U.S. Appellate Court Upholds Interpol Immunity on Suit for Potential Red Notice Abuse
On May 24, 2022, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion in El Omari v. INTERPOL. The court held that the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) qualifies as a public international organization for the purposes of 22 U.S.C. § 288 immunity and that Interpol had not waived its immunity to prosecution. El Omari is the most recent challenge to the perceived abuses of Interpol’s reporting system.