffusion

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                                                           to confirm that it has done so.
                                                 v
that fact upon request unless the relevant
NCB refuses to allow Interpol to provide             Submit a CCF Request
the disclosure.83
      The Operating Rules of the                        • Decide whether to ask the CCF to maintain complete
Commission for the Control of                             confidentiality with respect to the request.
Interpol’s Files (the Operating Rules) set              • Complete the form “Request for Access to Interpol’s
forth the procedures the CCF follows in                   Databases” available on the Interpol website.
reviewing an individual request for
access.84 Individuals can request access to             • Provide the following documentation:
information about themselves in                                   — an original letter, in one of Interpol’s four working
Interpol’s databases by submitting a                                languages, signed by the subject of the requested
one-page form and supporting docu-                                  information;
mentation to the CCF.85 This includes                             — a copy of an identity document for the subject; and
ascertaining whether a Red Notice has
been requested or issued, or a Diffusion                          — if submitted by a representative of the subject, an
disseminated.86 Applicants may also ask                             original power of attorney.
to modify or delete information in the                  • For requests that challenge information in Interpol’s files, provide:
files.87 Requests seeking cancellation of a                       — detailed reasons for the request; and
Notice or Diffusion, also called “chal-
lenges,” are made using the same form as                          — supporting documentation.
a request for access.88                                 • For requests concerning a minor, also provide:
      The CCF reviews each submission to                          — a copy of an identity document for the adult
determine, in the first instance, if the                            submitting the request; and
request is “admissible.”89 A request is
admissible if it (1) includes an original,                        — documents establishing the relationship between the
signed letter explaining the purpose of                             adult submitting the request and the minor.
the request; (2) is written in one of the               • If confirmation of receipt is not received within one month,
organization’s four official languages                    contact the CCF to ensure the submission arrived.
                                                 v
(English, French, Spanish, or Arabic); (3)
comes from the person it concerns, or                Seek Cancellation If Notice Was Requested in Error
from that person’s duly authorized repre-            or Is No Longer Applicable
sentative or legal representative; and (4) is             • Ask the issuing NCB to seek cancellation.
accompanied by a copy of an identity
document for the person who is the sub-                   • If the issuing NCB refuses to seek cancellation, submit
ject of the request.90 If the request comes                 a request for cancellation to the CCF.
from a duly authorized representative of                  • If possible, ask a supportive NCB to report the
the subject, it must be accompanied by an                   matter to the General Secretariat.
                                                 v
original power of attorney authorizing
access to the information recorded in                If a Client’s Request Is Denied by the CCF, Request
Interpol’s files.91 If the request is submit-        Re-Examination If Grounds Exist
ted by a legal representative, it must                    • The request for re-examination must be based on a
include a statement to that effect.92                       newly discovered fact that probably would have led to
      If the CCF determines the request                     a different conclusion.
is inadmissible, it must inform the
applicant and provide the reasons for
its decision.93

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If the request is admissible, the CCF     matters,”98 or that are based on offenses     would probably have led to a different
                                      will perform a “detailed assessment” of        “originating from a violation of laws or      conclusion if that fact had been known
                                      the request.94 The CCF will evaluate com-      regulations of an administrative nature or    at the time the request was processed,”
                                      pliance with Interpol’s Constitution and       deriving from private disputes.”99            the party can apply for re-
                                      rules, which mandate, inter alia, respect            Confidentiality can be an important     examination.109
                                      for “the basic rights of individuals in con-   strategic consideration. Interpol repre-           Once the CCF has concluded its
                                      formity with … the Universal                   sents that requests by individuals are not    assessment, it issues its recommendation
                                      Declaration of Human Rights,”95 avoid-         recorded in its databases, and are not        to the General Secretariat.110 The General
                                      ance of “any intervention … of a political,    accessible by NCBs.100 While performing       Secretariat is not bound by that recom-
                                      military, religious or racial character,”96    the assessment, however, the CCF can          mendation, but will typically follow it.111
                                      and compliance with international con-         solicit additional information from the       In the event of a disagreement between
                                      ventions and domestic law.97 If the request    requesting person and from the relevant       the General Secretariat and the CCF, the
                                      involves a Red Notice, the CCF will also       NCB.101 Interpol assures that the NCB         CCF may bring the dispute before the
                                      assess compliance with Article 83 of the       will not be contacted if the applicant        Executive Committee of Interpol.112
                                      RPD, which prohibits the issuance of Red       explicitly requests complete confiden-        This, however, is highly unusual.113
                                      Notices that raise “controversial issues       tiality.102 Likewise, if the CCF is “bound
                                      relating to behavioural or cultural            to communicate certain items of infor-             1. Required Forms and Documents.
                                      norms,” that “relat[e] to family/private       mation to the INTERPOL General                The CCF provides a one-page form on
                                                                                     Secretariat or to the entities concerned,     its website for requesting access to and
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                                                                                     in order to be able to process the            deletion of information contained in
                                        AFFILIATE NEWS                               request” it will do so unless explicitly      Interpol’s files.114 The form is also used
                                        Continued from page 13                       forbidden from such communication by          for requesting cancellation of a Red
                                                                                     the applicant in his or her request.103 Not   Notice or Diffusion.115 In addition to
                                       the bloodstream must be restricted to         surprisingly, such a prohibition “may be      basic information about the applicant,
                                       psychoactive metabolites in order to          detrimental to the requesting party, as it    the form requires the applicant to set
                                       avoid absurd results. And in a fourth         restricts the CCF’s ability to successfully   forth the reasons for the request, and to
                                       case, State v. Whitman, the court             process the request.”104                      provide supporting documents.116
                                       appointed AACJ as amicus curiae to                  In some instances, it will not be a
                                       argue the case for the defense bar. For       secret that a client has been targeted by a        2. Basis for Relief. A request for
                                       more information, contact AACJ’s              particular member nation. In such cases,      cancellation of a Red Notice or
                                       Executive Director Max Bessler at             the fact of the application will probably     Diffusion may be based on Interpol’s
                                       480-812-1700           or        email        not need to be kept confidential, but         Constitution and/or the RPD.117
                                       defense@aacj.org.                             some of the information the client sup-       Constitutional arguments can include a
                                                                                     plies the CCF might not be known to the       violation of Article 2, which identifies
                                       MACDL Creates                                 member nation, and should be kept con-        Interpol’s goal of promoting police
                                       Advocacy Network                              fidential. Interpol states that, if so        cooperation consistent with the spirit of
                                       The Massachusetts Association of              requested, the CCF “never shares per-         the Universal Declaration of Human
                                       Criminal Defense Lawyers (MACDL)              sonal or confidential information with        Rights (the Declaration), or of Article 3,
                                       has created a statewide Witness               NCBs that is not already known by the         which prohibits Interpol’s involvement
                                       Advocacy and Representation                   NCBs, such as elements of identification      in matters of a political, military, reli-
                                       Network (WARN) designed to pro-               or location of the subject.”105               gious, or racial nature.118
                                       vide pro bono legal representation for              In other cases, the client might not         When an individual claims the
                                       individuals who are contacted by law          be sure if he or she is a target, and would   information contained in Interpol’s files,
                                       enforcement agents for questioning            want full confidentiality (including as to    or a Red Notice issued on the basis of
                                       or interrogation. This network, the           the fact of the application) to avoid trig-   that information, violates Article 3, the
                                       first of its kind in the United States,       gering interest where none may exist. In      CCF applies the “predominance test” to
                                       will make prompt referral of cases to         such a case, the need for complete confi-     assess the claim.119 Under this test, the
                                       volunteer local attorneys — an                dentiality might outweigh the risk that       CCF evaluates the ordinary criminal law
                                       important and crucial step to closing         the CCF will be unable to process the         aspects of the case and the Article 3
                                       the gap in the provision of legal rep-        request. Each case requires its own eval-     aspects, determining which predomi-
                                       resentation in the criminal justice           uation.                                       nates.120 The CCF will recommend can-
                                       system. It will address the inherent                The rules do not specify the burden     cellation of a Red Notice, or deletion of
                                       inequity of the current system where-         of proof the applicant is required to         information in Interpol’s files, where the
                                       in only individuals with adequate             meet in order to have information mod-        Article 3 aspects of the case predomi-
                                       means are able to protect their rights        ified or deleted, or to have a Red Notice     nate.121 In an Article 3 assessment, all rel-
                                       when confronted by law enforcement            or Diffusion canceled. The CCF does not       evant information is examined, includ-
                                       agents. WARN has been in operation            publish the standards it applies and does     ing the following nonexclusive factors:
                                       for less than a month and has already         not promulgate its decisions or the rea-      (1) the nature of the offense, specifically
                                       assigned counsel to two witnesses.            soning in individual cases.106 If the         the charges and relevant facts; (2) the
                                       For more information, contact                 request is rejected in whole or in part,      status of the individual concerned; (3)
                                       MACDL’s President Elizabeth A. Lunt           however, the CCF must explain its rea-        the identity of the source of the informa-

                                       lunt@zalkindlaw.com. n
                                       at     617-742-6020       or    email         sons to the requesting party.107              tion; (4) the position taken by a member
                                                                                           There is no right of appeal from a      nation or authorized international enti-
                                                                                     CCF decision,108 but if the requesting        ties apart from the source of the infor-
                                                                                     party has “discover[ed] … a fact which        mation; (5) the obligations under inter-

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national law; (6) the implications on          protect the customs and beliefs of native     subjected to torture or inhuman treat-
                                      Interpol’s neutrality; and (7) the general     West Papuans legally and peacefully.128       ment, Wenda argued that the Red Notice
                                      context of the case.122                             In 2002, Wenda was arrested by           was inconsistent with the “spirit” of the
                                           The General Secretariat maintains a       Indonesian authorities and, after being       Declaration and thus violated Article 2
                                      repository of practice on the application      detained for over two months, was             of Interpol’s Constitution.140
                                      of Article 3 that is available to NCBs.123 A   charged with inciting an attack on a
                                      cooperative NCB might be willing to            police station which resulted in multi-            3b. Violation of Article 3 —
                                      provide access to the repository, which        ple deaths.129 Wenda denies culpability,      Prohibition on Interventions of a
                                      could be a useful source of information.       and says he was detained, tortured,           Political, Military, Religious or Racial
                                           Arguments under the RPD will usu-         and solicited for bribes by the               Character. Wenda also invoked Article 3
                                      ally be based on one or more of Articles       Indonesian judge and prosecutor               of Interpol’s Constitution, which pro-
                                      5(3), 11, 12, 76 and 83. Article 5(3) pro-     before escaping and fleeing to the            hibits Interpol from engaging in activi-
                                      vides that information collected by            United Kingdom.130 The U.K. granted           ties “of a political, military, religious or
                                      Interpol should be processed with “due         Wenda political asylum.131                    racial character.”141 Wenda argued that
                                      observance” of Interpol’s political neu-            In the U.K., Wenda created the Free      the charges against him were politically
                                      trality and relevant national laws and         West Papua campaign, a nonviolent             motivated, citing the abuse he suffered
                                      international conventions. Article 11          international movement promoting the          during his pretrial detention; the fact
                                      requires Interpol to use data “with due        independence of West Papua.132 His            that he was not indicted until two
                                      regard for the law applicable to” the          activism required significant interna-        months into his detention; the absence
INTERPOL RED NOTICES AND DIFFUSIONS

                                      requesting NCB, and to “respect the            tional travel, which became nearly            of key witnesses at trial and the admis-
                                      basic rights” of the subject of the Red        impossible when Wenda learned that, at        sion by the court of written statements
                                      Notice or Diffusion, in accordance with        Indonesia’s request, Interpol had issued      without an opportunity for cross-exam-
                                      Article 2 of Interpol’s Constitution and       a Red Notice for him in 2011.133 On April     ination; and the solicitation to bribe the
                                      the Declaration. Article 12 provides that      24, 2012, Fair Trials International filed     judge and prosecutor.142 Wenda noted
                                      data processed by Interpol must be             an application on Wenda’s behalf with         that the U.K. would have denied his
                                      “accurate, relevant, not excessive in rela-    the CCF, seeking to cancel the Red            request for asylum had there been suffi-
                                      tion to their purpose and up to date[.]”       Notice.134 In August 2012, Interpol can-      cient evidence he was guilty of the
                                      Article 76 states that Interpol is not         celled the Red Notice.135 Wenda’s applica-    crimes charged.143
                                      required to issue a Notice if doing so         tion, discussed below, was premised                Wenda also argued that the real
                                      “could prejudice the Organization’s            largely on violations of Articles 2 and 3     objective of the Red Notice was to
                                      image or interests.”                           of Interpol’s Constitution.                   impair his ability to travel, and thereby
                                           Article 83 imposes specific require-                                                    eliminate his ability to engage in politi-
                                      ments for issuance of a Red Notice,                 3a. Violation of Article 2 —             cal activism outside the U.K., and that
                                      including minimum penalty thresholds           Infringement of The Declaration.              this was a politically motivated abuse of
                                      for the underlying offense, the provision      Wenda invoked Article 2 of Interpol’s         Interpol’s notice system.144
                                      of personal information sufficient for         Constitution, which provides that
                                      law enforcement to identify the subject,       Interpol aims to “ensure and promote               3c. Compliance With Obligations
                                      and restrictions on the use of Red             the widest possible mutual assistance         of Domestic And International Law.
                                      Notices in conjunction with private dis-       between all criminal police authorities       Although the RPD was not yet in effect
                                      putes, family matters, administrative          within the limits of the laws existing in     at the time of Wenda’s application,
                                      offenses, and violations of cultural or        the different countries and in the spirit     Wenda made an argument that could
                                      behavioral norms. This Article is fre-         of the Universal Declaration of Human         now be made under Article 5(3), which
                                      quently ignored, as Red Notices have           Rights.”136 Wenda argued that the Red         requires that member nations process
                                      been issued in connection with mort-           Notice violated Articles 12 and 19 of the     information in Interpol’s databases
                                      gage loan defaults and other commercial        Declaration by causing an “arbitrary          “with due observance of … their
                                      disputes.124 Any such abuses should be         interference with [his] privacy, family,      respective national legislations and
                                      contested vigorously before the CCF.           home … [and] correspondence”; by              international conventions to which
                                           3. Benny Wenda’s Successful               “attack[ing] … his honour and reputa-         they are parties.”145 Wenda argued that
                                      Application for Cancellation of a Red          tion”; and by violating his “right to free-   his trial failed to comply with interna-
                                      Notice. Although Interpol’s website            dom of opinion and expression.”137            tional conventions to which Indonesia
                                      does not provide sample applications,               Wenda also argued that the Red           was a party.146
                                      Fair Trials International, a not-for-          Notice violated Article 5 of the                   Wenda’s application was granted,
                                      profit legal organization in the United        Declaration by exposing him to the risk       but the CCF did not reveal which of his
                                      Kingdom, has submitted a number of             of future “torture or … cruel, inhuman        arguments it considered most effective.
                                      CCF requests and has made two of               or degrading treatment or punishment”         Nevertheless, the Wenda application
                                      those requests available on its website.125    in Indonesia.138 Wenda’s application          provides a useful example of a successful
                                      One of these applications, that of             detailed the ill-treatment he suffered        challenge to a Red Notice.
                                      Benny Wenda, resulted in the                   while detained in Indonesia, and cited
                                      cancellation of a Red Notice.126               reports from Human Rights Watch,                   3d. Prejudice to Interpol’s Image
                                           Wenda is an activist from West            Amnesty International and the United          and Interests. Interpol has been criti-
                                      Papua, an area of New Guinea that is           Nations, which documented the contin-         cized for its willingness to assist nations
                                      considered part of Indonesia.127 Wenda         uing abuse against West Papuan                that have questionable human rights
                                      served as Secretary-General for the tribal     activists.139 Because the Red Notice          records or a history of abusing the Red
                                      assembly representing the West Papuan          would assist in returning him to a nation     Notice system.147 In a suitable case,
                                      people, an organization that seeks to          where there was a real risk he would be       Article 76 of the RPD enables counsel to

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Interpol Red Notices and Diffusions: Powerful - And Dangerous - Tools of Global Law Enforcement
INTERPOL RED NOTICES AND DIFFUSIONS
argue that Interpol is prejudicing its        Within one month of its determination,        announced that his lawyers would file a
image and interests by allowing a mem-        the CCF is required to send the General       request with the CCF to have the Red
ber nation with a poor human rights           Secretariat a report containing its           Notice canceled.160 About one year later,
record to maintain a Red Notice or            recommendations.155 The General               Interpol canceled the Red Notice.161 In its
Diffusion against the client.148              Secretariat then has one month to reject      communication with Harrath, Interpol
                                              those recommendations before the              stated that “after re-examining all the
      4. Timeline for CCF Challenge.          report becomes final.156                      information in the file,” it “considered that
There is no published timeline for                 Anecdotal evidence, gathered from        the proceedings against [him] were pri-
deciding a request for information or a       well-publicized cases involving requests      marily political in nature.”162 The Red
challenge to information contained in         for Red Notice cancellation, provides fur-    Notice had been in effect for 20 years.
Interpol’s files. The CCF’s Operating         ther insight into the timeline of a CCF
Rules state that the CCF processes            request. These cases, however, might not           4b. Petr Silaev. For Russian activist
requests in the order received, reserving     be fully representative, as most applica-     Petr Silaev, the CCF challenge process
the right to “decide to give priority to a    tions do not receive the kind of media        took about five months, but was unsuc-
particular request.”149 The CCF is            attention these cases received. It appears    cessful. In July 2010, Silaev participated
required to acknowledge receipt of a          that publicity and political support can      in a demonstration protesting construc-
request within one month of its               have an effect on Interpol.                   tion of a highway through the Khimki
submission,150 and, as a threshold matter,                                                  forests near Moscow.163 After seeing his
the CCF Secretariat must determine                 4a. Mohamed Ali Harrath. Mohamed         fellow protestors arrested by Russian
whether the request is admissible.151 If it   Ali Harrath, a political dissident who        police, Silaev fled in April 2012, and was
is, the CCF Secretariat makes a “detailed     endured imprisonment and torture for          granted asylum in Finland.164 Russia cir-
assessment of the request by reference to     campaigning against President Ben Ali’s       culated a Diffusion requesting Silaev’s
the Organization’s Rules” and submits a       regime in Tunisia, became the subject of a    arrest, and in August 2012 Spain
summary of the case to a CCF session          Red Notice in 1992.157 He fled to the         detained Silaev.165 Spain, however,
for          consideration            and     United Kingdom, where he lived in exile       refused to extradite him, concluding
recommendations.152 The CCF, however,         until his arrest in South Africa in January   that the Russian charges were politically
meets only three times a year.153 Thus,       2010 based upon the Red Notice.158            motivated.166 Nevertheless, the Diffusion
depending on the number of requests,154       Extradition proceedings were instituted,      remained in effect.167 On May 20, 2013,
it could be months before the CCF             but after the Tunisian government failed      Fair Trials International filed a request
Secretariat makes an admissibility            to provide evidence in support of the         with the CCF to have the Diffusion can-
decision, and more months before the          charges, the South African court dis-         celed and information in Interpol’s files
CCF evaluates the merits of the request.      missed the case.159 Harrath then              regarding Silaev deleted.168 On Oct. 25,

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2013, Interpol denied the request, stat-      financial and visa-related penalties on     believes the Red Notice or Diffusion
                                      ing that “there is no reason to believe       Russian citizens who have committed         was simply requested in error, the most
                                      that the retention of information [relat-     human rights violations.                    direct route for its cancellation is
                                      ing to Silaev] in INTERPOL’s files                 Browder was already well known         through the NCB that applied for it.178
                                      would not be in compliance with               before his dispute with Russia. The         The requesting NCB must withdraw its
                                      INTERPOL’s rules.”169                         high-profile nature of the dispute, how-    request and ask the General Secretariat
                                                                                    ever, was likely a factor in Interpol’s     to cancel the Notice immediately when:
                                          4c. William Browder. William              decision to cancel the Blue Notice with-    (1) the purpose of the request has been
                                      Browder, a British investment banker,         in one month of his request for its can-    achieved; (2) the alert is linked to and
                                      became the subject of a Blue Notice in        cellation.175 Interpol released a rare      dependent upon another request
                                      May 2013 after campaigning against            public statement about its decision,        whose purpose has been achieved; (3)
                                      human rights abuses by the Russian            explaining that the CCF had “conclud-       the NCB no longer wishes to maintain
                                      government.170 Although Blue Notices          ed … the case was of a predominantly        the request; or (4) the notice no longer
                                      (which seek information about the             political nature.”176 Later, when the       meets the conditions for publication.179
                                      identity, location, or activities of an       Russian Federation sought the issuance      NCBs can seek cancellation of request-
                                      individual in relation to a crime) differ     of a Red Notice against Browder,            ed notices at any time, and should do
                                      from Red Notices, the procedure for           Interpol again responded publicly,          so when the subject of the notice has
                                      seeking their cancellation is identical.171   announcing its refusal to “be used by       served his or her sentence or has been
                                      Interpol canceled the Blue Notice with-       the Russian Federation to seek the          acquitted.180 If the NCB refuses to with-
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                                      in one month of Browder’s request.172         arrest of Mr. William Browder.”177          draw its request and ask for cancella-
                                          Browder had become a human                                                            tion, the attorney should submit a
                                      rights activist following the death of his         ii. Seeking Relief From the            request for cancellation to the CCF,
                                      accountant, Sergei Magnitsky, in a                     NCB That Requested the             supported by documentation showing
                                      Russian prison.173 Magnitsky had been                  Red Notice or Diffusion            that cancellation is required.
                                      arrested after exposing a corruption               There are other potential avenues            If the underlying arrest warrant is
                                      scheme by the Russian government.174          for challenging a Red Notice or             based on inaccurate information, or is
                                      Browder became a proponent of a bill,         Diffusion. If the client has been acquit-   otherwise susceptible to challenge in the
                                      the U.S. Magnitsky Law, which imposes         ted, has served his or her sentence, or     issuing country, counsel should work

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with local counsel to challenge the arrest     Committee cannot resolve the issue, it is       http://www.interpol.int/About-INTERPOL/
                                      warrant in order to have it withdrawn or       submitted to the General Assembly.186           Structure-and-governance/National-Central-
                                      vacated. In turn, this would require can-      While the dispute is pending, the support-      Bureaus (last visited May 1, 2014).
                                      cellation of the Red Notice or Diffusion       ive NCB can request that the General                  17. Id.
                                      based on the arrest warrant.181                Secretariat apply interim measures to pre-            18. About INTERPOL Washington, THE
                                                                                     vent the Red Notice or Diffusion from           UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
                                           iii. Working With a Supportive            being circulated among member nations           http://www.justice.gov/interpol-washington/
                                                NCB to Cancel a Red                  or published on Interpol’s website.187          about.html (last visited May 1, 2014).
                                                Notice Or Diffusion                                                                        19. See id.
                                           Under certain circumstances, the          Conclusion                                            20. Commission for the Control
                                      client’s most powerful ally might be a sup-                                                    of      INTERPOL’s         Files,    INTERPOL,
                                      portive NCB. For example, if the client has         A client might have good reason to         http://www.interpol.int/About-INTERPOL/
                                      been granted asylum, counsel might ask         be concerned about international travel,        Structure-and-governance/Commission-for-
                                      the asylum country’s NCB to help chal-         as many countries will arrest and detain        the-Control-of-INTERPOL’s-Files (last visited
                                      lenge the Red Notice or Diffusion.             the subject of a Red Notice or Diffusion.       May 1, 2014).
                                           Pursuant to Articles 24, 25 and 135 of    There are steps that can be taken to try to           21. See INTERPOL’s Rules on the Control
                                      the RPD, the General Secretariat may           ascertain whether the client is the subject     of Information and Access to INTERPOL’s Files,
                                      delete information in its databases, includ-   of a Red Notice or Diffusion, and, if so, to    INTERPOL (Feb. 15, 2010), at arts. 2–3, avail-
                                      ing cancelling Red Notices or Diffusions,      try to have it canceled. Nevertheless, the      able at http://www.interpol.int/Media/
INTERPOL RED NOTICES AND DIFFUSIONS

                                      based on data obtained from another            challenges are substantial.                     Files/Legal-material/Reference-
                                      NCB.182 A supportive NCB can report a                                                          Documents/Rules-on-the-Control-of-
                                      defect in the information used to support      Notes                                           Information-and-access-to-INTERPOL’s-
                                      the Red Notice or Diffusion, identify any            1. Overview, INTERPOL, http://www.        Files-RCI.
                                      impropriety in the charges or the prosecu-     interpol.int/About-INTERPOL/Overview (last            22. Id. at art. 1.
                                      tion, or otherwise question compliance         visited May 1, 2014).                                 23. See INTERPOL’s Rules on the
                                      with Interpol’s Constitution and rules.183           2. Vision and mission, INTERPOL,          Processing of Data, INTERPOL (Mar. 14,
                                      The General Secretariat is charged with        http://www.interpol.int/About-INTERPOL/         2013), art. 18, available at http://
                                      ensuring that disputes between NCBs are        Vision-and-mission (last visited May 1,         www.interpol.int/Media/Files/Legal-mater-
                                      solved by “concerted consultation.”184 If      2014).                                          ial/Reference-Documents/INTERPOL’s-
                                      that fails, the matter is referred to the            3. See INTERPOL FAQs, INTERPOL,           Rules-on-the-Processing-of-Data.
                                      Executive Committee.185 If the Executive       http://www.interpol.int/FAQs (last visited            24. See Compliance with the rules,
                                                                                     May 1, 2014).                                   INTERPOL, http://www.interpol.int/About-
                                                                                           4. See Overview, supra note 1.            INTERPOL/Legal-materials/Compliance-
                                                                                           5. Id.                                    with-the-rules (last visited May 1, 2014); see
                                                                                           6. The Constitution, INTERPOL,            also Mario Savino, Global Administrative Law
                                                                                     http://www.interpol.int/About-INTERPOL/         Meets ‘Soft’ Powers: The Uncomfortable Case
                                                                                     Legal-materials/The-Constitution (last visit-   of Interpol Red Notices, 43 N.Y.U. J. INT’L L. &
                                                                                     ed May 1, 2014).                                POL. 263, 272 & n. 22 (2011); Catherine Heard
                                                                                           7. Interpol Constitution and General      & Alex Tinsley, The Power of the Interpol Red
                                                                                     Regulations, INTERPOL (Oct. 15, 2008),          Notice, 28 No. 8 INT’L ENFORCEMENT L. REV. 299
                                                                                     art. 2, available at http://www.interpol.int/   (2012). By Executive Order dated June 16,
                                                                                     Media/Files/Legal-material/Reference-           1983, President Ronald Reagan granted
                                                                                     Documents/Constitution-and-General-             Interpol immunity from suit in the United
                                                                                     Regulations (internal quotation marks           States. See Exec. Order No. 12425, 48 Fed.
                                                                                     omitted).                                       Reg. 28069 (June 16, 1983).

                                       W h e r e Do You                                    8. Id. at art. 3.
                                                                                           9. Structure and governance, INTERPOL,
                                                                                                                                           25. See Compliance with the rules, supra
                                                                                                                                     note 24.

                                       F i n d Th e T im e ?
                                                                                     http://www.inter p ol.int/Ab out-                     26. See INTERPOL’s Rules on the Processing
                                                                                     INTERPOL/Structure-and-governance (last         of Data, supra note 23, at arts. 11–12.
                                                                                     visited May 1, 2014).                                 27. Id. at arts. 10(4), 12(3).

                                             CLE on the go
                                                                                           10. Id.                                         28. See Compliance with the rules,

                                           Any time; Any place
                                                                                           11. Id.                                   supra note 24.
                                                                                           12. Executive Committee, INTERPOL,              29. INTERPOL’s Rules on the Processing
                                                                                     http://www.inter p ol.int/Ab out-               of Data, supra note 23, at art. 5(3).
                                                                                     INTERPOL/Structure-and-governance                     30. See INTERPOL’s Rules on the Control
                                                                                     /Executive-Committee (last visited May 1,       of Information and Access to INTERPOL’s Files,
                                                                                     2014).                                          supra note 21.
                                                                                           13. Id.                                         31. See Overview, supra note 1.
                                                                                           14. General Secretariat, INTERPOL,              32. Notices, INTERPOL, http://www.
                                                                                     http://www.inter p ol.int/Ab out-               interpol.int/INTERPOL-expertise/Notices
                                                                                     INTERPOL/Structure-and-governance/              (last visited May 1, 2014).
                                                                                     General-Secretariat (last visited May 1,              33. Id.
                                                                                     2014).                                                34. Id.
                                         Scan Here For More Information Online             15. Id.                                         35. Id.
                                                                                           16. National Central Bureaus, INTERPOL,         36. Id.

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