Interpol Red Notice

Description

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Context: Interpol has removed its red notice against fugitive Mehul Choksi.

Details:

About INTERPOL:

The International Criminal Police Organization is an international organization that enables worldwide police cooperation and crime control.
With 194 member states, it is the largest police organization in the world.
India is also a member state. India hosted Interpol's 91st General Assembly in 2022.
Contrary to popular belief, INTERPOL itself is not a law enforcement agency.

Functions:

Provides investigative support, expertise and training to law enforcement agencies worldwide focusing on the following key areas

INTERPOL Notice:

These are international requests for cooperation or alerts allowing police in member countries to share critical information related to criminal activity.
Notifications may also be used by the United Nations, International Criminal Tribunals and the International Criminal Court to locate persons wanted for crimes within their jurisdiction, particularly genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Notification types:

Red: Search location and arrest wanted persons wanted for prosecution or execution of sentence.
Yellow: Helps locate missing persons, often minors, or helps identify persons who cannot identify themselves.
Blue: Collecting additional information about a person's identity, location, or activities in connection with a crime.
Black: To search for information on unidentified bodies.
Green: A warning about the criminal activities of a person when that person is considered a possible threat to public safety.
Orange: Warning of an event, person, object, or process posing a serious and immediate threat to public safety.
Purple: Seeking or providing information on the modus operandi, objects, devices and concealment methods used by criminals.
UN Security Council INTERPOL Special Notification: Issued for groups and individuals targeted by UN Security Council sanctions committees.