The INTERPOL General Secretariat Headquarters in Lyon, France has not received any request to issue its Red Notice (an international wanted person’s notice) for the arrest of the President of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya.

INTERPOL’s jurisprudence based on international law prevents it from issuing a Red Notice for the arrest of any President, Head of State or Government unless it has been requested to do so by an international tribunal. Any such request would have to be reviewed by INTERPOL’s Office of Legal Affairs to ensure that it is in compliance with the organization’s constitution and rules.

    

LYON, France – A visit to INTERPOL’s General Secretariat headquarters today by the Austrian Federal Minister of Interior, Dr Maria Fekter, saw the signing of a memorandum of agreement between INTERPOL and Austria on the establishment of an innovative international anti-corruption academy in Laxenburg, Austria.

The purpose of the academy will be to ensure the provision of anti-corruption education and professional training for police officials and the private sector. Drawing on the experience of law enforcement, the academy – which will also be partnered by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime – will produce experts in the international fight against corruption. It will also work with other international bodies and universities to provide vital research on effective anti-corruption strategies, legislation and preventative measures.

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KYOTO, Japan – INTERPOL has become a member of the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) which will enable the world’s largest police organization to better assist and support its 187 member countries in information security incident response.

At the 21st annual conference of FIRST in Japan (28 June – 3 July), the INTERPOL Information Security Incident Response Team (ISIRT) was accepted as a member of the organization, which aims to foster co-operation and co-ordination in computer network and systems security incident prevention and response.

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