NEWS

Interpol elected official from the United Arab Emirates, Maj. Gen. Ahmed Naser al-Raisi as its new president during the international law enforcement body’s annual General Assembly held in Istanbul.

ABOUT INTERPOL

• Full Form – International Criminal Police Organisation
• 194-member intergovernmental organisation.
• Headquarters – Lyon, France.
• Formed in 1923 ( calling itself Interpol in 1956 )
• India joined the organisation in 1949, and is one of its oldest members.
• Declared global policing goals include countering terrorism, promoting border integrity worldwide, protection of vulnerable communities, providing a secure cyberspace for people and businesses, curbing illicit markets, supporting environment security, and promoting global integrity.
• Interpol General Assembly
  • Supreme governing body
  • Comprises representatives from all its member countries.
  • Meets annually for a session lasting approximately four days, to vote on activities and policy.
  • Each country is represented by one or more delegates at the Assembly, who are typically chiefs of law enforcement agencies.
  • The Assembly also elects the members of the Interpol Executive Committee, the governing body which “provides guidance and direction in between sessions of the Assembly”
• Assembly Resolutions
  • The General Assembly’s decisions take the form of Resolutions.
  • Each member country has one vote.
  • Decisions are made either by a simple or a two-thirds majority, depending on the subject matter.

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