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LONDON, United Kingdom – A new INTERPOL assessment on global financial fraud highlights how the increased use of technology is enabling organized crime groups to better target victims around the world.

The UK candidate for the head of the global policing agency feels in an age driven by climate change, regime change, food insecurity, and moving populations, Interpol is going to be more important than ever.

Stephen Kavanagh, the British candidate to become the next secretary general of the international police organization, talks about the possibilities of AI to fight crime and the dangers of tension in the Middle East

Steven Kavanagh, the United Kingdom's candidate for the upcoming Interpol Secretary General position, recently concluded a pivotal visit to Egypt, aimed at fortifying UK-Egypt security relations and discussing mutual security interests.

The international police organization has toughened oversight of its protocols, which autocrats have used to pursue dissidents. But the autocrats have adapted.

Stephen Kavanagh, UK candidate to lead global crime-fighting agency, says focus must be on victims

Jürgen Stock, the secretary general of INTERPOL, said in a recent “60 Minutes” interview on CBS News that while the organization is aware of abuses of its systems, including prominent Red Notice alerts, it chooses not to “name and shame” member countries, which explains the organization’s inaction on countries such as Russia, China, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.

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Although Turkey has been caught seeking improper INTERPOL Red Notices several times, its abuse of the organization continues.

Authorities in European states must immediately halt the transfer of refugees and asylum seekers from the North Caucasus back to Russia where they will be at risk of torture and other ill-treatment and potentially forced to fight in Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine, said Amnesty International in a new research document published today.

Although there is no official statement regarding the handing over, Colombian journalist Hernando Calvo Ospina claimed to have verified that the island’s authorities sent the list to Interpol.

Interpol’s Vulnerability to Totalitarian Abuse

In today’s interconnected world marked by globalization and heightened international cooperation, High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs) and their advisors are facing an escalating threat: the misuse of Interpol Red Notices.

Identity tech and biometric solution provider IDEMIA has expanded its partnership with INTERPOL, providing an enhanced Multibiometric Identification System to support its 196 member countries.

Morocco was selected to host this important event because of its reputation for credibility and great trustworthiness in Moroccan security institutions, which are well-known for having amassed a great deal of experience and expertise in the fight against organised crime and terrorism.

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Global database of faces and fingerprints proves its worth

Amid preparations for the four-day Interpol General Assembly in Vienna, which also celebrates the 100th anniversary of the founding of the International Police Organization, a serious charge has been brought against Interpol President Major General Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi. Two Britons, Matthew Hedges and Ali Issa Ahmad, have filed a criminal complaint in Vienna against Al-Raisi, who is accused of being responsible for the torture of numerous people during his time as head of the security forces in the United Arab Emirates.

Idemia is supplying fingerprint and facial recognition software to Interpol to aid in police investigations and border control functions, as part of the international law enforcement body’s Biometric Hub.

A Bahraini political dissident is suing Interpol following his arrest in Serbia in 2021, which led to what his lawyers say was unlawful extradition, imprisonment and torture.