A Red Notice is removed when the file behind it is shown to breach INTERPOL's own rules. This page sets out the grounds that work in practice, what each of them requires from you, and what the procedure looks like from filing to decision.
The basics
It is a request from one country asking all others to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition.
It is not an international arrest warrant and it does not oblige any country to arrest. In practice it behaves like one: borders, banks and immigration authorities all see it.
Seven grounds
Each ground needs its own evidence. A strong file usually rests on one main ground, supported by one or two others.
The strongest and most common ground. A prosecution driven by political conflict, opposition activity or state pressure falls outside what the organisation may be used for.
Assertion alone never works — it is proved with the record: timing, parallel persecution of associates, findings by courts and international bodies.
Protection granted by one member country is weighty evidence against a request from the country the person fled.
The underlying basis no longer exists.
A judicial refusal is strong material: a court has examined the same request and rejected it.
The organisation's rules require a genuine criminal case, not a label.
Trial in absentia without remedy, no access to counsel, proceedings that could not have been fair.
Since the amendments adopted at the 93rd General Assembly, the Commission may reject a request from a country that has seriously abused the procedure.
Next step
Not sure which ground fits your case? That is exactly what the assessment establishes.
From filing to decision
Four stages. The timings are typical, not fixed — the Commission's own time limit is the one that matters most.
Usually 1–2 weeks
I read the documents behind the notice and tell you which grounds are realistic — or that there is no case.
Usually 3–6 weeks
Evidence is collected and translated, and the argument is written around the ground that fits.
From admissibility
The Commission checks admissibility, consults the requesting country and lets each side respond.
Time limit: 9 months
The Commission's rules set nine months for a deletion request, counted from admissibility. It can be extended.
After the decision
Deletion removes the data from the organisation's files and obliges member countries to delete the copies they hold.
What it does not do automatically is clear national police databases, which is a separate step and is worth planning from the start.
Your attorney
Dmytro Konovalenko
More than five years defending against Red Notices and extradition requests. You work with me directly, from the first assessment to the decision.
Full professional backgroundCases
Two matters from my practice, without names: one political, one commercial.
File 01Requesting state: Belarus
File 02Requesting state: Russia
Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome in another case.
Next step
Send me what you have. I will tell you whether there is a case worth bringing.
The work starts with a paid assessment of the documents. After it, the access and deletion requests are done for fixed fees that I name once I have read the case. What representation costs and why.
Most cases run several months. The Commission's rules set nine months for a deletion request, counted from admissibility, and the time limit can be extended in complex cases.
Its decisions are final. A revision is possible only on facts discovered after the decision, within six months of their discovery. Defence at national level — in extradition or asylum proceedings — continues independently. How the CCF procedure works.
It is usually invited to respond. This is part of the procedure and is addressed in the strategy from the start.
No. The procedure is written and remote; documents and signatures are handled electronically. While a notice is active, travelling is usually the riskiest thing you can do.
Confidential assessment
Send me a short description of what has happened. I will tell you whether there is a case — including when there is not.
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