INTERPOL Case Results Before the CCF
Temporary blocking and deletion outcomes before the CCF
This page presents selected INTERPOL case experience from matters handled by Otherside before the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF). It includes anonymised case notes relating to Red Notice removal, requests for deletion of diffusions, and urgent provisional measures such as temporary blocking.
Our Results
Before the CCF
February 2025
Temporary blocking ordered by the CCF for a German national sought by Iran under an INTERPOL Red Notice. The client was arrested in Europe, and extradition was refused due to credible risks of inhumane treatment, discrimination, and lack of fair trial guarantees in Iran.
Temporary blocking decision
Red Notice | Iran | Extradition refused
March 2025
Temporary blocking ordered by the CCF in an international child abduction case. The client, a U.S. citizen sought by Argentina, had been repeatedly stopped and arrested on the basis of a Red Notice that appeared prima facie non-compliant with INTERPOL rules.
Temporary blocking decision
Red Notice | Argentina | Parental child abduction
May 2025
Final decision by the CCF in an international child abduction matter. The client, a U.S. citizen sought by Argentina, obtained deletion of the data after the Argentina NCB failed to cooperate and provide the information required to justify continued processing.
Deletion decision
Red Notice | Argentina | Parental child abduction
July 2025
Deletion decision by the CCF in an INTERPOL Red Notice case involving a German national sought by Iran. The CCF found the allegations depended on a commercial contract dispute and lacked a clear criminal basis or a sufficiently substantiated link to the applicant. Extradition had been refused in Europe due to human rights concerns.
Deletion decision
Red Notice | Iran | Commercial dispute
November 2025
Temporary blocking ordered by the CCF in a case involving Red Notices requested by Iran against Iranian nationals. The request set out how a commercial and financial dispute was later treated as a security-type offence, with allegations framed in broad terms and without a clear, individualised description of each applicant’s conduct.
Temporary blocking decision
Red Notices | Iran | Article 3 (political)
December 2025
Temporary blocking ordered by the CCF in a multi-client case involving Red Notices requested by Qatar. The submissions showed strong indicators of political character, engaging Article 3 of INTERPOL’s Constitution. The requests arose from a high-profile prosecution linked to a broader internal purge, combining senior officials and business figures in a single mass trial.
Temporary blocking decision
Red Notice | Qatar | Article 3 (political)
December 2025
Temporary blocking ordered by the CCF for a Chinese national residing in the U.S. and seeking asylum. The Red Notice was challenged on the basis that the case was linked to religious persecution, with charges such as “fraud” used to target unregistered Christian worship, raising serious Article 3 concerns under INTERPOL’s Constitution.
Temporary blocking decision
Red Notice | China (PRC) | Article 3 (religion)