{"id":232100,"date":"2026-06-23T12:50:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T10:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europeancourt.org\/?page_id=232100"},"modified":"2026-06-23T15:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T13:56:08","slug":"2017-12","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/europeancourt.org\/en\/documents\/interpol\/commission-control-files\/decision-excerpts\/2017-12\/","title":{"rendered":"CCF Decision No. 12 (2017)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tags:<\/strong> Due process \/ Fair hearing; Political character
Decision:<\/strong> Compliant with update
Data type:<\/strong> Red Notice<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Decision of the Commission<\/h1>\n

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

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

(101st session, 26 to 29 June 2017)<\/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
Leandro DESPOUY,
Petr GORODOV,
Sanna PALO,
Isaias TRINDADE,
Members,<\/p>\n

Having deliberated in camera during its 101st 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. 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. The National Central Bureau of INTERPOL (NCB) of [\u2026] was initially consulted on the arguments set forth in the complaint, in accordance with Article 5(e,4) of the Rules on the Control of Information and Access to INTERPOL\u2019s files (RCI).<\/p>\n

3. As of [\u2026], 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.<\/p>\n

4. In accordance with Article 34(1) of the Statute of the Commission<\/a> (CCF Statute), the National Central Bureau of INTERPOL (NCB) of [\u2026] was further consulted on the arguments set forth in the complaint.<\/p>\n

5. On 10 February 2017, the NCB of [\u2026] confirmed the validity of the proceedings and of the court decision sentencing the Applicant, and provided answers to the questions raised by the Commission.<\/p>\n

6. Both the Applicant and the NCB of [\u2026] were informed of the fact that the Commission would study this complaint during its 101st session.<\/p>\n

7. During the study of the Applicant\u2019s case, the NCBs of [\u2026] and [\u2026], in accordance with Article 34(2) of the CCF Statute, were consulted on arguments set forth in the complaint.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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II. Facts<\/h2><\/div>
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8. The Applicant is a national of [\u2026]. He is the [\u2026] of the former [\u2026] after the violent riots which took place [\u2026] and overturned the government [\u2026]. The Applicant was the [\u2026].<\/p>\n

9. The Applicant is the subject of a red notice issued at the request of the NCB of [\u2026] for [\u2026] on the basis of a court decision of pre-trial detention issued on [\u2026] by [\u2026].<\/p>\n

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

11. An extract of the red notice is published on INTERPOL\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

12. On [\u2026], the Applicant was sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment [\u2026].<\/p>\n

13. The Applicant established residence in [\u2026].<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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III. The Applicant\u2019s Request<\/h2><\/div>
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14. The Applicant requested the deletion of the data concerning him.<\/p>\n

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

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

b) the procedural requirements [\u2026] were violated;<\/p>\n

c) the proceedings do not respect the principles of due process and human rights \/ Article 2 of INTERPOL\u2019s Constitution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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IV. Applicable Legal Framework<\/h2><\/div>
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16. General provisions:<\/p>\n