Interpol's Red Notice

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Federal Attorney Douglas McNabb discusses Interpol's use of the Red Notice and its inter-relationship with International Extradition.

One of Interpol's most important functions is to help the member countries' law enforcement organizations communicate with each other about critical crime-related information. An Interpol International Notice is used to help achieve that goal. The notice is circulated worldwide.

1. Red Notice ("International Wanted Notice")

The legal basis for a Red Notice is the arrest warrant (issued for a person wanted for prosecution) or a court order (issued for a person wanted to serve a sentence) issued by judicial authorities in the concerned country. The notice contains identification information about the subject person such as physical description, photographs and fingerprints if available, occupation, languages spoken and identity documents....