Why in News?
- India is hosting the 90th General Assembly (GA) of Interpol in NewDelhi
, 2nd time since the Interpol came into existence.
About
- An intergovernmental organization with 195 member countries.
- Established in 1923 as International Criminal Police Commission (ICPC)
and headquartered in Lyon, France.
Organisation
- Headed by president who is elected by GA for a tenure of 4 years.
- Day to day activities by Secretary General, elected by GA for 5 years.
- Every member-country is the Interpol’s face in that country.
- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is the nodal agency in India.
Mandate
- Share and access data on crimes & criminals and provide back-end
technical assistance to law enforcement agencies in 3 categories-
- Counter-terrorism.
- Organized and emerging crimes.
- Cybercrime.
- It is not a front line-police force or investigation agency.
- Interpol is a global agency but not meant for dispute resolution.
- The Interpol issues various notices which are international requests for
cooperation or alerts.
