Tag: Interpol

Friday, November 8th 2024 - 10:08 UTC
González Urrutia says Interpol red alert on him stems from his work in exile

Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia, regarded by many as the true winner of the July 28 elections, insisted Thursday that the red alert issued against him by Caracas' Bolivarian regime through the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), was the consequence of “our work abroad” to gather international strength to ban Nicolás Maduro from remaining in power after January.
Tuesday, September 24th 2024 - 10:10 UTC
Buenos Aires court orders arrest of Maduro, Cabello, and other Chavista leaders

An Argentine court ordered Monday the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello for their systematic plan to detain, kidnap, and torture people, which escalated after the controversial July 28 elections which the incumbent leader claims to have won despite producing no tangible evidence attesting to that. The measure also reaches over 30 Chavista leaders.
Friday, June 14th 2024 - 19:10 UTC
Brazilian Jan. 8 fugitives said to be hiding in Argentina

Brazilian authorities have requested Argentina's help to arrest around 143 fugitives who have been tried and convicted for their involvement in the Jan. 8, 2023, riots in Brasilia. The escapees are believed to be supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro who fled to Argentina in the hope of being granted political asylum given President Javier Milei's affinity with the conservative retired Army captain.
Friday, November 10th 2023 - 11:10 UTC
Treaty creating police force of the Americas signed

A new organization for police cooperation on the American continent was agreed upon Thursday with the Treaty for the Constitution of the Police Community of America (Ameripol) which will act in line with Interpol criteria, Agencia Brasil reported.
Tuesday, July 25th 2023 - 11:35 UTC
Interpol disrupts criminal network that smuggled 5,000 Cubans to EU

Law enforcement from several European countries have disrupted an intercontinental criminal network smuggling migrants from fantasy island Cuba to the European Union. The investigation, coordinated by Europol and INTERPOL, led to the arrest of 62 persons, 25 of which were Cuban nationals and officials.
Monday, October 3rd 2022 - 23:59 UTC
Prosecutor asked Interpol to issue red alert for Uruguayan passports of Russians in Lacalle Pou's bodyguard case

Uruguayan prosecutor Gabriela Fossati, in charge of the investigation into the case of President Luis Lacalle Pou's former chief of custody, Alejandro Astesiano, requested that Interpol issue a red alert on the passports of Russian citizens with Uruguayan nationality.
Tuesday, July 12th 2022 - 09:31 UTC
Uruguayan Higher Court upholds rejecting Pepín's asylum request

A Montevideo Court of Appeals has denied Fabián “Pepín” Rodríguez Simón's asylum request, it was announced Monday.
Thursday, July 7th 2022 - 09:59 UTC
Fugitive mafia boss Rocco Morabito extradited from Brazil to Italy

Rocco Morabito, a convicted Italian drug lord linked to the ‘Ndrangheta mafia, has been successfully extradited from Brazil to Italy, accompanied by Italian law enforcement officers belonging to the Interpol Cooperation Against ‘Ndrangheta (I-CAN) project.
Monday, May 23rd 2022 - 10:33 UTC
Interpol chief under investigation for alleged torture complicity against two UK citizens

Ahmed Nasser Al-Raisi, from the United Arab Emirate Ministry of Interior was voted as head of Interpol in November 2021, but has now been accused of complicity in the torture of two British men, and French authorities have opened an investigation into the allegations.
Thursday, November 25th 2021 - 18:42 UTC
Interpol picks new chief with a résumé filled with torture charges

A controversial general from the United Arab Emirates with a shady background has been appointed chief of Interpol Thursday during the body's General Assembly in Istanbul.