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Red Notice (an Interpol notice describing a wanted person and asking that he or she be arrested with a view to extradition; a wanted notice that is issued by Interpol at the request of an Interpol member country and distributed to all member countries – an Interpol Red Notice is the closest instrument to an international arrest warrant in use today • Syn: International Wanted Notice. WN3. Ukrainian authorities said Interpol’s publication of a so-called red notice against the 64-year-old, who has been living in Russia since being ousted by street protests almost a year ago, empowered any police force to hand him over to Ukraine if he was detained. TG Alexander Demidov); Interpol notice (An Interpol notice is an international alert used by police to communicate information about crimes, criminals and threats to their counterparts around the world. They are circulated by Interpol to all member states at the request of a member or an authorised international entity. The information disseminated via notices concerns individuals wanted for serious crimes, missing persons, unidentified bodies, possible threats, prison escapes and criminals' modi operandi. There are seven types, color-coded by their function: red, blue, green, yellow, black, orange, and purple. The most well-known notice is the Red Notice which is "the closest instrument to an international arrest warrant in use today." WK Alexander Demidov) |
