Red Notice Removal Lawyers for INTERPOL Cases
We act for individuals who are the subject of an INTERPOL red notice or diffusion: establishing what is held on file, and applying to the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files to have the data deleted where the grounds are made out. We do not represent requesting states, and we take no case we cannot argue on the merits.
A removal application is decided on paper, by a body that is not a court, against a written record supplied by one member country. Everything therefore turns on what that record contains and which of the Organization’s own rules it breaches.
What the work involves
- Access requestEstablishing, through the Commission, whether data concerning you is held and in what form.
- Analysis of the recordReading the request against the Organization’s rules on data processing and against Article 3 of its Constitution.
- EvidenceCountry conditions, procedural history, expert and judicial material from the requesting state.
- The applicationA written submission for deletion, with the supporting file, in a working language of the Organization.
- After the decisionWhere deletion is refused, an application for revision on new facts.
On what basis a notice is challenged
Deletion is not argued in the abstract: each application rests on one or more identified grounds, and the evidence is assembled for that ground specifically. The grounds for deleting a red notice are set out separately, with what each one requires.
Who handles the file
One advocate is responsible for the matter from the access request to the decision. Where local proceedings run in parallel — a detention hearing, an extradition request — we work with counsel admitted in that jurisdiction rather than advising outside our own admission.
Outcomes and fees
Outcomes we obtained are published in anonymised form only; client names never appear. Work is quoted per stage, after we have seen enough of the file to say what the stage involves — how our fees work is set out in full.
Frequently asked
How much does it cost to remove a red notice?
We quote per stage, after the initial assessment, because the work in an access request and in a contested application after a refusal are not comparable. The assessment itself costs nothing.
What should I do if I am detained on a red notice?
Say nothing about the underlying case, ask for a lawyer admitted locally, and have someone contact us. Detention is decided under local law; the alert behind it is a separate matter we deal with in parallel.
How do I know if a diffusion was issued against me?
The same way as a notice — through a request for access to your own data. Diffusions are not published anywhere at all.