Interpol
 Interpol  (Police, IGO)    | |
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| Abbreviation | ICPO |
| Motto | Connecting police for a safer world |
| Formation | 1923 |
| Headquarters | Lyon, France |
| Leader | Interpol/Secretary General |
| Staff | 756 |
| Member of | Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact |
| Subpage | •Interpol/President •Interpol/Secretary General |
| International police group. The only group which IfS-liason Euan Grant specifically remarked "probably not" to make representations to, seemingly implying Interpol to be a substantially independent entity. | |
Interpol is an international police group which may have more operational independence from The Deep State than other such international bodies.
Contents
Institute for Statecraft comment
Euan Grant, in the middle of a list of groups to which he could offer workshops or "completed packages", specifically commented "(probably not Interpol)"[1]
History
The agency traces it's origins back to the International Anti-Anarchist Conference of 1889[2][3][4][5] and the first International Criminal Police Congress of 1914.[6] [7]
Activities
In May 2018 Bill Browder was arrested in Spain on the request of Russia through Interpol channels.[8]
In May 2020 Interpol issued a red notice for Anne Sacoolas, who in 2019 fled from the UK after driving a car which killed a 19 year old motorcyclist, despite the UK government claiming she had "diplomatic immunity".[9]
In August 2020 Interpol wrote that it had observed an "alarming rate" of cyberattacks targeting governments and corporations as employees and companies around the world.[10]
Corruption
Several of the presidents of Interpol have been exposed as part of massive corruption affairs, or engaged in torture.
Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi, from the United Arab Emirates, 30th president of Interpol, was responsible for torture as a high ranking police officer in his home country.[11][12]
[[Meng Hongwei], a former Chinese politician and police officer who was the president of Interpol from 2016 to 2018, was detained and accused of taking bribes by Chinese anti-corruption authorities. On 21 January 2020, Meng was sentenced to 13-and-a-half years in jail by a Chinese court for bribery during his time at the Chinese coast guard and Ministry of Public Security.[13]
Jacob "Jackie" Sello Selebi, president of Interpol 2004-2008, was the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service from January 2000 to January 2008, when he was put on extended leave and charged with corruption. In January 2008, Selebi resigned from Interpol in order to deal with the corruption allegations against him. He was convicted of corruption in July 2010 and sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment.[14]
West German police chief Paul Dickopf was president of Interpol 1968-1972. The former SS spook became leader of the German Federal Police after the war, where he recruited exclusively former Gestapo and SS officers. He was also a paid "unilateral agent" of the CIA since 1948.
References
- ↑ Document:Euan Grant Contributions
- ↑ http://www.geschichtevonunten.de/01_sek-lit/theorie/ruebner-hartungen.htm#_ftn22
- ↑ https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/002200948101600205
- ↑ https://www.academia.edu/38456047/Notes_on_International_Policing_and_the_Study_of_Anarchism
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Conference_of_Rome_for_the_Social_Defense_Against_Anarchists
- ↑ https://www.interpol.int/Who-we-are/Our-history/Key-dates
- ↑ https://www.interpol.int/ar/content/download/614/file/Congress%20of%201914%20FR_LR.pdf?inLanguage=fre-FR
- ↑ https://www.rferl.org/a/financier-bill-browder-arrested-in-spain-on-russian-interpol-request/29258901.html
- ↑ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8308287/amp/Interpol-issues-international-arrest-warrant-Harry-Dunns-alleged-killer-Anne-Sacoolas.html
- ↑ https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/08/05/Interpol-warns-of-alarming-rate-of-cyberattacks-amid-pandemic/7621596611530/
- ↑ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/10/01/exclusiveuae-police-chief-accused-presiding-torture-british/
- ↑ https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2021/11/22/voorzitter-interpol/
- ↑ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-21/meng-hongwei-former-interpol-chief-jailed-for-over-13-years/11887612
- ↑ https://www.sahistory.org.za/sites/default/files/selebi_sca%20judgement.pdf
Employee on Wikispooks
| Employee | Job | Appointed | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| John R. Simpson | Director | 1984 | 1988 |
