Fair Trials: Interpol

Interpol: The international police network in question is Interpol, which represents 190 member countries, allowing them to issue international warrants or request information about suspects facing criminal charges at home, according to The Star. Pyotr Silaev, a 28-year-old Russian who took part in a protest in Moscow in July 2010 against the destruction of a forest in the suburb of Khimki illustrates how Interpol can be wrongly used, according to Robert Jackman, a Fair Trials spokesman and MOSCOW The case of a Russian environmental activist who fled the country but was later arrested, despite finding sanctuary in Finland, reveals how political motives can sometimes improperly influence international police work, a London-based group said this week. Fair Trials International , an advocacy group for those arrested abroad, issued a report recently asserting that the agency is used by some of its members including Russia, Belarus, Turkey, Iran and Venezuela to pursue political ends. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.