國際刑警組織接納巴勒斯坦成為會員國 MOFA 20170928

國際刑警組織接納巴勒斯坦成為會員國    MOFA 20170928

儘管以色列極力反對，國際刑警組織(Interpol)27日在北京舉行的年度大會中表決通過，正式接納巴勒斯坦成為會員國，另一個入會的國家則是所羅門群島。目前國際刑警組織的成員國已增至192國。去年國際刑警組織在印尼召開大會時，巴勒斯坦也曾提出入會申請，卻因以色列的阻撓而宣告失敗。

Palestine

Each of INTERPOL’s member countries operates a National Central Bureau (NCB) which serves as the national platform for cooperation between domestic law enforcement units and the international police community.

The NCB is typically a division of the national police force or investigation service and serves as the unique contact point for INTERPOL action.

NCBs are staffed by highly trained officials recruited from national law enforcement agencies. Their job is to feed INTERPOL criminal databases and work with other member countries on cross-border investigations, operations and arrests.

The NCB is the designated contact point for the INTERPOL General Secretariat headquarters, its seven regional offices across the world and INTERPOL representative offices at the African Union, European Union and United Nations.

The State of Palestine and the Solomon Islands become INTERPOL member countries

BEIJING, China – The INTERPOL General Assembly has voted to admit the State of Palestine and the Solomon Islands as new member countries.  The membership of the world policing body now totals 192.

Each application was approved by a more than two-thirds majority vote at INTERPOL’s General Assembly, currently meeting in Beijing for its 86th annual session.

The INTERPOL General Assembly has also adopted a resolution interpreting Article 4 of the Constitution which governs the criteria under which countries can apply for membership of the Organization in the future.

The resolution introduces guidelines and procedures to achieve transparency, consistency and clarity, and assist countries in preparing their requests for membership.

A requesting country will also need to confirm that it meets the conditions for statehood, and that it has studied, understood and will abide by the INTERPOL Constitution, regulations and rules.

A country will also need to specify which national official police body will be its representative in INTERPOL, and that it is informed about the functions of a National Central Bureau.

Any new applications for consideration by a General Assembly would need to be submitted to the INTERPOL Secretary General no later than 31 January of that same year.

The resolution is based on recommendations from a study carried out by the former Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and Legal Counsel of the United Nations Hans Corell, as mandated by the General Assembly last year.