INTERPOL

(International Criminal Police

Organization)

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 INTERPOL
(International Criminal Police Organization/ ICPO)
world’s largest international police organization, with 194 member
countries
The role is to enable police around the world to work together to
make the world a safer place by means of high-tech infrastructure of
technical and operational support that will help to meet the growing
challenges of fighting crime in the 21st century.
An organization facilitating international police cooperation.
* Initial Headquarters: Vienna Austria (Interpol was founded)
* Present Headquarters: Lyon, France

* It focuses on: Combat Crimes & Transnational Crimes

Project minorities against dominant group
Maintain law enforcement regardless of race or religion
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 HISTORY

The idea of INTERPOL was born in 1914 at the

first International Criminal Police Congress, held
in Monaco.

Officially created in 1923 as the International

Criminal Police Commission.

The Organization became known as INTERPOL in

1946.
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Official Name: ICPO – International Criminal
Police Organization
OIPC – Organisation International de police Criminelle
Official Emblem:

• GLOBE (worldwide activities)

• OLIVE BRANCHES (Peace)
• 'INTERPOL' (telegraphic address)
• VERTICAL SWORD (police action)
• SCALE (justice)

The INTERPOL Flag

(final modification was in 1973)
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 VISION AND MISSION

VISION:

MISSION:
“Preventing and fighting crime through
enhanced cooperation and innovation on police
and security matters”.
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 WORKING PRINCIPLES

INTERPOL IS NOT A POLICE FORCE.

IT IS A MACHINERY FOR INTERNATIONAL POLICE

COOPERATION AND COMMUNICATION.

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 CRIME HANDLED BY THE INTERPOL

CORRUPTION
COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY AND DOCUMENTS
CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN
CULTURAL HERITAGE CRIME
CYBERCRIME
DRUG TRAFFICKING
ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME
FINANCIAL CRIME
FIREARMS TRAFFICKING

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 CRIME HANDLED BY THE INTERPOL

HUMAN TRAFFICKING
ILLICIT GOODS
MARITIME CRIME
ORGANIZED CRIME
PEOPLE SMUGGLING
TERRORISM
VEHICLE CRIME
WAR CRIMES

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INTERPOL’S STRUCTURE

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 INTERPOL STRUCTURE

1. General Assembly
-INTERPOL’s Supreme Governing Body.
-the General Assembly is composed of delegates
appointed by each member country.
-It meets annually to take all important
decisions related to policy, resources, working
methods, finances, activities and programs.

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COUNTRIES NOT MEMBERS OF INTERPOL
1.Bhutan 10. Tajikistan
2.Kiribati 11. Turkmenistan
3.North Korea 12. Tuvalu
4.Micronesia 13. Vanuatu
5.Palau 14. Vatican
6.Samoa
7.San Marino
8.Solomon Islands
9.Taiwan

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 GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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• The 89th session of the General Assembly is scheduled to be
held in the United Arab Emirates in December of 2020.
• With reports of increasing COVID-19 infection and death rates
in many parts of the world, INTERPOL's Executive Committee
has taken the decision to postpone the Organization's 2020
General Assembly.
• The postponement means apart from the budget, which
exceptionally can be approved by the Executive Committee, all
other statutory items will remain pending until the next
session of the General Assembly. This includes elections for the
Executive Committee and the Commission for the Control of
INTERPOL’s Files.

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2. Executive Committee
-Elected by the General Assembly
-headed by the President of the Organization.
-It provides guidance and direction to the
Organization and oversees the implementation
of decisions made at the annual General
Assembly.
-has 11 members comprising the President of
the Organization, three Vice-Presidents and
seven Delegates, all from different countries.

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2. Executive Committee
-Meets three times a year, usually in March, July
and immediately before the General Assembly.

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 CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE
INTERPOL

KIM JONG YANG 22

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 INTERPOL GOVERNANCE
-Comprises the General Assembly and Executive
Committee, which is headed by the President …

*President of INTERPOL = elected by the General Assembly

for 4 years period

-*Oskar Dressler = 1st Secretary General of INTERPOL

-* Johann Schober = 1st President of the INTERPOL

* The former Filipino President of INTERPOL in 1980 to

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3. General Secretariat
-Run by Secretary General
-Located in Lyon, France, the General Secretariat
operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
-Provides a range of expertise and services to
the member countries.
-Manage 18 police databases with information
on crimes and criminals (from names and
fingerprints to stolen passports), accessible in
real-time to countries.

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3. General Secretariat

Languages:
Languages S A F E
Spanish
Arabic
French
English

Regional Offices:
Offices Seven (7) – Argentina, Thailand,
Zimbabwe, Cameroon,
Côte d’Ivoire, El Salvador, Kenya
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CURRENT SECRETARY GENERAL OF
THE INTERPOL

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4. National Central Bureaus (NCB)
194 member countries of INTERPOL … Each
country maintains a National Central Bureau
(NCB) staffed by national law enforcement
officers.

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 NATIONAL CENTRAL BUREAUS
 Each member country (194 members) has its
own National Central Bureaus (NCB)
 Role: Contact point of the Secretariat,
Assistance on overseas law enforcement,
investigation, and or apprehension of fugitives.

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 NATIONAL CENTRAL BUREAUS (MANILA)
Police General Philippine National Police Chairman
Director, National Bureau of Investigation Member
Commissioner, Bureau of Customs Member
Commissioner, Bureau of Internal Revenue Member
Commissioner, Bureau of Immigration Member
Governor, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Member
Executive Director, Dangerous Drug Board Member
Executive Director of Philippine Center on Member
Transnational Crime (PCTC)
Director of Philippine Drug Enforcement Member
Agency (PDEA)
Director of Directorate for Planning, PNP Member
Secretary of Department of Foreign Affairs Member
Deputy Executive Secretary of Presidential Member
Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC)
Chief, Central Management Information Member
Office (CMIO) of the Department of Finance
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5. ADVISERS
-these are experts in a purely advisory
capacity, who may be appointed by the
Executive Committee and confirmed by the
General Assembly.

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6. Commission for the Control of INTERPOL's Files (CCF)
-an independent, impartial body, responsible for ensuring
that the processing of personal data by the INTERPOL
General Secretariat conforms to the applicable INTERPOL
rules and has three main functions:
Monitoring the application of the Organization's data
protection rules to personal data processed by INTERPOL;
Advising the Organization with regard to any
operations or projects concerning the processing of
personal information.
Processing requests for access to INTERPOL's files. 

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