INTERPOL CCF Decisions — 65 Published Excerpts | Otherside
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The Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files

The CCF is the independent supervisory body of INTERPOL. It reviews requests from individuals subject to a Red Notice, diffusion, or other INTERPOL data — and can order deletion of non-compliant data, or maintain it where INTERPOL’s rules are satisfied.

Since 2017, INTERPOL has published anonymised excerpts of CCF decisions. This navigator collects 65 published decision excerpts spanning 2017–2025, each annotated with legal analysis by Charlie Magri, founder of Otherside — former CCF Legal Officer with six years inside the Commission.

Search by keyword, filter by notice type or legal ground, browse by topic. Click any decision to read the full legal analysis including facts, CCF reasoning, and holding.

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Key Legal Grounds

The most frequently invoked grounds include Article 3 of INTERPOL’s Constitution (prohibition on political, military, religious, or racial intervention), Article 2 (human rights compliance), and Article 83 RPD (condition for publication of Red Notices).

Other recurring grounds: fair trial concerns, refugee status protections, ne bis in idem (double jeopardy), and family or parental custody matters.

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Decision Outcomes

Across 65 decisions, the CCF has ordered data deletion in the majority of cases, maintained data where INTERPOL’s rules were satisfied, and reached partial decisions where some data was deleted and other data maintained.

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Political Motivation — Art. 3

The CCF applies a predominance test. Political motivation must predominate over legitimate criminal justice purposes. General country reports are insufficient — specific individualised evidence is required. Confirmed asylum status is the strongest available evidence.

CCF-2024-03 · CCF-2023-07
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Commercial Disputes — Art. 83 RPD

Red Notices require serious ordinary-law crimes. The CCF examines substance over domestic classification. Parallel civil proceedings, absence of personal gain, and no extradition despite prolonged notice circulation are all material indicators.

CCF-2025-02 · CCF-2024-06 · CCF-2022-08
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NCB Non-Response

Since 2024, NCB failure to address specific applicant arguments is an independent deletion ground. Generic or silent responses create “serious doubts” that, unresolved, weigh in favour of deletion — entirely separate from the merits.

CCF-2024-02 · CCF-2024-04
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Parental Custody

Red Notices cannot circumvent cross-border custody disputes where conflicting rulings exist in two member countries. Yellow Notices may stand where movement risk persists, but are deleted where precise location and custody are both confirmed.

CCF-2025-01 · CCF-2024-01
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Human Rights — Art. 2

INTERPOL processing must be compatible with ECHR, ICCPR, and regional human rights standards. Fair trial failures, torture risk, and discriminatory treatment are assessed. The November 2024 Repository of Practice significantly expanded this framework.

CCF-2024-04 · CCF-2023-03
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Refugee Status

Confirmed refugee status where the notice is issued by the country of persecution triggers mandatory deletion under GA-2017-86-RES-09. Official host-country asylum authority documentation is required — UNHCR recognition alone may be insufficient.

CCF-2022-06
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