Context: The Interpol has issued a blue corner notice against the Prajwal Revanna, a member of Parliament, over the allegations of sexual abuse.
About Interpol:
- The International Criminal Police Commission (ICPC) was the predecessor to INTERPOL which was created during the 2nd International Police Congress in Vienna in 1923.
- Interpol as an inter-governmental organization established by the adoption of our Constitution in 1956 at the 25th General Assembly in Vienna, to facilitate worldwide police cooperation and crime control. India was one of its founding members. (#PrelimsFact)
- The General Assembly is Interpol’s supreme governing body, comprising representatives from each of our member countries. It meets once a year and each session lasts around four days. It brings all countries together once a year to take decisions.
- Each member country represented has one vote. The decision-making process is made by either a simple or two-thirds majority, depending on the subject matter. (#PrelimsFact)
- The General Secretariat (staffed by both police and civilians) coordinates its day-to-day activities to fight a range of crimes.
- In each country, an Interpol National Central Bureau (NCB) provides the central point of contact for the General Secretariat and other NCBs. An NCB is run by national police officials and usually sits in the government ministry responsible for policing.
- Interpol NCBs do not respond to requests from the general public.
- It is the only organization with the mandate and technical infrastructure to share police information globally.
- Interpol issues eight types of Interpol notices, seven of which are: red, blue, green, yellow, black, orange, and purple. An eighth special notice (for groups and individuals under UN sanctions) is issued at the special request of the United Nations Security Council. (#PrelimsFact)
- The Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF) is an independent, impartial body, officially responsible for ensuring that the processing of personal data by INTERPOL complies with the applicable rules. The Commission members are elected by the General Assembly. The terms of office of the members of the Commission shall be five years, renewable once for an additional term of three years.
- I-CORE is a 10-year programme to reinforce INTERPOL’s function as a global police information hub. (#PrelimsFact)
- It is headquartered in Lyon, France.
- Process of membership:
- Funding mechanism: It has two main sources of income: statutory contributions from our membership, and voluntary funding for our activities.
- Each of the member countries pays a statutory contribution to INTERPOL each year; it is an obligatory payment. The amount paid by each country is agreed by the General Assembly each year and is essentially based on economic weight of the country.