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The General Assembly of the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) is meeting in Delhi for four days from October 18.
Key Takeaway
- This is the second time since 1997 that the 195-member strong body is holding such a large conference in India.
What is Interpol?
- About
- It is a secure information Âsharing platform that facilitates criminal investigation of police forces across the globe through collecting and disseminating information from various police forces.
- Foundation:
- It formed in 1923 as the International Criminal Police Commission and started calling itself Interpol in 1956.
- Members:
- It has 195 member countries, and it helps police in all of them to work together to make the world a safer place.
- It is headquartered in Lyon, France.
- National Central Bureau (NCB):
- In each country, an INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) provides the central point of contact for the General Secretariat and other NCBs.
- An NCB is run by national police officials and usually sits in the government ministry responsible for policing.
- Interpol General Assembly:
- It is Interpol’s supreme governing body comprises representatives from all its member countries.
- It meets annually for a session lasting approximately four days to vote on activities and policy.
- Each country is represented by one or more delegates at the Assembly, typically chiefs of law enforcement agencies.
- India and Interpol
- India joined the organisation in 1949 and is one of its oldest members.
- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is designated the National Central Bureau of India.
Interpol notices
- Red Notice:
- To seek the location/arrest of a person wanted by a judicial jurisdiction or an international tribunal with a view to their extradition.
- Green Notice:
- To warn about a person’s criminal activities if that person is considered a possible threat to public safety.
- Blue Notice:
- To locate, identify or obtain information on a person of interest in a criminal investigation.
- Yellow Notice:
- To locate a missing person or to identify a person unable to identify themselves.
- Black Notice:
- To seek information on unidentified bodies.
- Orange Notice:
- To warn of an event, a person, an object or a process representing an imminent threat and danger to persons or property.
- Purple Notice:
- To provide information on modus operandi, procedures, objects, devices, or hiding places used by criminals.
Pic Courtesy: Interpol
Content Source: The Hindu