Interpol Notices

Subject :International Relations

Context;

Recently Interpol rejected India’s second Red Corner request for Khalistan separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannu on terror charges.
Gurpatwant Singh Pannu is Canada-based founder and legal advisor of pro-Khalistan outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ).

What is Interpol:

Interpol is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and crime control.
It is Headquartered in Lyon, France and is the world’s largest international police organization, with seven regional bureaus worldwide and a National Central Bureau in all 195 member states.
It was formed in 1923 as the International Criminal Police Commission, and started calling itself Interpol in 1956.
India joined the organization in 1949.
B.I is the nodal agency for coordinating with INTERPOL in India.

What is Interpol Notices:

An Interpol notice is an international alert circulated by Interpol to communicate information about crimes, criminals, and threats by police in a member state to their counterparts around the world.
There are eight types of notices, seven of which are colour-coded by their function i.e red, blue, green, yellow, black, orange, purple and the eighth being the special noticeissued at the request of the United Nations Security Council.
The Notices are issued in any of the four official languages of Interpol i.e English, French, Spanish, and Arabic.

Types of Interpol Notices:

Red Notice: It is issued to seek the location and arrest of wanted persons for prosecution or sentencing.
Yellow Notice: To help locate missing persons or to help identify persons who are unable to identify themselves.
Blue Notice: To collect additional information about a person’s identity, location, or activities in connection with a crime.
Black Notice: To seek information on unidentified bodies.
Green Notice: To issue warning about a person’s criminal activities, in case the person is considered a possible threat to public safety.
Orange Notice: To warn about an event, a person, an object, or a process that poses a serious and imminent threat to public safety.
Purple Notice: To collect or provide information on modus operandi, objects, devices, and concealment methods used by criminals.
INTERPOL–United Nations Security Council Special Notice: Issued for groups and individuals who are the targets of the UN Security Council Sanctions Committees.