What is a Silver Notice, and why does it matter?
INTERPOL's newest notice, piloted since January 2025, traces criminal assets across borders — property, vehicles, accounts, companies. Why Red Notice subjects should know it.
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Does INTERPOL tell you when a Red Notice is deleted?
If you asked the CCF, yes: its reasoned decision goes to you and the requesting country. If the country withdrew the notice itself, nobody tells you. Confirm; never assume.
What happens to a Red Notice after an acquittal or a dropped charge?
Nothing automatic. The requesting country must update or withdraw its data; if it does not, the data fails INTERPOL's accuracy rule and a correction or deletion request follows.
How does INTERPOL check a Red Notice before publishing it?
Every Red Notice request passes a legal review by INTERPOL's General Secretariat before publication. What the task force checks, what it cannot see, how often it says no.
How many Red Notices get refused or deleted?
19,568 Red Notices published in 2025; 2,550 refused or cancelled, 558 on human-rights or political grounds; 60% of the data the CCF examined in 2024 failed its rules.
How serious must a crime be for a Red Notice?
INTERPOL's own rules set a floor: a serious ordinary-law crime, a maximum penalty of at least two years, and a published list of offences that never qualify.
Does a refused extradition end a Red Notice?
No — not automatically. A refusal is reported to other countries in an addendum and the notice stays. Why a reasoned refusal is still a strong deletion ground.
Can you act before a Red Notice is issued?
There is no preventive request at the CCF — but every Red Notice is reviewed before publication, and an early access request puts your evidence on file.
Do I need a lawyer to challenge a Red Notice?
No. The CCF's own guide says a representative need not be a lawyer, and anyone may apply directly, free of charge. When a lawyer is still the right call.
How long does Red Notice deletion take?
The CCF's targets: one month to admissibility, four months for access, nine for deletion. In 2024, 70% of access and 30% of deletion requests ran over.
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INTERPOL expert, chartered accountant, former CFO, and a Red Notice subject myself in 2019.
My case was reported by Reuters.