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INTERPOLINTERPOLInternational Criminal Police OrganizationInternational Criminal Police Organization
INTERPOLINTERPOL’’ss role role in the fight in the fight
against terrorismagainst terrorism
29 January 2009, Brussels
ICPO-INTERPOL’s aimsArticle 2 of ICPO-INTERPOL Constitution:
To ensure and promote the widest possiblemutual assistance between all criminal police authorities within the limits of thelaws existing in the different countries andin the spirit of the “Universal Declaration ofHuman Rights”.To establish and develop all institutions likelyto contribute effectively to the prevention and suppression of ordinary law crimes.
INTERPOL’s Core Functions
SECURE GLOBALPOLICE
COMMUNICATIONSSERVICES
OPERATIONAL DATA
SERVICES AND
DATABASESFOR POLICE
OPERATIONALPOLICE
SUPPORT SERVICES
TRAININGAND
DEVELOPMENT
Article 3
Article 3 of INTERPOL’s Constitution stipulates that,
“It is strictly forbidden for the Organization to undertake any
intervention or activities of a political, military, religious or racial character”
Liaison OfficeBangkokRB
Nairobi
RB Harare
RB Buenos Aires
RB San Salvador
RB Abidjan
Special Rep to the UN
Special Rep to the EU
187 NCBs, 5 SRBs, Liaison Office, Special Representatives at the UN and EU
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa - USA (SB)
Andorra
Argentina Argentina (RS) Argentina (SRB
Armenia
Australia
AustriaAzerbaijan
BahrainBangladesh
Barbados
BelarusBelgium
Belize
Bermudas (SB)
Bolivia
Bosnia-Herzegovina
BotswanaBrazil
Bulgaria
CambodiaCameroon
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire (SRB)
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech RepublicDenmark
Dominican Republic
East TimorEcuador
Egypt
El Salvador El Salvador (SRB)
Estonia
Fiji
Finland
Fyrom
France Georgia
Germany
Greece
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Hong Kong - China (SB)
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
IranIsrael
ItalyJapan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Korea (Rep. of)
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lebanon
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao - China (SB)
Malaysia
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mexico
MoldovaMonaco
Morocco
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico - USA (SB) Qatar
Romania
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Serbia Montenegro
Singapore
SlovakiaSlovnia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Sweden
Syria
Thailand
Tonga
Tunisia
Turkey
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
U. K.
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
Vietnam
Ireland
UzbekistanTajikistan
Brunei
LesothoSwaziland
MozambiqueTanzania
Ouganda
Namibia
Angola
Gabon
Mauritania
SenegalGuinea
TogoEthiopia
Yemen
Zimbabwe
Eritrea
Irak
Kenya
Bhutan
ChadNiger Sudan
ZaireZaire
2'252
7'161
12'155
14,848
2004 2005 2007 2008
Nominal WantedNominal Wanted
27'827
40'37545'652
49'940
2003 2006 2007 2008
2'357
3'545
5'2345'680
2003 2005 2007 2008
Reported ArrestsReported Arrests
1035
65
91
121 132
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Participating CountriesParticipating Countries
Over 9.5 Million PassportsOver 9.5 Million Passports145
2008
2003 2005 2006 2008
299,264
8,954,461
13,297,63116,706,281
20,362,033
4'819'90721'091145
2002 2004 2006 2007 2008
75,038,956
32 664
2,543
6,156
2003 2005 2006 2007 2008
14,635
Wanted persons
Seeking additional information
Warnings about known criminals
Missing persons
Unidentified bodies
Special INTERPOL-UN Security Council
Warnings of threats
INTERPOL Notices
SPECIALIZED CRIME AND ANALYSIS DIRECTORATE
SCA
Criminal Organisations
& Drugs
Financial & High
Tech Crime
Public Safety&
Terrorism
Trafficking inHuman Beings
Criminal Analysis
Anti –Corruption
BioT Program
PSTPSTPSTIFP Environmental Crime
Fusion Task Force Bioterrorism
FUSION TASK FORCE PROJECTS
Project AMAZONProject AMAZON
Project BAOBABProject BAOBAB
Project NEXUSProject NEXUSProject MIDDLE EASTProject MIDDLE EAST
Project KALKANProject KALKAN
Project PACIFICProject PACIFIC
The primary objectives of Fusion Task Force are:
• Identify active terrorist groups and their membership;
• Solicit, collect and share information and intelligence;
• Provide analytical support; and • Enhance the capacity of member
countries to address the threats of terrorism and organized crime.
FUSION CONTACT OFFICER
• Follow up all the terrorism related matters.• Share accurate information in timely and
efficient manner.• Directly receive and immediately respond to
terrorism related message exchange.• Cultivate a mutually beneficial relationship,
engendering greater trust and cooperation.
FUSION CONTACT OFFICER
NUMBER OF FUSION CONTACT OFFICERS
2002 2005 2006 2008
44
201
146
111
450 % increase
since 2002
FUSION INVESTIGATIVE SUPPORT TOOLSFUSION INVESTIGATIVE SUPPORT TOOLS
349 Total Special Notices
329 individuals+20 entities
NominalNominal
Stolen / Stolen / LostLost TravelTravelDocumentsDocuments
Stolen Motor Stolen Motor VehiclesVehicles
D N AD N A
FingerprintsFingerprints
Notices / Notices / DiffusionsDiffusions
DATA BASES
13,23612,08410,945
9,367
2,800
2002 2005 2006 2007 2008
NUMBER OF PERSONS Suspected in database linked to terrorism
TERRORIST OPERATIONAL CASE
9 DIFFUSIONS
18 ARRESTS CONFIRMED
ExpertiseExpertise
International International ContactContact PointPoint
Communication Communication NetworkNetwork
DatabasesDatabases DirectDirectAccessAccess
Forensic Forensic SupportSupport
Investigative Investigative SupportSupport
Analytical Analytical SupportSupport
InternationalInternationalCoordinationCoordination
Disaster Disaster VictimVictim
IdentificationIdentification
• 2004: with a grant from the Sloan Foundation, INTERPOL launches the Bioterrorism Prevention Programme.
• Aim of the programme: building national and international capacity to counter the threat of bioterrorism.
INTERPOL BIOTERRORISM PREVENTION
PROGRAMME
INTERPOL Global Conference on Preventing Bioterrorism
• Audience: senior police officers and counter-terrorism specialists, national and international governmental and non-governmental agencies, scientists and other academics. - More than 500 participants from 155 different countries.
Regional WorkshopsAfrican Workshop Asian Workshop Americas Workshop
Eastern Europe/Central Asian Workshop
Middle East and NorthAfrica Workshop
114 Countries and 361 Delegates114 Countries and 361 Delegates
TRAIN-THE-TRAINER SESSIONS
These sessions aim to:• enable trained personnel/experts to
share their expertise;• jointly identify strategies and identify
resource gaps;• forge sub-regional communications and
cooperation;• recommend law reform measures to fill
in statutory gaps.
TABLE-TOP EXERCISES
The focus is on how to detect and interdict potential criminal preparations prior to an attack occurring, and also on how to respond to it.
Purpose:– assess national capabilities for preventing bio-
crimes,– to identify the need for accelerated dedication
of attention and resources,– assess whether already-provided information
has been implemented.
The audience is high level national leaders and coordinators of multilateral organizations.
INTERPOL Firearms Programs
providing the technology to member countries to combat firearm violence
(IWeTS)
Tracing
IFRT
IBIN
a comprehensive approach to regional and international firearms investigation
•• Every firearm has a ballistic fingerprintEvery firearm has a ballistic fingerprint•• Automated Ballistic Identification Technology, Automated Ballistic Identification Technology,
similar to the technology used for Automated similar to the technology used for Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS).Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS).
IBINIBIN--INTERPOL Ballistics INTERPOL Ballistics Information NetworkInformation Network
Data protection and Human Rights LegalLegal frameworkframework
-- INTERPOLINTERPOL’’ss Constitution (Art 2,3)Constitution (Art 2,3)-- RulesRules on the on the processingprocessing of information for the of information for the purposespurposes ofofinternational police international police cooperationcooperation
Assistance to Assistance to membermember countriescountries-- General General AssemblyAssembly resolutionsresolutions-- StandartStandart operating operating proceduresprocedures-- TrainingTraining-- Peer Peer evaluationsevaluations
Control Control mechanismmechanism-- internalinternal: General : General SecretariatSecretariat’’ss legallegal affairsaffairs serviceservice-- externalexternal: Commission for the Control of INTERPOL files: Commission for the Control of INTERPOL files
((actualactual PresidentPresident: : europeaneuropean controllercontroller for data protection)for data protection)
Vasileios THEOFILOPOULOSCriminal Intelligence OfficerPublic Safety and Terrorism
Vasileios THEOFILOPOULOSCriminal Intelligence OfficerPublic Safety and Terrorism
