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INVESTIGATION ABROAD. INFORMAL CHANNEL-INTERPOL. Delhi Police Said They Have Not Changed Their Logo, Strict Against Those Who Spread Fake Information: दिल्ली पुलिस ने कहा-प्रतीक चिह्न में कोई बदलाव नहीं किया गया, दुष्प्रचार करने पर ....

[Audio] 1914 - First International Criminal Police Congress held in Monaco. 1923 - Creation of the International Criminal Police Commission ( ICPC) with headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Following the adoption of a modernized constitution in 1956, the ICPC becomes the International Criminal Police Organization-INTERPOL, abbreviated to ICPO– INTERPOL or just INTERPOL. The Organization becomes autonomous by collecting dues from member countries and relying on investments as the main means of support. INTERPOL is world's largest Intl. Police Organization with 195 members. Four official languages: Arabic, English, French and Spanish.

[Audio] "Connecting police for a safer world" Our vision is that of a world where each and every law enforcement professional will be able through INTERPOL to securely communicate, share and access vital police information whenever and wherever needed, ensuring the safety of the world's citizens. We constantly provide and promote innovative and cutting‐edge solutions to global challenges in policing and security..

[Audio] "Preventing and fighting crime through enhanced cooperation and innovation on police and security matters" We facilitate the widest possible mutual assistance between all criminal law enforcement authorities. We ensure that police services can communicate securely with each other around the world. We enable global access to police data and information. We provide operational support on specific priority crime areas. We foster continuous improvement in the capacity of police to prevent and fight crime and the development of knowledge and skills necessary for effective international policing. We strive for innovation at all times, in the areas of police and security matters..

STRUCTRE. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CCF GENERAL SECRETARIAT NCBs of 195 Member Countries.

[Audio] INTERPOL's supreme governing body, the General Assembly is composed of delegates appointed by each member country. It meets annually to take all important decisions related to policy, resources, working methods, finances, activities and programmes..

[Audio] Elected by the General Assembly, the Executive Committee is headed by the President of the Organization. It provides guidance and direction to the Organization and oversees the implementation of decisions made at the annual General Assembly. Meets three times a year. The EC has 13 members comprising the President of the Organization, three Vice-Presidents and nine Delegates, all from different countries. The President is elected for four years, and Vice-Presidents for three. They are not immediately eligible for re-election.

Executive Committee. The EC's members sit at the top level of policing in their own countries and bring many years of experience and knowledge to advise and guide INTERPOL Supervise the execution of the decisions of the General Assembly; Prepare the agenda for sessions of the General Assembly; Submit to the General Assembly any programme of work or project which it considers useful; Supervise the administration and work of the Secretary General..

[Audio] Day-to-day implementation of the Organization's strategic decisions is carried out by the General Secretariat and National Central Bureaus. Located in Lyon, France, the General Secretariat operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and is run by the Secretary General. The Secretariat has seven regional offices across the world along with Special Representatives at the United Nations in New York and at the European Union in Brussels..

[Audio] Major General Ahmed Naser al-Raisi, Inspector General at the United Arab Emirates' interior ministry and a member of Interpol's executive committee, was elected for one four-year.

[Audio] It meets once a year and takes all the major decisions affecting general policy, the resources needed for international cooperation, working methods, finances and programs of activities. These decisions are in the form of resolutions. INTERPOL's Centenary In 2023, INTERPOL will celebrate 100 years since the founding of the International Criminal Police Commission, which then became INTERPOL in 1956. A series of activities are planned to raise awareness of the role of international policing; past, present and future..

CONNECTIN G POLIC E FO R A SAFE R W ORL D. Seven regional offices and Special Representatives at the UN and at the European Union..

[Audio] The CCF ensures that the processing of personal data – such as names and fingerprints – is in line with INTERPOL's rules, in order to protect both the fundamental rights of individuals and the cooperation among police internationally. It is an independent body.

[Audio] The Commission has three main roles: Ensuring that the processing of personal data by INTERPOL is in compliance with the Organization's regulations; Providing INTERPOL with advice about any project, operation, set of rules or other matter involving the processing of personal data; Processing individual requests for access to INTERPOL's files, as well as complaints..

[Audio] Each INTERPOL member country maintains a National Central Bureau linking national police with our global network. Staffed by highly trained national law enforcement officers, NCBs are the lifeblood of INTERPOL, contributing to our criminal databases and cooperating together on cross-border investigations, operations and arrests. CBI has been designated as National Central Bureau for India ( NCB-India)..

NCB – India- History. India became a member of INTERPOL in 1949 The work of NCB-India is looked after by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) since 17-10-1966. During 1949 to 1966, Intelligence Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs was NCB-India. Director CBI is ex-officio Head of NCB-India..

Role of NCB – India. Focal point for International cooperation Link between National law enforcement agencies and their counterparts in other member countries. Single contact point for All NCBs of Interpol Member Countries. Police Liaison Officers of Member Countries. Legal Attachés of Foreign Embassies..

I-24/7 Network. a secured global communication system Platform for sharing criminal information Gateway to INTERPOL databases.

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INTERPOL NOTICES. Our colour-coded Notices enable countries to share alerts and requests for information worldwide. INTERPOL Notices are international requests for cooperation or alerts allowing police in member countries to share critical crime-related information. Notices are published by the General Secretariat at the request of a National Central Bureau and are made available to all our member countries. Notices can also be used by the United Nations, 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..

INTERPOL NOTICES. RED NOTICES BLUE NOTICES YELLOW NOTICES GREEN NOTICES ORANGE NOTICES BLACK NOTICES PURPLE NOTICES UN INTERPOL SPECIAL NOTICES.

OBJECTIVES OF INTERPOL NOTICES. Red Notice(Article 82 of RPD) To seek the arrest or provisional arrest of wanted persons with a view to extradition Red Notices are published at the request of NCB or an International Entity with powers of investigation and prosecution in criminal matters. Purpose of Red Notice is to seek the location of a wanted person and his/her detention , arrest or restriction of moment for the purpose of extradition, surrender or similar lawful action ..

Penalty threshold: - if the person is sought for prosecution, the conduct constituting an offence is punishable by a maximum deprivation of liberty of at least two years or a more serious penalty; - if the person is sought to serve a sentence, he/she is sentenced to at least six months of imprisonment and/or there is at least six months of the sentence remaining to be served..

Example: Punishment for wrongful confinement: “Whoever wrongfully restrains any person shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term, which may extend to one month , or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.” As per the provision of Penalty threshold , the request for publication of Red Notice can not be entertained for the offence of Wrongful Confinement..

Red Notice – The Pre-requisites. Article 83 (b)(v) of Rules for processing of Data states that Minimum Judicial Data required for the publication of Red Notice should inter-alia include :- A reference to a valid arrest warrant or judicial decision having the same effect (whenever possible, and subject to national law or the rules governing the operation of the international entity, the requesting National Central Bureau or international entity shall provide a copy of the arrest warrant or judicial decision)..

As per Article 84 of Rules for Processing of Data, Assurances has to be provided by the requesting National Central Bureau or international entity. That the red notice request has been coordinated with the relevant authorities responsible for extradition, and assurances have been given that extradition will be sought upon arrest of the person, in conformity with national laws and/or the applicable bilateral and multilateral treaties;.

List of specific offences for which Red Notice may not be issued : First Category * Prostitution Second Category – Offences related to family / private matters Adultery, Bigamy / Polygamy, Homosexual Acts Leaving home without parental permission Dowry related cases Abortion, Euthanasia Third Category Issuing unfunded Cheque.

INTERPOL Notices are international requests for cooperation or alerts allowing police in member countries to share critical crime-related information. For a Red Notice to be put into effect it must be validated by a national of that particular sovereign country where such an arrest is sought. This could be based on that country’s extradition laws and other treaties dealing with extradition it has signed. The domestic legal provisions differ from country to country and while some countries have accorded legal sanctity to Red Corner Notice, others do not do so.

In India Red Notice issued by the INTERPOL does not have any legal value. They are not treated as request for provisional arrest. In UK subjects can’t be arrested or detained on the basis of a Red Notice. A provisional arrest warrant is required. In Germany Red Notices are, as a rule, accepted as a requests for provisional arrest with a view to extradition..

In US a Red Notice is not considered to be equivalent to a provisional arrest request. It treats the Red Notices as look out requests for the subject. The UAE provisionally arrests a person on the basis of the Red Notice, if the requesting country is a full party to the Arab Convention on Mutual Assistance in Legal Matters ..

Article 87 of Rules for Processing of Data defines steps to be taken following the location of the person:- The country where the person has been located shall: immediately inform the requesting National Central Bureau or international entity and the General Secretariat of the fact that the person has been located, subject to limitations deriving from national law and applicable international treaties; (ii) take all other measures permitted under national law and applicable international treaties, such as provisionally arresting the wanted person or monitoring or restricting his/her movement..

Look out Circulars (LOCs) - Bureau of Immigration, MHA, New Delhi or FRROs. Red Notices are not treated as Provisional Arrest Request in India. Requesting NCB - informed about the arrest immediately Provisional Arrest Request/Extradition documents called for. The Central Authority for Extradition in India (Ministry of External Affairs) intimated.

OBJECTIVES OF INTERPOL NOTICES. Blue Notice (Article 88 of RPD) To collect additional information, to locate, or to identify a person of interest in a criminal investigation. The subject of this Notice can be a convict/ charged, a suspect , witness or a victim ..

OBJECTIVES OF INTERPOL NOTICES Contd... Yellow Notice(Article 90 of RPD).

OBJECTIVES OF INTERPOL NOTICES Contd... Black Notice(Article 91 of RPD) To seek information on unidentified bodies. Orange Notice(Article 93 of RPD) Orange notices are published to warn of an event, a person, an object, a process or a modus operandi representing an imminent threat to public safety and likely to cause serious damage to property or injury to persons..

OBJECTIVES OF INTERPOL NOTICES Contd... Purple Notice (Article 92 of RPD) To warn about modus operandi, objects, devices or concealment methods used by offenders, and/or request information on offences to resolve them or assist in their investigation..

OBJECTIVES OF INTERPOL NOTICES Contd... Interpol – United Nations Special Notice (Article 95 of RPD) INTERPOL-United Nations Security Council Special Notices are published in order to inform INTERPOL’s Members that an individual or an entity is subject to UN Security Council Sanctions..

INTERPOL NOTICES. Our colour-coded Notices enable countries to share alerts and requests for information worldwide. INTERPOL Notices are international requests for cooperation or alerts allowing police in member countries to share critical crime-related information..

INTERPOL NOTICES. Notices are published by the General Secretariat at the request of a National Central Bureau and are made available to all our member countries. Notices can also be used by the United Nations, 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..

Suspension of a notice. The requesting National Central Bureau or international entity can suspend its cooperation request or its alert for a period not exceeding six months . It shall indicate the reasons for this suspension to the General Secretariat, which will then suspend the notice..

Withdrawal of a notice. The National Central Bureau or international entity requesting a notice shall withdraw its cooperation request or its alert and ask the General Secretariat to cancel the notice immediately: (a) once the purpose of this request or alert has been achieved ; or (b) if this request or alert is linked to one or several other requests or alerts whose purpose has been achieved and without which it cannot be maintained; or (c) if it no longer wishes to maintain the request; or (d) if the notice no longer meets the conditions for publication of the notice..

Cancellation of a notice. The General Secretariat shall cancel a notice if : the purpose of the cooperation request or the alert on the basis of which the notice was published has been achieved , and this information has been confirmed by the source National Central Bureau or international entity; or if this request or alert is linked to one or several other requests or alerts whose purpose has been achieved and without which it cannot be maintained; or the notice no longer meets the conditions for publishing a notice; or the National Central Bureau or international entity that requested the notice obtains data allowing it to carry out the required action but has not taken any steps to this end and, after being consulted, has not provided reasonable grounds for its lack of action..

Need to Exchange of Information. to verify certain facts (document verification, criminal records check of a subject etc.) to develop leads (seek activities, travel details, presence of a subject in a country or any other relevant fact).

Need to Exchange of Information. to alert member countries to fugitives, dangerous criminals, missing persons or weapons threats, through publication of INTERPOL NOTICES and exchange of critical information. to prepare background for a formal request..

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Letters Rogatory or letters of Request. LR are a formal request from a court to a foreign court for some type of judicial assistance. The most common remedies sought by letters rogatory are service of process and taking of evidence..

Letters Rogatory or letters of request. Means of obtaining judicial assistance from overseas in the absence of a treaty or other agreement. LR are requests from courts in one country to the courts of another country, requesting the performance of an act which, if done without the sanction of the foreign court, could constitute a violation of that country’s sovereignty..

Letters Rogatory or letters of request. LR may be used regardless of whether multi-lateral or bilateral treaties on judicial assistance are in force. Where countries are not a party to a treaty, letters rogatory on the collection of evidence must be submitted and delivered through diplomatic channels..

Taking evidence. One reason why a court may require assistance from a foreign court is to obtain evidence from a witness. This evidence may be to answer questions relevant to the determination of an issue of fact, or for disclosure of documents..