{"id":232047,"date":"2026-06-22T13:51:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T11:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europeancourt.org\/?page_id=232047"},"modified":"2026-06-23T19:08:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T17:08:29","slug":"2018-4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/europeancourt.org\/en\/documents\/interpol\/commission-control-files\/decision-excerpts\/2018-4\/","title":{"rendered":"CCF Decision No. 4 (2018)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tags:<\/strong> Purpose of the notice or data; Lawfulness \/ validity of proceedings; Political character; Private matter
Decision:<\/strong> Not compliant
Data type:<\/strong> Red Notice<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Decision of the Commission<\/h1>\n

The Commission for the Control of INTERPOL\u2019s Files (the Commission) \u2026<\/p>\n

Having deliberated in camera \u2026 delivered the following Decision.<\/p>\n

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I. Procedure<\/h2><\/div>
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1. On \u2026, the Applicant addressed a request to the Commission. Following the submission of all the required documents in accordance with Article 10 of the Operating Rules of the Commission<\/a>, the request was found admissible, and the Commission informed him on \u2026<\/p>\n

2. On \u2026, INTERPOL\u2019s National Central bureau (NCB) of Country A requested from INTERPOL\u2019s General Secretariat the publication of a red notice against the Applicant \u2026. On \u2026, INTERPOL\u2019s General Secretariat informed the Commission of the NCB\u2019s request to register data in INTERPOL\u2019s files concerning the Applicant. \u2026<\/p>\n

3. The NCB of Country A was initially consulted on the disclosure of the red notice request to the Applicant, in accordance with Article 5(e,4) of the Rules on the Control of Information and Access to INTERPOL\u2019s files (RCI).<\/p>\n

4. As of 11 March 2017, the Commission continued the study of the Applicant\u2019s request under the Statute of the Commission (CCF Statute) which abrogated and replaced the RCI on that date. In accordance with Article 34(1) of the CCF Statute<\/a>, the NCB of Country A was consulted on the arguments set forth in the complaint.<\/p>\n

5. On \u2026, the Applicant addressed additional submissions to the Commission. Subsequently, the NCB of Country A was consulted again on the Applicant\u2019s claims and it provided answers to the Commission\u2019s queries on \u2026.<\/p>\n

6. Both the Applicant and the NCB of Country A were informed of the fact that the Commission would study this case during its \u2026 session.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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II. Facts<\/h2><\/div>
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7. The Applicant is a national of Country B, and a prominent business executive.<\/p>\n

8. He is the subject of a red notice request from the NCB of Country A for the charges of \u2026, on the basis of an arrest warrant issued in Country A on \u2026.<\/p>\n

9. The summary of the facts, as recorded in the red notice request, is the following: [\u2026].<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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III. The Applicant\u2019s Request<\/h2><\/div>
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10. The Applicant requests the deletion of the data concerning him registered in INTERPOL\u2019s files.<\/p>\n

11. He contends in essence that:<\/p>\n

a) the case is of a predominantly political character;<\/p>\n

b) the case arises from a private dispute;<\/p>\n

c) the purpose of the requested red notice cannot be achieved;<\/p>\n

d) the proceedings are not lawful;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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