INTERNATIONAL WANTED-PERSON NOTICES • LEGAL ASSISTANCE BEFORE LOCATION AND ARREST (INTERPOL • SIS • EAW • EUROPOL • ENFAST)
- Legal assistance should be sought immediately. A power of attorney and an appropriate secure communication channel should be arranged.
- Attorney-assisted checks and requests: exercising rights of access, rectification, or deletion under the applicable procedures for SIS, INTERPOL/CCF, and EUROPOL. These are not a single search covering every wanted-person record; access may be lawfully restricted. The CCF supervises INTERPOL data and is not a criminal court. EUROPOL does not issue European Arrest Warrants.
- An INTERPOL Red Notice is not an international arrest warrant. Its consequences and any authority to arrest depend on the applicable law. Absence from the public notices database does not establish that a person is not wanted.
- Confidentiality: client information is processed and disclosed only as necessary and in compliance with the law and professional confidentiality. Legal assistance does not include evading justice or a guarantee that legally required information will be withheld.
- The right to remain silent and protection against self-incrimination: their scope depends on procedural status. Seek legal assistance before giving explanations or signing documents; statutory identification and attendance duties remain applicable.
- Evidence supporting a less restrictive measure: address, family and employment ties, judicial decisions, and medical records.
- Travel: obtain an assessment of the risk of an alert match and arrest under the applicable procedure.
- Voluntary appearance: lawful arrangements and communication with the competent authorities through counsel. No assurance of non-arrest or a particular measure can be promised; any legally available safeguards require an individual assessment.
Legal basis: INTERPOL — Red Notices; EUROPOL — right of access.