Individualization of Criminal Involvement Under INTERPOL’s Rules

In order for INTERPOL to approve a government’s request for the publication of a Red Notice, such request must include “sufficient judicial data,” which under Article 83(2)(b)(i) of INTERPOL’s Rules on the Processing of Data (RPD) includes, among other elements, “summary of facts of the case, which shall provide a succinct and clear description of the criminal activities of the wanted person, including the time and location of the alleged criminal activity.”[1]  Compared with several other key provisions of INTERPOL’s rules, the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (Commission or CCF), a body with the exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate complaints from individuals challenging government use of INTERPOL’s channels, has developed significant jurisprudence concerning this requirement.