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A United Arab Emirates-funded global police operation targeting stolen vehicle trafficking has led to the recovery of hundreds of cars, trucks and

Elected last November to the presidency of Interpol, Emirati General Ahmed Nasser Al-Raisi is the target in Europe of several judicial complaints for "torture". Already under a first investigation in France, where the international police agency is based, he has since the end of March been the subject of a judicial investigation for "complicity in torture", under the principle of universal jurisdiction. But the path from investigation to arrest is strewn with diplomatic pitfa...

Autocratic regimes seek to use the agency’s “red notices” to snare exiled dissidents | International

“Interpol has become a tool in the hands of despots and crooks who seek to punish dissidents and political opponents in an effort to turn other countries’ law enforcement against the rule of law.”

UAE general accused of torture elected as Interpol president

INTERPOL’s annual General Assembly is underway, and by the end of Thursday, a new president of INTERPOL will have been elected. Based in part on INTERPOL’s candid responses to RNLJ’s...

In Istanbul, a bitter leadership election exposes Interpols fault lines

In Istanbul, a bitter leadership election exposes Interpols fault lines

A UAE official accused of overseeing torture is running for president of Interpol, while a Chinese official seeks a spot on the executive committee.

Two British men formerly detained in United Arab Emirates (UAE) are campaigning to prevent a senior Emirati official from becoming the next president of Interpol, accusing him of personal involvement in their arrests and torture. Academic Matthew Hedges, who was imprisoned in the UAE for seven months, and soccer fan Ali Issa Ahmad, detained while on holiday in Dubai for wearing a Qatar soccer shirt, have accused Major General Ahmed Naser al-Raisi of overseeing their detention and physical abuse....