PM Modi urges Interpol to hurry up Red Corner Notices course of
4 min readBy PTI
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged the Interpol to hurry up Red Corner Notices towards fugitive offenders to assist remove secure havens for terrorists, corrupt and criminals.
Red Notices are issued by Interpol to find a fugitive who has fled the nation the place he’s wished.
A member nation can arrest or deport a person towards whom such a discover is circulated by Interpol.
Inaugurating the ninetieth General Assembly of the Interpol, the prime minister flagged the necessity for international cooperation to cope with secure havens in numerous components of the world the place the corrupt discover a strategy to park the proceeds of crime.
He mentioned such illicit cash is commonly taken from among the poorest folks on the earth, is pushed into evil actions and is likely one of the main sources of terror funding.
From unlawful medication that destroy younger lives to human trafficking, from weakening democracies to the sale of unlawful arms, this soiled cash funds many harmful enterprises, he mentioned.
“Yes, there are diverse legal and procedural frameworks to deal with them. However, there is a need for the global community to work even faster to eliminate safe havens. There can be no safe havens for the corrupt, terrorists, drug cartels, poaching gangs or organised crime,” he mentioned.
Nearly 778 Red Notices issued by India are lively, of which 205 are by the CBI towards fugitives like Dawood Ibrahim, his aide Chhota Shakeel, terrorist Masood Azhar, Hafiz Saeed, and financial offenders like Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi amongst others.
Prime Minister Modi mentioned police and legislation enforcement businesses want to plan procedures and protocols to extend cooperation to examine such crimes towards humanity.
“Interpol can help by speeding up Red Corner Notices for fugitive offenders,” he mentioned.
Prime Minister Modi’s assertion assumes significance within the wake of Interpol Secretary General Jurgan Stock’s assertion a day earlier itemizing numerous limitations of Red Corner Notices.
“A Red Notice is not an international arrest warrant, and Interpol cannot force any member country to arrest an individual who is the subject of a Red Notice. It is not for Interpol to judge the merit of a case or a decision taken by national courts “that may be a sovereign matter,” he had mentioned in a press convention.
He had mentioned our function is to evaluate if a request for a Red Notice is according to our Constitution and Rules.
“This means that we cannot accept a request if, for example, it is political, military, religious or racial in character, or is not in accordance with our Rules on the Processing of Data,” he had mentioned.
He had mentioned whereas “we understand that the decision not to publish a Red Notice may not be welcomed by a member country, part of the power of Red Notices is in the trust of our membership that we implement the same rules when assessing any request from every country”.
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged the Interpol to hurry up Red Corner Notices towards fugitive offenders to assist remove secure havens for terrorists, corrupt and criminals.
Red Notices are issued by Interpol to find a fugitive who has fled the nation the place he’s wished.
A member nation can arrest or deport a person towards whom such a discover is circulated by Interpol.
Inaugurating the ninetieth General Assembly of the Interpol, the prime minister flagged the necessity for international cooperation to cope with secure havens in numerous components of the world the place the corrupt discover a strategy to park the proceeds of crime.
He mentioned such illicit cash is commonly taken from among the poorest folks on the earth, is pushed into evil actions and is likely one of the main sources of terror funding.
From unlawful medication that destroy younger lives to human trafficking, from weakening democracies to the sale of unlawful arms, this soiled cash funds many harmful enterprises, he mentioned.
“Yes, there are diverse legal and procedural frameworks to deal with them. However, there is a need for the global community to work even faster to eliminate safe havens. There can be no safe havens for the corrupt, terrorists, drug cartels, poaching gangs or organised crime,” he mentioned.
Nearly 778 Red Notices issued by India are lively, of which 205 are by the CBI towards fugitives like Dawood Ibrahim, his aide Chhota Shakeel, terrorist Masood Azhar, Hafiz Saeed, and financial offenders like Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi amongst others.
Prime Minister Modi mentioned police and legislation enforcement businesses want to plan procedures and protocols to extend cooperation to examine such crimes towards humanity.
“Interpol can help by speeding up Red Corner Notices for fugitive offenders,” he mentioned.
Prime Minister Modi’s assertion assumes significance within the wake of Interpol Secretary General Jurgan Stock’s assertion a day earlier itemizing numerous limitations of Red Corner Notices.
“A Red Notice is not an international arrest warrant, and Interpol cannot force any member country to arrest an individual who is the subject of a Red Notice. It is not for Interpol to judge the merit of a case or a decision taken by national courts “that may be a sovereign matter,” he had mentioned in a press convention.
He had mentioned our function is to evaluate if a request for a Red Notice is according to our Constitution and Rules.
“This means that we cannot accept a request if, for example, it is political, military, religious or racial in character, or is not in accordance with our Rules on the Processing of Data,” he had mentioned.
He had mentioned whereas “we understand that the decision not to publish a Red Notice may not be welcomed by a member country, part of the power of Red Notices is in the trust of our membership that we implement the same rules when assessing any request from every country”.
