{"id":232039,"date":"2026-06-22T13:48:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T11:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europeancourt.org\/?page_id=232039"},"modified":"2026-06-23T20:52:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T18:52:15","slug":"2019-10","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/europeancourt.org\/en\/documents\/interpol\/commission-control-files\/decision-excerpts\/2019-10\/","title":{"rendered":"CCF Decision No. 10 (2019)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tags:<\/strong> Article 2 of INTERPOL\u2019s Constitution<\/a> (right to movement within a state); Trial in absentia
Decision:<\/strong> Compliant
Data type:<\/strong> Diffusion<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Decision of the Commission
Requests Chamber<\/h1>\n

Request concerning [\u2026]<\/p>\n

(Ref. CCF\/ [\u2026])<\/p>\n

(109th session, 1 to 5 July 2019)<\/p>\n

The Commission for the Control of INTERPOL\u2019s Files (the Commission), sitting as the Requests Chamber, composed of:<\/p>\n

Vitalie PIRLOG, Chairperson
Petr GORODOV,
Sanna PALO,
Isaias TRINDADE,
Members,<\/p>\n

Having deliberated in camera during its 109th session, on [\u2026], delivered the following Decision.<\/p>\n

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I. Procedure<\/h2><\/div>
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1. On [\u2026], Mr [\u2026] (the Applicant) lodged a complaint addressed to the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL\u2019s Files (the Commission), requesting access to the information concerning him registered in INTERPOL\u2019s files and its subsequent deletion. Following the submission of all the required documents in accordance with Rule 30 of the Operating Rules of the Commission<\/a>, the request was found admissible, and the Commission informed the Applicant thereof on [\u2026].<\/p>\n

2. During the study of the Applicant\u2019s case, the Commission consulted the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) of [\u2026] and the INTERPOL General Secretariat (IPSG)) in accordance with Article 34(1) of the Statute of the Commission<\/a> (the Statute), on the communication of information and on arguments set forth in the complaint.<\/p>\n

3. On [\u2026], the NCB of [\u2026] confirmed the validity of the proceedings, provided answers to the questions raised by the Commission, and authorized the disclosure of the information connected with the request to the Applicant.<\/p>\n

4. On [\u2026], the Commission informed the Applicant on that he is wanted through INTERPOL\u2019s channels by the NCB of [\u2026], and provided the information described in paragraph 7<\/a> and 8<\/a> below.<\/p>\n

5. Both the Applicant and the NCB source of the data challenged were informed of the fact that the Commission would study the case during its [\u2026] session.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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II. Facts<\/h2><\/div>
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6. The Applicant is a national of [\u2026], and used to reside in [\u2026].<\/p>\n

7. He is the subject of a Diffusion circulated by the NCB of [\u2026], for the charges of [\u2026] on the basis of a Court Decision and an Arrest Warrant [\u2026], and a European Arrest Warrant issued by the same tribunal on [\u2026].<\/p>\n

8. The summary of the facts, as recorded in the Diffusion, is the following: [\u2026].<\/p>\n

9. On [\u2026], the Applicant was tried in absentia, found guilty and sentenced to [\u2026] years of imprisonment and the payment of a fine.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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III. The Applicant\u2019s Request<\/h2><\/div>
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10. The Applicant requested the deletion of the data concerning him, contending, in essence that the proceedings in [\u2026] have not respected the principles of due process of law and that he has not been able to present his defense.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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IV. Applicable Legal Framework<\/h2><\/div>
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11. Field of competence of the Commission:<\/p>\n