Blue Corner Notice: Interpol's Tool for Gathering Information on Individuals

Blue Corner Notice: Interpol's Tool for Gathering Information on Individuals

07-05-2024

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in India is considering issuing a Blue Corner Notice against a political party MP who fled to Germany on a diplomatic passport amid allegations of sexual abuse.

What is the Blue Corner Notice?

  1. Definition: The Blue Corner Notice is part of Interpol's color-coded notice system, which enables countries to share alerts and requests for information on wanted individuals or criminal activities worldwide.
  2. Purpose: The Blue Corner Notice aims to gather additional information about a person's identity, location, or activities related to a criminal investigation.
  3. Process: The notices are issued by Interpol's General Secretariat at the request of a member country's Interpol National Central Bureau and are made available to all member countries.

Types of Interpol Notices:

  1. Red Notice: Seeks the location and arrest of individuals wanted for prosecution or to serve a sentence.
  2. Yellow Notice: Assists in locating missing persons, often minors, or in identifying individuals unable to identify themselves.
  3. Black Notice: Requests information on unidentified bodies.
  4. Green Notice: Provides warnings about individuals' criminal activities who pose a potential threat to public safety.
  5. Orange Notice: Alerts authorities about an imminent threat to public safety posed by an event, person, object, or process.
  6. Purple Notice: Seeks or provides information on criminal modus operandi, objects, devices, and concealment methods.
  1. A Latin phrase meaning “mode of operating.” In criminal law, modus operandi refers to a method of operation or pattern of criminal behavior so distinctive that separate crimes or wrongful conduct are recognized as the work of the same person.

What is The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) ?

  1. Overview: Commonly known as Interpol, it facilitates worldwide police cooperation and crime control.
  2. Mandate: Interpol's mission is to facilitate international police cooperation against cross-border terrorism, trafficking, and other forms of crime.
  3. Governance: The General Assembly, Interpol's supreme governing body, makes all decisions regarding its activities and meets annually.
  4. Status: Interpol is an independent international organization and is not part of the United Nations system.

 

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