Divisie Centrale Recherche Informatie
DATUM
: 04-11-96
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NUMMER
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: IS/I/9600393
ONDERWERP: 65e Generale Assemblee Interpol 1996
Van 23 tot en met 29 oktober 1996 werd de 65e Generale Assemblee van OICP-Interpol
gehouden te Antalya, Turkije.
Aan het begin van de officiële openingsceremonie werden het Turkse volkslied en de
Interpol’anthem’ gespeeld. Daarna werd na het spelen van de ‘last post’ een minuut stilte
in acht genomen om alle politiemensen die het afgelopen jaar tijdens de uitoefening van
hun dienst zijn omgekomen te herdenken. De herdenking kreeg een extra accent in het
stilstaan bij de dood van Paul McQuillan, het hoofd van de Technical Support Division,
die enkele weken voor de Generale Assemblee plotseling overleed.
Vervolgens hielden achtereenvolgens de president van Interpol, de Zweed Björn Eriksson,
de directeur-generaal van de Turkse politie, de heer Alaadin Yüksel, en de Turkse
Minister van Binnenlandse Zaken, de heer Mehmet Agar hun toespraak. Voor bijzonder
heden zij verwezen naar de bijlage T van deze nota. Vermeldenswaard is dat tijdens 35e
plenaire vergadering in het 51e zittingsjaar van de Verenigde Naties aan Interpol de
observerstatus werd verleend, hetgeen gezien wordt als een mijlpaal in het erkenningspro
ces van Interpol als internationaal instituut. Nederland had de betreffende resolutie
gesteund.
Hierna vond de eerste plenaire zitting plaats.
Er waren 120 van de 176 aangesloten politie-organisaties, in het vervolg van deze nota als
‘landen’ aangeduid, aanwezig.
Er waren 6 internationale organisaties vertegenwoordigd te weten de Verenigde naties, de
World Customs Organization, de I.A.T.A., LB.S.A., de Europese Unie, Europol en de
Raad van Arabische Ministers van Binnenlandse Zaken. Ook de president van de Luxem
burgse Rekenkamer was aanwezig.
De Kyrgyzische Republiek was aanwezig als kandidaat-lid.
Eritrea was, ter voorbereiding van een aanvrage van het lidmaatschap, als waarnemer
aanwezig.
Als eerste -toegevoegde- punt op de agenda stond de behandeling van de prelimanary draft
resolution AGN65/P.RES/3. De resolutie is een publiek eerbetoon aan het plotseling op
53-jarige leeftijd overleden hoofd van de Technical Support Division, de Brit Paul
McQuillan. De resolutie werd bij acclamatie aangenomen, Nederland stemde derhalve
voor.
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AGENDA
Na enkele huishoudelijke mededelingen o.a. over de vereenvoudigde wijze van stemmen
bij hand opsteken werd de volgende agenda, nadat er een drietal onderwerpen was
toegevoegd, unaniem goedgekeurd.
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1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.-
Adoption of the Agenda
Appointment of an Elections Committee
Application for membership (Kyrgyzstan)
Appointment of an Ad Hoc Committee
Progress Report 1995
President’s Report 1995 1996
Amending the organization’s constitution: voting conditions (amendment of
article 52 of the General Regulations
Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly
Computerization & Telecommunications
Meeting of Heads of National Central Bureaus
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Europa voorgezeten door de Brit Taylor
Continental Meetings:
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Asia voorgezeten door de Pakistaan Latif
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Americas voorgezeten door de Chileen Mery
Figueroa
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Africa voorgezeten door de Tanzaniaan Mahundi
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activities
Programme
Financial matters
International drug trafficking
International economic and financial crime
International terrorism
Organized crime
Executive Committee elections
Selection of a meeting place for the 66th General Assembly Session
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VERKIEZINGSCOMMISSIE
Vervolgens werd een verkiezingscommissie gekozen waarin de volgende landen werden
benoemd: Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Chili, Kroatië, Namibië, Nepal, Paraguay,
Saoedie Arabië, Soedan, Tanzania en de Verenigde Arabische Republiek. De leden van de
commissie werden verdeel over vier stembussen.
AANVRAGE LIDMAATSCHAP
Er was een aanvrage voor het lidmaatschap van Interpol binnengekomen van de Kyrgyzi
sche Republiek. Nadat de vice minister van Binnenlandse Zaken van de Kyrgyzische
Republiek zijn ‘geloofsbrieven’ had voorgelezen werd gestemd over de aanvrage.
119 landen, waaronder Nederland, stemden voor, er waren geen tegenstemmen en er was
1 onthouding.
De Kyrgyzische Republiek is dus het 177e land dat is aangesloten bij OICP-Interpol.
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VERKIEZING VAN EEN AD HOC COMMISSIE
Er werd een ad-hoc-commissie gekozen teneinde voorstellen, afwijkend of in strijd met de
Constitution en/of General Regulations, te kunnen beoordelen.
In de commissie werden naast twee leden van het Executive Committee (de heren
Mahundi en Noble) benoemd: Duitsland, Australië en Zwitserland.
VERGADERINGEN
Vervolgens werd de agenda gevolgd en werden er in totaal 5 plenaire vergaderingen
gehouden.
Daarnaast vonden er 4 continentale (regionale) vergaderingen (Europa, Afrika,
Amerika’s en Azië) plaats met als agendapunten:
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Regional activities
Day-to-day co-operation
Sub-regional Bureaus: Status and Activities
Regional and sub-regional committees’ progress reports
Date and meeting place of the next regional conference.
European Continental Meeting:
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Status report on the implementation of the motor vehicle crime action plan
African Continental Meeting:
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Follow-up of the Draft Convention on the Interpol Sub-Regional Bureau in
Abidjan
Draft agreement with the Government of Kenya regarding a sub-regional
bureau in Nairobi
Amendment of the agreement with the Government of Zimbabwe regarding
a sub-regional bureau in Harare
Draft convention between organization and countries of the region served
by the sub-regional bureau in Harare
Asian Continental Meeting
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Recommandation of the l4th Asian Regional Conference
Co-operation with ASEANAPOL
Regional training in Asia (Iran).
De vergadering van HOOFDEN VAN NCB’S (2 sessies) werd voorgezeten door Barry
Webb, hoofd NCB Interpol Londen, met als agenda:
1.2.3.-
Reports on activities of the working parties set up by the General Assembly
International co-operation to combat offences against minors
Monitoring of Resolutions
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Draft outline agreement with the United Nations
NCB policy
Organization of General Assembly sessions and special agreement on immunities
and priviliges during the General Assemby sessions
Communications policy
Disaster Victim Identification
Art theft
Crime Analysis within Interpol and future devlopments
Draft agreement on co-operation with the Universal Postal Union
Relations with other international institutions (Belgium)
Changing NCB’ s structures (Egypt)
Firearms regulation
Crime prevention (Iran)
Conditions for extraditing wanted persons in the absence of bilateral treaties
(Iran).
Tevens vond een aantal ‘technische’ vergaderingen plaats t.w.
een vergadering van het
DRUG COMMITTEE, voorgezeten door de heer Chihuri (Zimbabwe), met als agenda:
1.2.3.-
Presentation of the General Secretariat’ s activities designed to combat drug
trafficking
Drug trafficking General situation and trends
Narcoterrorism (Turkey)
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een vergadering van het
FINANCE COMMITTEE, voorgezeten door de Brit Taylor, met als agenda:
1.2.3.4.5.6.7.-
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Implementation of the 1996 Budget
Financial Report: 1995
Report by the Financial Controller: 1995
Report by the Extemal Auditors: 1995
Draft Budget for 1997 and information about the period 1998 2001
Contributions in arrears and application of the plan for reassessing statutory
contributions
Increasing the severity of sanctions imposed under article 52 of the General
Regulations and simplification of the debt-rescheduling procedure (amendment of
articles 3a and 30 of the Financial Regulations)
Proposal to reduce the number of budget-units payable by member countries with
a population of less than 300.000 inhabitants (Dominica, Trinidad and Tobago
and the Dominican Republic)
Sub-regional bureaus
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een vergadering van het
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COMPUTERIZATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE, voor
gezeten door de Kenyaan Nzoi, met als agenda:
Five-year plan 1996 2000
Report by the Standing Committee on Information Technology
Progress in Regional Modernization
Progress in office automation and client/server three tiered architecture 1996
Progress in Interpol’s Criminal Information System (ICIS)
Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) 1997/1998
Automated Search Facility (ASF) Additional facilities and upgrades 1996-1998
Stolen works of art
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Stolenlsuspect vehicles, boats and aircraft
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Stolen/lost passports and identity documents
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Study on counterfeit payment card system
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Study to upgrade NCB Option 5 by using X.400 for communications and
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AFIS for the exchange of fingerprints and
photographs 1997/1998
Study to extend ASF Option 6 depending on the success of the stolen
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vehicle application, for downlaoding criminal information to national
police databases
Introduction of electronic message formats
Replacement system for pay and finance 1997/1998
Introduction of on-line encryption 1997/1998
Replacement of General Secretariat X.400 server 1998
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en een vergadering van het
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMITrEE,
voorgezeten door de Chileen Estay Cerda, met als agenda:
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1.2.3.4.5.-
Univeral Classification system for counterfeit payment cards
Currency counterfeiting
Counterfeiting of travel documents
Combating industrial and artistic counterfeiting (France)
Environmental crime Preliminary draft resolution submitted by Belgium.
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Aan alle vergaderingen werd door een of meer leden van de Nederlandse delegatie
deelgenomen.
Op basis van voorstellen vervat in ontwerp-resoluties werd over een groot aantal onder
werpen gediscussiëerd.
Daarbij werden tevens 23 documenten met de daarbij behorende ontwerp-resoluties
behandeld die ter voorbereiding en als toelichting op de te behandelen onderwerpen door
het Secretariaat Generaal waren toegezonden.
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RESOLUTIES
Nadat de ontwerp-resoluties tijdens de bovengenoemde vergaderingen in hun definitieve
vorm waren gegoten (preliminary draft resolution -> draft resolution -> resolution)
werden zij in stemming gebracht tijdens de plenaire vergaderingen zodat zij als besluit,
aanbeveling cq gedefiniëerd beleid van deze 65e Generale Assemblee de geschiedenis
ingaan.
Aan de hand van de 25 resoluties volgt hierna een beschouwing over de diverse onderwer
pen.
De resoluties worden als bijlage-pakket II bij dit verslag gevoegd.
Resolutie AGN/65/RES/ 1.
‘Tribute to Mr. McQuillan’
Zoals reeds hoger omschreven een hommage aan Paul McQuillan.
De resolutie werd bij acclamatie aangenomen
Resolutie AGN/65/RESI2.
‘Rules of Procedure of the ICPO-Interpol General Assembly’
Deze resolutie past de spelregels van de Generale Assemblee zodanig aan dat de vergade
ring slagvaardiger kan bezig zijn. Aspecten zijn de bevoegdheden van delegaties, de plaats
van de delegaties in de vergaderzaal (slechts 5 leden per delegatie aan tafel, de rest
backbenchers, per Generale Assemblee zal een letter uit het -franse- alfabet worden
getrokken om de volgorde van het plaats nemen in de zaal te veranderen - nu zit Zimbab
we altijd op de achterste rij -) de status van President, vice-president en leden van het
Executive Committee in relatie tot hun uitspraken.
Uit het onderliggende document no. 3 werd het voorgestelde artikel 9 geschrapt omdat dit
enkele bepalingen uit de Constitutie geweld zou aandoen. Dit nu zal opnieuw in dat
verband bekeken worden.
China zorgde voor nog wat opschudding omdat zij eisten dat alle voorstellen uit het
werkdocument 3 artikelsgewijze zouden worden behandeld iets wat zeker een volle dag
gekost zou hebben. De stemming hierover was heel duidelijk, de meerderheid wilde over
het document stemmen.
Vervolgens werd de resolutie unaniem aangenomen, Nederland stemde voor, waarbij
achteraf bleek dat China had voorgestemd, terwijl zij toch tegen waren!
Resolutie AGN/65IRES/3.
‘Amending the Organization’s Constitution: Voting conditions (Amending of article 52 of
the General Regulations).
Aan een lid dat een contributie-betalingsachterstand heeft kan op grond van artikel 52 van
de General Regulations het stemrecht ontnomen worden.
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Het werd echter als niet correct ervaren dat wanneer er over verandering van de Constitu
tie wordt gestemd, de ‘wanbetaiers’ altijd buiten spel zouden staan. Deze resolutie staat
hen toe mee te stemmen over ‘grondwetzaken’.
De resolutie werd aangenomen met 91 stemmen voor, 17 stemmen tegen en 1 onthouding.
Nederland stemde voor.
Resolutie AGN/65/RESI4.
‘Proposals for the acquisition of an Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS)’.
Om de effectiviteit van de Automated Search Facility op te voeren is het zeer wenselijk
een vingerafdrukken identificatie module daaraan toe te voegen. Omdat de benodigde
fondsen, geschat op FFR. 5.000.000, , daarvoor ontbreken is aan de Secretaris generaal
machtiging gegeven om ‘special contributions’ -lees: sponsors te vinden om e.e.a. te
financieren. Nadrukkelijk is door de vergadering gevraagd daarbij rekening te houden met
aspecten als onafhankelijkheid en fair trading.
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De resolutie werd met algemene stemmen aangenomen.
Resolutie AGN/65/RES/5.
‘Additional Facilities and Proposed Updates to the Automated Search Facility’.
Een slagvaardige rol in de bestrijding van de internationale criminaliteit vergt goed
gereedschap. Daarom worden er voorstellen gedaan ter verbetering/modernisering van de
Interpol computers, waar het gaat om de Automated Search Facility. Als nieuwe opties
zullen worden toegevoegd gestolen kunst, gestolenlverdachte voer- vaar en vliegtuigen en
gestolen/verloren paspoorten of identiteitsdocumenten.
De resolutie werd met algemene stemmen aangenomen.
Resolutie AGN/65/RES/6.
‘Introduction of Electronic Message Formats’
Interpol SG introduceert het zogenaamde Interform-systeem. Het systeem bevat een groot
aantal standaard-berichten die in een vaste vorm gegoten zijn. Elk land wordt uitgenodigd
zoveel mogelijk deze gestandaardiseerde vorm van berichtenwisseling te gebruiken.
De resolutie werd met algemene stemmen aangenomen.
Resolutie AGN/65/RES/7.
‘Introduction of on-line encryption in 1997/98’
Nu de voortschrijdende techniek het mogelijk maakt om steeds meer gebruik te maken van
de diverse geautomatiseerde Interpol-systemen vraagt de veiligheid van het netwerk
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nadrukkelijk de aandacht. Derhalve is aan de secretaris-generaal toestemming gegeven een
onderzoek in te doen stellen naar een on-line de encryptie-mogelijk voor het Interpolnet
werk.
De resolutie werd met algemene stemmen aangenomen.
Resolutie AGN/65/RES/8.
‘Traffic in human beings and the international exploitation of prostitution’
De resolutie is een pleidooi om zowel op nationaal als internationaal de aanpak van
mensenhandel en prostitutie op te voeren door samenwerking tussen alle betrokken partijen
zowel publiekrechtelijke als privaatrechtelijke lichamen. De informatieuitwisseling over bij
deze vormen van criminaliteit betrokkenen dient geïntensiveerd te worden waarbij ook
gedacht moet worden aan personen die zich schuldig maken aan het smokkelen van
personen, het vervalsen van (reis)documenten, het bevorderen cq bemiddelen bij het
aangaan van schijnhuwelijken etc.. Voorts wordt het inrichten van een databank op dit
gebied bepleit. In deze gegevensverzameling, onder te brengen op een centraal punt, zou
informatie over betrokken autoriteiten, kennis en kunde over deze vormen van criminali
teit, de uitkomsten van criminele analyses en een DNA-databestand te vinden moeten zijn.
De resolutie werd met algemene stemmen aangenomen.
Resolutie AGN/65/RES/9.
‘International traffic in child pornography’
Deze resolutie beveelt aan binnen de nationale strafwetgeving bepalingen op te nemen die
de productie, verspreiding, de invoer of het bezit van kinderpornografie strafbaar stellen.
Tevens moet het mogelijk zijn alle opbrengsten uit deze vorm van criminaliteit te
confisceren.
Voorts vraagt deze resolutie nadrukkelijk rekening te houden met de rol die de moderne
communicatiemiddelen kunnen spelen bij de verspreiding van dit laakbare materiaal,
waarbij wordt gedacht aan e-mail, Internet etc..
De resolutie vraagt ook prioriteit aan dit soort onderzoeken te geven en bij de onderzoe
ken nadrukkelijk rekening te houden met de kwetsbare positie van het kind.
De resolutie werd met algemene stemmen aangenomen.
Resolutie AGN/65/RESI 1(1
‘Improving international police co-operation in combating offences against children’
De Interpol Standing Working Party on Offences Against Minors heeft een rapport
uitgebracht met aanbevelingen om de nationale wetgevingen zodanig in te richten dat
laakbare feiten ten aanzien van minderjarigen strafbaar worden gesteld. Er wordt een
pleidooi gehouden om bij de politie speciale afdelingen op te richten die zich met de
onderhavige criminaliteit bezighoudt.
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Voorts staat de resolutie de samenwerking tussen Interpol, de Verenigde Naties en de
Europese Unie voor.
De resolutie werd met algemene stemmen aangenomen.
Resolutie AGNI65/RES/l 1.
‘Interpol notices and surveillance of international criminals’
De spelregels voor het signaleren van internationale misdadigers via Interpol (bijv. green
notices c.s.) zijn ge-update. Zij zijn als bijlage bij deze resolutie opgenomen.
De resolutie
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Resolutie AGN/65/RES/12.
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‘Extradition’
Hoewel de uitlevering van criminelen door talloze -bi- of multilaterale verdragen en
overeenkomsten wordt mogelijk gemaakt, blijkt bij een nadere beschouwing dat er nog
vele ‘witte vlekken’ op de aardbol zijn waardoor de uitlevering zeer gecompliceerd zo niet
onmogelijk is. De resolutie bepleit mede gelet op de internationalisering van de criminali
teit het ‘inkleuren’ van deze witte vlekken door het ratificeren danwel het afsluiten van
verdragen om uitlevering mogelijk te naken.
Daarnaast vraagt de resolutie de nationale regeringen bij het doen van uitleveringsverzoe
ken zoveel mogelijk informatie te verschaffen waardoor de gerechtelijke autoriteiten in het
andere land snel kunnen handelen. Aan alle landen wordt voorts gevraagd prioriteit te
geven aan uitleveringsverzoeken.
Interpol biedt zich nadrukkelijk aan als vehikel voor het doorzenden van dit soort
verzoeken.
De resolutie werd met algemene stemmen aangenomen.
Resolutie AGN/65IRES/ 13.
‘Disaster Victim Identification’
Het Interpol Standing Committee on Disaster Victim Identification heeft een nieuw DVIformulier ontworpen alsmede een update van de Disaster Victim Identification Guide. Het
gebruik ervan wordt warm aanbevolen.
De resolutie nodigt uit tot het opzetten van dit soort rampenteams bestaande uit vertegen
woordigers van politie en medische forensische wetenschap (pathologen en tandartsen) en
daarnaast speciale liaison-ambtenaren aan te wijzen die in voorkomende gevallen snelle
verbindingen kunnen maken tussen bijvoorbeeld de bij een ramp betrokken landen.
Daarnaast doet deze resolutie een beroep op de leden om ervaringen uit te wisselen en
elkaar met raad en daad bij te staan in geval van rampen.
De resolutie werd met algemene stemmen aangenomen.
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Resolutie AGN/65/RESI 14.
‘Co-operation with the United Nations’
Nu door de Verenigde naties aan Interpol de observer-status is verleend wordt aan de
president en secretaris-generaal van Interpol gevraagd deze positie zoveel mogelijk ten
gunste van Interpol en haar doelen uit te nutten.
De resolutie werd met algemene stemmen aangenomen.
Resolutie AGN/65/RES/15,
‘Organization of General Assembly Sessions’
Aan de Generale Assemblee werd een document -no. 20 voorgelegd dat de spelregels
bevat voor het organiseren van een Generale Assemblee. Een belangrijk punt daarbij is de
garantie van het gastiand dat gedelegeerden en personeel van het Secretariaat Generaal de
onbelemmerde toegang tot het land, een ongestoord verblijf en het verlaten van het land
na afloop van de vergadering.
naast een aantal andere praktische bepalingen bevatte het document het voorstel dat een
land dat een generale assemblee wil organiseren dat minstens twee jaar tevoren kenbaar
maakt en tevens laat zien dat zij in alle opzichten in staat zijn zo’n evenement te organise
ren.
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De resolutie werd met algemene stemmen aangenomen.
Resolutie AGN/65/RES/16.
‘ACIU and Crime Analysis’
Een dringend beroep op het overgrote deel van de leden om de misdaad-analyse als tool in
de crimnaliteitsbestrijding te gebruiken. Het werk van de Analytical Criminal Intelligence
Unit (o.l.v. de Nederlander Mario de Cocq) wordt geprezen en de resolutie verwoordt de
hoop dat ACIU een aanspreekpunt zal worden voor het uitwisselen van -analytische
gegevens met betrekking tot de georganiseerde criminaliteit.
Daarnaast wordt gevraagd om de door ACIU ontwikkelde standaarden voor misdaadanalyse te gebruiken.
Voorts nodigt de resolutie de leden uit mensen naar de diverse opleidingen op dit gebied
te sturen.
De resolutie werd met algemene stemmen aangenomen.
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Resolutie AGN!65/RES/ 17.
‘Draft Memorandum of Understanding on co-operation with the Universal Postal Union’
De Universal Postal Union is een van de oudste intergouvernementele organisaties.
Interpol neemt -als waarnemer- inmiddels tien jaar deel aan vergaderingen van de UPU
en de samenwerking tussen beide organisatie kan goed genoemd worden. Om de samen
werking te intensiveren is een Memorandum of Understanding over de wederzijdse
samenwerking ontworpen. De samenwerking strekt zich uit op het gebied waar de ‘Post’
wordt misbruikt voor criminaliteit gerelateerd aan drugs, explosieven, kinderpornografie
en pedofile netwerken en het witwassen van gelden.
De resolutie werd met algemene stemmen aangenomen.
Resolutie AGNI65IRES/18.
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‘Draft agreement with Kenya regarding a sub
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regional bureau in Nairobi’
Behoeft geen verdere toelichting.
De resolutie werd met algemene stemmen aangenomen.
Resolutie AGNI65/RESI 19.
‘Amendments to the Agreement between the Government of Zimbabwe and the Internatio
nal Criminal Police Organisation Interpol regarding a Sub-Regional Bureau in Harare
and its Privileges and Immunities on Zimbabwean Territory’
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Op verzoek van de Zimbabwaanse regering is de overeenkomst tussen haar en Interpol op
onderdelen aangepast.
De resolutie werd met algemene stemmen aangenomen.
Resolutie AGN/65/RES/20.
‘Adoption of the Draft Convention between the Organization and countries of the region
served by the Sub-Regional Bureau in Harare’
Behoeft geen verdere toelichting.
De resolutie werd met algemene stemmen aangenomen.
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Resolutie AGN/65IRES!21.
‘Approval of the balance sheet and accounts for 1995; allocation of surpluses’
Op 31 december 1995 vertoonde de balans van Interpol een overschot van
ffr. 14.371.283,49.
Deze resolutie verdeelt dit overschot naar een aantal bestemmingen waarover in de
vergadering van het Finance Committee overeenstemming werd bereikt.
Zie voor details de resolutie.
De resolutie werd met algemene stemmen aangenomen.
Resolutie AGN/65/RES/22.
‘Approval of the 1997 Budget’
Deze resolutie keurt het budget voor 1997 goed.
Belangrijk is dat de budget-unit voor 1997 is aangepast met het (Franse) infiatiepercentage
van 2% en nu is vastgesteld op ffr.74.200, =. Het aantal budget-eenheden voor NCB Den
Haag blijft vastgesteld op 50 en Nederland blijft daarmee op de 8e plaats in de lijst van
topcontribuanten. We worden voorafgegaan door U.S.A. (102 b.u.), Duitsland (100 b.u.),
Frankrijk (100 b.u.), Japon (100 b.u.) Groot Brittannië (100 b.u.), Italië (72 b.u.) en
Canada (60 b.u.).
De resolutie werd met algemene stemmen aangenomen.
Resolutie AGN/65/RES!23.
‘Increasing the severity of sanctions imposed under Article 52 of the General Regulations
and simplification of the debt rescheduling procedure’
Het blijft tobben met de contributie achterstanden van een groot aantal landen. Opnieuw
wordt de regeling aangepast die het mogelijk moet maken een haalbaar rooster voor het
aflossen van betalingsachterstand te ontwikkelen. Voorts wordt het stemrecht van landen
met een betalingsachterstand opnieuw geregeld. Alleen nog met betrekking tot wijzigingen
van de Constitution kan door hen gestemd worden.
In de vergadering van het Finance Committee is lang en nadruickelijk stilgestaan bij deze
materie. Er is op dit moment een totale betalingsachterstand van ffr. 62.899.599,=.
Suriname heeft een betalingsachterstand van ffr. 2.212.877,87.
Er werd ook politiek bedreven door o.a. vertegenwoordigers van Irak. Zij stelden dat als
de wereld de sancties o.a. het bevriezen van tegoeden in het buitenland, tegen Irak zou
opheffen zij zoveel geld zouden hebben dat alle contributie-achterstand (ruim 5 millioen
ffr.) in een klap betaald zou kunilen worden. IûterØol moest het geld maar vragen bij de
Verenigde Naties! Uiteraard werd hier *rder niet op ingegaan.
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Het voorstel van enkele kleine landen in het Caraibisch gebied met minder dan 300.000
inwoners ( Interpol Oranjestad steunde dit voorstel achter de schermen) om de contributie
voor dit soort landen te verlagen haalde het niet.
De resolutie werd aangenomen met 93 stemmen voor, 4 tegen en 4 onthoudingen.
Nederland stemde voor.
Resolutie AGN/65/RES/24,
‘Counterfeit payment cards’
De payment card-sector heeft haar bereidheid getoond financieel bij te dragen aan het
ontwikkelen en vestigen van een internationaal aanspreekpunt met betrekking tot strafbare
handelingen ten aanzien van payment cards. De Workingparty on a Universal Classifica
tion System for Counterfeit Payment Cards heeft een ontwerp ingediend voor een
universeel classificatie systeem voor vervalste payment cards alsmede een Card Identifica
tion Numbering System.
Dit alles leidt er toe dat het Secretariaat-Generaal wordt gevraagd een definitieve versie
van het classificatie systeem te ontwikkelen en als onderdeel van het Interpol Criminal
Information System een internationale payment card database op te zetten.
Voorts dient een internationaal aanspreekpunt en ‘bibliotheek’ voor vervalste payment
cards te worden opgezet dit alles in nauw overleg met de Counterfeit Card Working Party
waarin voor Nederland collega Piet Lalceman deelneemt-.
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De resolutie werd met algemene stemmen aangenomen.
Resolutie AGNI65IRESI25.
Environmental Crime
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Establishment of national working parties
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problems of waste’
De Working Party on Environmental Crime, voorgezeten door collega Jan van Doorn
heeft een aantal aanbevelingen gedaan, verwoord in deze resolutie.
In elk land zou een nationale werkgroep actief moeten zijn, samengesteld uit alle bij deze
problematiek betrokken overheidsdiensten, die zich met alle facetten van deze criminali
teitsvormen bezighoudt.
Voor de uitwisseling van informatie zou de door Interpol ontworpen ‘Eco Message’
gebruikt moeten worden.
Ten behoeve van analyse en informatie-uitwisseling wordt aan de nationale werkgroepen
gevraagd jaarlijks een verslag aan het Secretariaat Generaal te zenden.
De resolutie werd met algemene stemmen aangenomen.
n.b.
Het schonen van het bestand resoluties is ook dit jaar onverminderd voorgezet. Dat is
danook de reden dat in een aantal van bovenstaande resoluties voorstellen zijn verwekt om
oude resoluties te laten vervallen.
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Vermeldenswaard:
DRUG COMMITTEE
Een begrip dat regelmatig gehanteerd werd was ‘narco-terrorism’ Bedoeld wordt de rol
die drugs spelen bij het vergaren van gelden ter financiering van terroristische activiteiten.
De Turken duidden hierbij voornamelijk op de activiteiten van de PKK. (De PKK werd
overigens zeer regelmatig en nadruldcelijk door de Turken als een terreurbeweging
afgeschilderd). Ook in Iran en India financieren terroristische groeperingen hun activitei
ten met de opbrengsten uit de handel in verdovende middelen.
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Spanje zal in het voorjaar van 1997 de 23e Meeting of Heads of National Drugs Services
organiseren.
EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL MEETING
Denemarken gaf een overzicht m.b.t. de jongste gebeurtenissen waarbij de motorgangs
Hell’s Angels en de Bandidos waren betrokken. Zoals bekend belaagden beide groeperin
gen elkaar onlangs met raketten waarbij enige doden te betreuren waren.
Noodwetgeving maakt het nu mogelijk de motorgangs uit bepaalde stadswijken te weren.
Binnen de Europese Unie (Europol) is een speciaal project gestart. Interpol heeft alle
voorhanden zijnde gegevens uit het ‘Project Rockers’ ter beschikking gesteld van dit
project. De Nordic Countnes overwegen het opzetten van de ‘Nordic Database’ waarin
alle informatie m.b.t. de door de motorgangs gebruikte -meestal gestolen- vuurwapens en
vervoermiddelen zal worden opgenomen.
België bedankte nadrukkelijk voor de ondervonden medewerking in de zaak Dutroux.
Slowakije kondigde formeel aan dat de 26e Europese Regionale Conferentie zal worden
gehouden in Bratislava van 14 tot en met 16 mei 1997.
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMITTEE
Vervalsen van geld:
Het meest vervalste bankbiljet ter wereld is nog steeds het 100 USdollarbiljet. Bijna 73 %
van alle gerapporteerde vervalsingen betreft dit biljet.
De ontwikkelingen op het gebied van kleurencopiëerapparaten en laser scanners baren
veel zorg in relatie tot falsificaten.
Industriële en kunst vervalsingen
Er wordt een toename gemeld van dit soort praktijken met als triest dieptepunt het op de
markt brengen van vervalste medicijnen waardoor in enkele Afrikaanse landen slachtoffers
zijn gevallen. Waar vroeger alleen parfums, juwelen en andere luxe goederen werden
vervalst, blijken nu ook vervalste voertuig remsystemen (abs) op de markt te worden
gebracht die van uiterst slechte kwaliteit zijn en derhalve een gevaar voor de gebruiker
opleveren.
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Ook kunst (schilderijen en prozalpoëzie) wordt vervalst terwijl de muziekindustrie grote
verliezen lijdt door bootlegs. De filmindustrie ziet zich regelmatig geconfronteerd met
illegale kopieën van films die nog niet eens in première zijn gegaan. Internationale
samenwerking wordt bepleit.
Zwitserse banken
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De Zwitserse banken worden nog steeds door criminelen gebruikt om hun verworven
illegale vermogen weg te zetten. Zwitserland ziet zich dan ook geconfronteerd met een
constante stroom van rechtshulpverzoeken. In 1983 werd een wet aangenomen die het
mogelijk maakte een vinger achter dit soort zaken te krijgen, echter de Wet bood zoveel
mogelijkheden om de rechtsgang te vertragen dat het Zwitserse parlement op 4 oktober jl.
de bestaande wet heeft gereviseerd zodanig dat het thans mogelijk is in afwachting van een
rechtshulpverzoek reeds informatie te verstrekken om een ondergang op gang te brengen.
De procedure wordt hierdoor aanzienlijk versneld terwijl het voor de crimineel veel
moeilijk wordt het proces te vertragen.
MEETING OF HEADS OF NCB’S
Er was veel tijd ingeruimd voor het onderwerp ‘Offences against minors’.
Er is inmiddels een handboek voor de politieman op straat. Het Interpol Notices Systeem
zou veel meer gebruikt moeten worden.Er is een goed contact met de World Congress
Against Commercial Exploitation of Children en met ECPAT (End Child Prostitution in
Asian Tounsm).
Noorwegen vroeg nadrukkelijk aandacht voor de ontwikkelingen op dit gebied op Internet
en presenteerde de volgende actiepunten:
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Interpol moet een bibliotheek aanleggen van kinderpornografisch materiaal om
door middel van analyses verbanden te ontdekken en bloot te leggen
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Internet moet nauwlettend in de gaten gehouden worden
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Nationale wetgevingen moeten worden geschikt gemaakt om strafbare feiten van
dit soort te kunnen aanpakken
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Opsporingstechnieken moeten worden verbeterd
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Politiepersoneel moet op dit gebied beter worden opgeleid
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In het kader van de Stockholm conferentie zou elk land voor het jaar 2000 een
national actieplan moeten ontwikkelen.
Bangladesh heeft speciale wetgeving ontwikkeld (Cruelty to Women and Children Act
1990) maar ondervindt in de praktijk veel problemen met het gebruik van -valse/vervalstepaspoorten zonder foto die voor minderjarigen worden gebruikt door zogenaamde ‘legal
guardians’. Op deze manier worden veel minderjarigen het land uitgesmokkeld die elders
op de wereld met behulp van de ‘foute’ paspoorten een land worden binnengebracht.
VERKIEZINGEN
Er moest voor een groot aantal te vervullen posten gestemd worden.
Hieronder volgt een overzicht van de diverse kandidaturen met daarbij de uitslag van de
verkiezing.
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president van Interpol
Als kandidaat hadden zich gemeld:
de heer Wajahat LATIF uit Pakistan en
de heer Toshinori KANEMOTO uit Japan.
uitslag: Kanemoto
Latif
90 stemmen
25 stemmen.
De heer Kanemoto zal voor een periode van 3 jaar het presidentschap vervullen.
Voor velen een verrassing dat de voorspelde nek-aan-nekrace uitbieef en dat de heer Latif
er reeds in de eerste ronde ‘uitlag’. De vorige presidentverkiezing had nog drie ronden
nodig, waarbij Latif met een verschil van slechts 8 stemmen verloor van de thans
scheidende president Eriksson.
Kanemoto bedankte voor het in hem gestelde vertrouwen en beloofde plechtig de
verplichtingen van het ambt getrouw te zullen nakomen.
vice-president voor Europa
Als kandidaat had zich gemeld:
de heer Michel RICHARDOT uit Frankrijk.
uitslag: Richardot
110 stemmen
gedelegeerde voor Europa
Als kandidaat hadden zich gemeld:
de heer Andrzej KOWESZKO uit Polen.
de heer Yusuf Vehbi DALDA ui Turkije
uitslag: Dalda
Koweszko
72 stemmen
42 stemmen
vice-president voor Azië
Tijdens de Generale Assemblee hadden zich als kandidaat gemeld:
de heer Joghinder SINGH uit India
de heer RUSDIHARGJO uit Indonesië
uitslag: Singh
Rusdihargjo
56 stemmen
45 stemmen
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vice-president voor Afrika
Als kandidaat hadden zich gemeld:
de heer Serag El-Din Mohamed AL ROOBY uit Egypte
de heer Wouter GROVE uit Zuid Afrika
uitslag: El Rooby
Grove
70 stemmen
44 stemmen
Gedelegeerde voor Afrika
Als kandidaten hadden zich gemeld:
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de heer Ibrahim Ahmadu COOMASSIE uit Nigeria
de heer Augustine CHIHURI uit Zimbabwe.
uitslag: Chihuri
Coomassie
57 stemmen
54 stemmen
Gedelegeerde voor de Amerika’ s (2 plaatsen)
Als kandidaten hadden zich gemeld:
3-jr termijn:
de heer Adriân Juan PELACCHI uit Argentinië.
de heer Francisco SALINAS GUERRERO uit Peru
uitslag: Pelacchi
Salinas Guerrero
105 stemmen
8 stemmen
1-jr termijn
de heer Raymond KELLY uit de U.S.A.
uitslag: Kelly
110 stemmen
VOLGENDE VERGADERING
Omdat Egypte zich terugtrok was er maar één kandidaat voor de organisatie van de
Generale Assemblee 1997 te weten India. De vergadering ging hij acclamatie akkoord met
New Dehli als de plaats voor de 66e Generale Assemblee.
Egypte meldde zich voor de Generale Assemblee van 1998.
Korea kandideerde zich voor de Generale Assemblee van 1999.
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AFSLUITING
Aan de scheidende leden van het Executive Committee te weten de heer Latif (Pakistan).
de heer Maliundi (Tanzania), de heer Noble (USA) en de heer Zachert (Duitsland) werd
de Interpol medaille overhandigd.
Vervolgens reikte de Secretaris-Generaal de Interpolmedaille uit aan de scheidende
president Eriksson (Zweden).
Eriksson heeft zijn verantwoording voor het presidentschap en zijn ‘testament’ neergelegd
in het document nr. 19, President’s Report 1995-1996, dat als bijlage III hierbij gaat.
Onder dankzegging aan de Turkse gastheer werd vervolgens de 65e Generale Assemblee
afgesloten.
DELEGATIE
De Nederlandse delegatie was als volgt samengesteld:
Nico Mastenbroek
Hoofd Divisie CR1 tevens hoofd van het Nati
onaal Centraal Bureau Interpol Den Haag,
delegatieleider;
Rob S. Heisdingen
plv. Hoofd Bureau Internationale Strafrechtelij
ke Samenwerking van het Ministerie van Justi
tie;
Henk Munting
plv. Korpschef Regiopolitie Groningen, lid
Adviescommissie Criminaliteitsbestrijding;
Peter A.J. Broeders
senior-beleidsmedewerker Internationale Be
trekkingen, Divisie CR1;
Toon A.C.J. Schaiks
hoofd groep Istanboel van de Divisie CR1;
Mevr. Nabye Müjde
tolk/administratief medewerker van de groep
Istanboel van de Divisie CR1.
Tijdens de assemblee werd o.a. het navolgende informatie-materiaal verzameld:
The Arab Interior Ministers Council Views and Aspirations
Argentinië Statusrapportage Regionaal Bureau Interpol Buenos Aires
Cyprus Activiteiten overzicht 1996 Cypriotische Politie
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction DrugNet, bi-monthly
newsletter
Hong Kong Hong Kong’s involvement in International Illicit Drug Trafficking
Kroatië
Country Report
Roemenië Overzicht drugssimatie
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Overzichten activiteiten NCB Ankara
An overall assessment of illicit traffic in drugs
Overzicht activiteiten Turkse Politie
Wit Rusland Drugssituatie
Turkije
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Alle vergaarde informatie van belang voor de onderscheiden sectoren van de Divisie CR1,
de politieregio’s, het Openbaar Ministerie en de Ministeries van Justitie en Buitenlandse
Zaken is inmiddels per nota aangeboden.
Alle documenten in de Engelse en Franse versie, betrekking hebbend op de Generale
Assemblee 1996,t.w.
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agenda
23 documenten
25 resoluties
de deelnemerslij sten
het verslag van de officiële opening
het verslag van de 5 plenaire sessies
de verslagen van de vier regionale vergaderingen (Europa, Azië, Afrika en de
Amerikas)
het verslag van de vergadering van het Finance Committee
het verslag van de vergadering van het Drugs Committee
het verslag van de vergadering van het Committee on Computerization and
Telecommunications
het verslag van de 2 vergaderingen van de Meeting of Heads of NCB’ s en
het verslag van de vergadering van het International Economic and Financial
Crime Committee
zijn in een aantal ordners geborgen en worden onder dossiernummer 7.012/96.1371
bewaard bij de afdeling Documentaire Informatie Voorziening en liggen daar voor de
belangstellende lezer ter inzage.
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AQI/65/pV/O
Original:
French
INTERNATIONAL CRIMIN&L POLICE ORG.ANIZATION
INTERPOL
65T11 GENERAL ASSEKBLY SESSION
Antalya, 23rd
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FORHA.L OPENING SESSION
Vednesday 23rd October 1996
The session opened at 10.00 a.m.
While the last post sounded, the General Assernbly delegates observed a
minute’s silence in honour of police officers killed on duty during the previous
year.
The Turkish national anthem was then played, followed by the Interpol
anthem.
Mr ERII(SSON, President of the ICPO-Interpol, gave a speech, the text of
which is given at Appendix 1.
Mr Alaadin YÜXSEL, Director General of the Turkish Police, then gave a
speech, the text of which is given at Appendix 2.
Mr Mehinet AGAR, Turkish Minister of the Interior, gave a speech, the text
of which is given at Appendix 3.
Mr ERIKSSON then presented the Turkish Minister of the Interior with the
Interpol medal.
He invited the participants to visit the INTEREXPO exhibition which was
being held nearby.
The session closed at 11.00 a.m.
Ac/65/pV/O
4ppendix 1
Speech by the President of the ICPO—Incerpol at the 65th General Assembly
Session, Antalya, 23rd-29th October 1996
Mr Minister
Honourable delegates
Distinguished guests
Ladies and gentlemen
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Turkey has been a member of Interpol ever since the Organization was
founded, with a short break in the years around World War Two. Turkey has
always been an active member, as was already evident in 1955 when the General
Assembly met in Istanbul. On behalf of Interpol 1 should like to express our
appreciation to the Turkish Government for the great commitment Turkey has shown
by once again hosting Interpol’s General Assembly. 1 1ow that the preparations
have been going on for a long time vith great care and 1 am certain that this
General Assembly session will be a success. 1 should also like to extend
special thanks to the Head of NCB Ankara, Mr Dalda, who has been a prominent
Turkish representative in Interpol for a total of 13 years. Mr Dalda has done a
tremendous and important work in preparation for this General Assembly.
Ladies and gentleinen
It is an honour for me to welcome all of you at the opening ceremony of
the 65th General Assembly session. This is the last time that 1 shali have the
privilege of addressing you in an opening speech in my capacity as President of
the ICPO-Interpol. 1 will return to some of my conciusions from this period
later in my speech.
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Focusing on this General Assembly session, we shali have to decide on a
number of important and complicated issues on the agenda. Some of those
decisions will involve important matters affecting day-to-day law enforcement.
Other decisions will involve important strategic issues for the functioning of
our Organization. Hy hope is that we will have constructive and fruitful
discussions before the decisions are taken.
Some of us may think during this discussion and decision-making process
that it is too time-consuming and slow. Some may not be happy with certain
decisions. These vieus that some of you may have are perfectly understandable.
But 1 do urge you to remember that this is an intercontinental organization with
176 member countries which represent different cultures, religions and different
systems of government. Interpol is one of the largest international
the Interpol of
or because of this
organizations in the world. Despite this
today is an organization ready to step into the 2lst Century.
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Let us be proud
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that we have a Constitution that has enabled us to iristitute law
enforcement co-operation on a practical level across all continents;
that we have weil-trained professional officers in our NCBs and at the
General Secretariat who are dedicated to the fight against crime;
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that we have the technology for telecorninunications and computers which
is well adapted to the demands of the 2lst Century;
that we are well under way with the implementation of the Regional
Modernization Plan which will eventually provide all member countries
with advanced technology;
that we can see a dynamic pattern of closer regional co-operation in all
continents;
that we have advanced techniques and knowledge in coriducting crime
analyses.
These facts and many others show that for many years the General Assembly
has lived up to its responsibility to develop an organization which serves the
vast majority of the people in the world against the small rninority who corninit
crime. Let us follow this line at this General Assembly session as well and
keep it in mmd when we deal with issues on the agenda.
Crime development
Sadly, crime figures are rising all over the world. As well as
traditional types of crime there are new types such as environmental crime, sex
abuses of children and women, and computer crimes.
Another trend is that organized crime is becoming more and more
intercontinental. Crime syndicates tend to expand their business, co-operating
with other crime syndicates in other countries and other continents.
Organized crime has even become a threat to the development of countries,
to democracy and to fair competition in business life.
This is of course something we cannot accept as citizens or law
enforcement officers.
Political developinent
The situation which 1 have described is of course of great concern to the
politicians of the world. They are taking this situation seriously and they are
also prepared to take steps in order to counter this tragic development.
This could be noticed at the 5Oth anniversary of the United Nations when
the heads of governments from all over the world made it dear that the fight
against organized crime should be on top of the agenda for the coming years.
Strong decisions in this direction were also taken by the heads of the
states in the G7 group at their last meeting in June this year. It should be
noted that they in their declaration they congratulated our Organization and the
World Customs Organization on their work and recognized both organizations as
partners for co-operation.
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Members of the Executive Committee, myself and the Secretary General have
also noticed a growing interest in combating international crime from our taiks
with various ministers in different countries.
1 have noticed this during the visits 1 have made this last year to Hong
Kong, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Ukraine, Russia, Jamaica, Haiti,
Barbados, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Poland.
1 want to emphasize that all ministers that both 1 and the Secretary
General have discussed this with, have stated that they consider Interpol to be
a very important tool in the combat against criniinality.
Interpol’ s development
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In the light of what 1 have just described, 1 should like to draw your
attention to where our Organization stands today.
We have an advanced, fast and secure communication network together with a
computer system which stands second to none compared to other systems in the
world. At present and in the next few years most inember countries will be
guaranteed this technology and equipment by rneans of the Regional Modernization
Plan. Interpol has also developed highly effective crime analysis niethods.
This technology and these inethods are not only necessary, 1 would say that they
are a prerequisite if we are to be successful in our efforts. Implementation of
the Service Standards also means that Interpol is meeting our users’ demands for
a fast and efficient service.
Last but not least, we have weli-educated and highly motivated officers
both at the General Secretariat and at our NCBs.
Ladies and gentlemen
In connection with describing Interpol’s enormous achievements in the
:echnology field 1 ought to take the opportunity on behalf of the ICPO-Interpol
to express it condolences to Mrs McQuilian and her family because of the tragic
loss of Mr Paul McQuillan. Mr Paul McQuillan has done invaluabie work for
Interpol and 1 do not hesitate to say that Interpol would not be such a
successful organization without him. He will leave a great gap in the
Organization.
Ladies and gentiemen
As the President of the ICPO-Interpol 1 am very proud to announce that at
its General Assembly last week, the United Nations decided to grant Interpol
Observer status in the United Nations (Appiause). The Secretary General and
myself participated in the UN General Assembly Session when the decision was
taken. We both feit that this was not only a milestone for our Organization but
also for the global joint effort in the fight against international criminality.
1 would like to take this opportunity to express ICPO-Interpol’s sincere
gratitude to the Swedish UN delegation, which prepared the draft resolution
adopted by consensus, and to the member countries that have representatives on
Interpoi’s Executive Corninittee and have done so much to promote the
Organization’s Observer status within the United Nations General Assembly.
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This decision by the UN is something we should be very proud of, because
it means that Interpol has been recognized by the UN as a key Organization in
combating crime. The Secretary General and myself have already been invited to
the UN to discuss joint efforts on issues such as drugs, organized crime and sex
offences against minors. Accordingly, our new position means much greater
responsibility for Interpol and we must now proceed and decide how to use this
position in the best possible way in order to make our combat against crime even
more effective. This will be emphasized by a resolution which will be presented
during this General Assembly session. My belief is that we must strive for an
agreement between our General Secretariat and the UN General Secretariat.
Interpol should also have some representation within the UN General Secretariat.
Annual meetings should also take place at the highest level in order to
co-ordinate and enhance the two organizations joint efforts.
The G7 couiitries have also recognized Interpol as a key organization and
are therefore using our Organization to implement the G7 declarations against
organized crime. In October this year the G7 working group had a meeting in our
Headquarters in Lyons.
In different regions of the world, countries are implernenting regional
initiatives in order to co-operate more closely in the law enforcement field.
Host of these initiatives are taken and developed with the co-operation of our
Organization. This co-operation with Interpol is of course positive for the
Organizacion because it shows that the countries concerned have realized that
Interpol has the best capacity in this field. 1 do not hesitate to go even
further and State that this development also is in the best interest of the
overall common concern to fight crime in the most effective way. 1f Interpol is
involved from the beginning in these new initiatives the countries concerned
will have access to the best knowledge and equipment in the law enforcement
field. This is the case in a couple of regions, such as South Arnerica, Africa
and Asia. We have seen another pattern in Western Europe in the European Union.
However, 1 would now describe the situation as one where the co-operation
between Interpol and Europol, within the European Union, has reached a more
constructive stage, and we hope that we can look forward to an agreement between
the two organizations on the basis of which we can develop fruitful and dynainic
co—operation.
Ladies and gentlemen
This strength, knowledge and competence that Interpol has today is
something that we must treasure with great care. But it is also our
responsibility towards all law-abiding people to make sure that Interpol is used
to its maximum capacity in the global fight against crime.
1 also
suminarize my
Interpol. 1
Interpol and
consider it to be my duty as outgoing President not only to
term of office, but also to share my visions about the future of
assure you that 1 do this with pleasure because 1 believe in
its future role.
1 have summarized some of my conclusions and underlined some important
strategic questions in my President’s Report which will be presented during this
General Assembly session. By presenting this report 1 am continuing an
initiative which was taken up by one of my predecessors and 1 hope that my
successor will continue this tradition.
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As an organization Interpol has changed over the years in order to adapt
itself to the demands of its users. The pattern of changes will be faster in
the coming years due to changes in the political geography, in technology, in
the behaviour of criminals, and so on. 1f Interpol intends to respond to these
changes in order to serve its users, 1 foresee that it will have to change even
faster.
In order to describe my visions 1 would like you to imagine how 1 will
find Interpol in the year 2000 when 1 ain visiting the General Assembly.
My visions are:
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that the NCBs are stili the focal administrative point of Interpol’s
operational system, but that the national law enforcement agencies
concerned have direct access to the Interpol’s systexns;
that the President and Secretary General of Interpol and the menibers of
the Executive Coinmittee are the natural counterparts for the appropriate
ministers and chiefs of police in every country regarding policy on
combating international crime;
that there is an awareness that Interpol is a law enforcement
initiative, founded as early as 1923, but that is of the utmost
importance that we have direct contacts with the ministers responsible
in every decision-making process they have concerning the fight against
international crime;
that the NCBs have a natural role in every nation as a co-ordinator of
giving and receiving strategic criminal information between all national
law enforcement agency;
that all inember countries are organized in Interpol Sub-Regional Bureaus
in each Continent, sorne continents may have several Sub-Regional
Bureaus;
that all Vice—Presidents are responsible for the co-ordination of their
respective Sub-Regional Bureaus and report to the Executive Coinrnittee;
that Interpol is represented in the United Nations adininistration by a
headquarters agreement;
that Interpol is the natural counterpart for the United Nations when
planning UN peace-keeping operations and all engagements concerning the
combat against crime;
that all member countries are paying their contributions to the
Organization on time.
1 would like to underline that these are my personal visions. It will
take the Organization some years to reach that point but 1 am certain that we
have the potential and possibility to achieve even more than we have done if we
aim in this direction.
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Ladies and gentiemen
It is time for me to suin up both my speech and my time as President and 1
am privileged to do this in front of highly qualified officers representing
chiefs of police from all over the world. You represent an enormous potential
when it comes to fighting crime. But you do not only represent this, you also
represent Interpol and the values of Interpol. Let us not forget in our daily
work that we should respect each and every individual we deal with regardless of
his political opinion, sex, religion or race. Let us maintain respect for human
rights.
Mr Minister IJelegates
Ladies and gentlemen
Dear Friends
1 aan very proud that 1 have had your trust to carry Out this important
task during these last two years. It has been a busy and difficult task but 1
have never regretted that 1 undertook it.
1 have had constructive and solid support from my colleagues on the
Executive Committee and 1 am very grateful for this.
The Secretary General has shared his enorinous knowledge with me in the
most generous way and 1 have really enjoyed working with him. 1 owe him a lot.
The staff of the General Secretariat have supported me in the best
possible way by their skill, dedication and effectiveness, and 1 aan very
grateful for their co-operation.
The colleagues who have taken care of me during my numerous visits to
member countries around the world have, by their professional and kind
reception, left me with unforgettable memories.
1 should like to express my gratitude to all of you and 1 assure you that
1 will remember you in the future. 1 also hope that after having been involved
in international law enforcement for fourteen years 1 will be able to contribute
further in some other capacity in the future.
Thank you for your attention.
AQ/65/pv/o
ppendix 2
Speech by Mr Alaadin Yüksel, General Director of Security at the 65th
ICPO-Interpol General Assembly Session, Antalya, 23rd-29th October 1996
Mr Minister
Mr President
Dear Members of Executive Cornmittee
Dear delegates and guests
Distinguished representatives of the media.
Turkey has played an active role with high responsibilities since the
ICPO-Interpol was established. We are proud to welcome distinguished delegates
to the 65th General Assembly, 41 years after Turkey was the host country in
Istanbul in 1955.
1 welcome you, distinguished delegates, to the 65th General Assernbly.
My Dear Colleagues,
Prior to my speech, 1 would like to carry Out my first duty that everybody
here 1 believe feels the same about. 1 want to thank Mr Björn Eriksson on your
behalf
we thank him for his great efforts for two years. He showed great
interest and effort to hoist the Interpol flag. Interpol will never forget hun.
e wish him happiness and success.
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Ladies and Gentlemen,
In the last century, parallel to industrial developrnents, the world has
become an information society with many problems and with these changes, law
states, democracy, human rights, superiority of law concepts have begun to be
debated in this age.
Whatever the changes that have occurred or whatever the topics of
(discussion, the only points which are not under debate are trust in human beings
and understanding of security.
In this connection, co—operation between international police forces has
gained more value when you consider the increase in crime and the means and
techniques of commitcing crime, the easy way of passing borders, and organized
crime amongst countries.
Turkey beljeves in the value and virtue of democracy. Democracy means
respect for human rights, superiority of law and the historical mission of the
Turkish people.
In fact, 1 know that these values are corninon to all of us. Therefore, we
have to develop Interpol co-operation which we have established by devoting
great contributions depending on mutual values, and we have to raise the
Interpol flag up to a higher level.
Ladies and Gentiemen,
1 deeply regret to observe the increasing woridwide trends of crime.
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Along with the usual crimes, we have to evaluate the applicability of
struggling against computer crime, crime against the environinent and against
children and women which have been developed with new techriiques and tactics by
the criminals.
In addition, we also consider that there are other main problems uhich are
very important for us. These are problems concerning illegal immigratiorl and
general public security problems which arise as a result of racism, threaten
human rights and freedom, but cause an obstacle to countries’ development.
We believe in the necessity for mutual co-operation directly in matters of
security, human rights, democracy and PKK-originated narcotic crimes.
Because the activities of this terrorist organization riot only concern
Turkey, 1 should extend my deepest appreciation to the countries which realize
successful efforts in combating the PKK.
It is necessary to emphasize that there is no discrimination against
people living in Turkey; in other words, there is neither a Kurdish problem nor
any other ethnic problem, but we do have a terrorist problem.
without consideration for the fact that
The PKK has been slaying people
they are children or women
in that region which they claim to represent.
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We, the people who are responsible for security in the whole country, keep
on struggling against terrorism within the fraine-work of laws and human rights.
The responsibility that the people expect from Interpol in fighting
against crime affecting world security is greater that it was in the past.
For this reason, no matter how big the problem may be, we should keep on
working in the spirit of general principles and deterniination.
We have to realize the capacity and the power of Interpol to make the
world more secure and more democratic and for this reason we have to increase
our efforts in contributing much more support to Interpol.
1 am quite sure it would be a safer world if we increased our capability
in co-operating by developing Interpol principles and values.
Turkey and the Turkish police will continue their contribution to Interpol
as a responsible and creative mernber.
On behalf of the Turkish police, 1 congratulate Mr President, the Members
of the Executive Cominittee, Mr Secretary General, and all colleagues who
contribute to Interpol, and wish you a nice time and success in your work during
your stay in our country.
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4ppendix 3
Speech by Mr Mehmet Agar, Turkish Minister of the Interior at the 65ch
ICPO-Interpol General Assembly Session, Antalya, 23rd-29th October 1996
Mr President
Dear Members of the Executive Cornmittee
Dear delegates, Dear guests and
Distinguished representatives of TV and press,
On behalf of the Turkish Government, it is a great honour and a pleasure
for me to welcome the delegates of member countries and the representatives of
various international organizations to the 65th General Assembly of Interpol.
This is the second General Assembly of Interpol to be held in Turkey and a
great honour for us. The first was in Istanbul in 1955.
As is well-known, crime is one of the most detrimental acts against public
peace and security. To over-come these kinds of acts, besides the struggle at
national level, co-operation at international level is also required. The
manner of the struggle is dear; either we work separately and lose, or work
together and win. Thus, we provide our citizens with a more peaceful life.
The criminals who commit crirne, especiaily organized crime, the varieties
of which increase day by day, such as trafficking in nuclear substances, forgery
of credit cards, computer offences and offences against children and the
environinent, can flee to another country and hide themselves easily by utilizing
technical developments; as a result, the authorities are confronted w’ith
obstacles in their attenipts to arrest the criminals since there is no
opportu.nity to carry Out operations beyond national borders. It is also dear
that the developments in comniunications and transportation make countries’
struggies hard against these kinds of offences. In this framework, extensive
information exchange and co-operation is required in struggling against
international offences.
possibilities of countries’ bilateral and multilateral
their neighbours and with other countries, overall
co-operation is required on a regional basis and within the Interpol community.
Besides the
() co-operation
with
Ve should aim to irnprove our current relations in this field. For the
time being, we have agreements on co-operation with 42 countries on the basis of
139 legal documents and are planning new ones. In this respect, with regard to
crimina]. activities in our region, we are making necessary preparations and
cotnmunications for the establishment of a “Sub-Division of Interpol” in our
country. Uith all these endeavours, we are aiming to improve the struggie
against increasing international offences that 1 mentioned above.
Ve strongly believe that multilateral co-operation is required for the
success of police activities of nations fighting against offences committed
woridwide, in parallel with the removal of obstacles to tourisni, travel and
customs; such co-operation can take place through Interpol, which extends all
over the world, on the basis of law, and which has a perfect organization 70
years old in 176 member cou.ntries, despite the differences of language,
tradition and judicial systems.
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The Turkish Police is among the founders of Interpol and has inaintained
its official membership for 66 years. This shows the importance given to
co-operation with the General Secretariat and rnernber countries by the Turkish
Police in preventing ordinary law crimes and terrorist offences and combating
drug trafficking.
Besides officially fighting other offences, when we analyse terrorism
which is a current problem of the world and causes the deaths of a lot of
innocent people and material damage everyday in another part of the world, we
can define it as an epidemic disease, a systemized violent act which darkens our
century and aims not only to destroy the public peace but also the legal orders
of States.
To achieve their goals, terrorists provide their financial needs firstly
from drug trafficking and then kidnapping, taking hostages, ransom, collecting
tributes, etc. Thus, they try to destroy the legal order by terrorizing the
masses. Because it causes the death of a lot of innocent people and removes
their right to live terrorism must be considered as something that has to be
condemned by the whole world and prevented definitively.
The terrorist organizations PKI( and DEV-SOL which acted in our country
have also put the public security of Europe in danger today. We clearly observe
that these terror organizations can easily kill and kidnap people, collect
tributes, attack representatives and even show boldness to threaten the
presidents of some countries.
The Turkish Republic is maintaining its decisive struggle against the
terrorist organizations and has taken all measures in this respect. The
activities of the organizations mentioned have been reduced to a certain level.
1 want to emphasize that our struggle is being continued in the way we desired.
Today, the activities and screen companies of these organizations have
also been forbidden in some other countries following Gerrnany and France. We
would like to thank to Germany, France and Belgium for their support. The
terrorist organizations whose activities had been forbidden in these countries
have moved their actions to other European countries. On the other hand, the
terrorist side of these orgariizations had been disciosed several times in the
European Parliainent too. 1 also invite the other countries to show a decisive
attitude in forbidding the activities of these terrorist organizations.
In order to quell terrorisrn woridwide, it is believed that bilateral and
multilateral co-operation must be effectively carried out, vhich has not
adequately been the case up to now. In this respect, we would like to indicate
our support for the project “CAT” (Combat Against Terrorism) which is planned by
Interpol.
In the light of international studies made for this purpose up to now, 1
believe the necessity of an advisory decision that will be taken in this session
regarding the preliminary studies in the co-ordination of United Nations which
will end by an international convention that is appropriate to today’s
conditions and provides an effective struggie against terrorism. In this
framework Interpol, as a most important consultant for the United Nations in
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this field, should take the subject in hand before all else and the delegates
should also forward it to the appropriate authorities of member countries.
The Turkish Republic is ready to give her support to the all studies that
will be made regarding these matters.
On beha].f of the Turkish Government, 1 congratulate Mr President,
Executive Committee Members, Mr Secretary General and all colleagues who
contribute to the activities of Interpol.
We are glad to have you in Antalya for the 65th General Assembly, and we
declare the candidacy of Mr Yusuf Vehbi Dalda, Head of the Turkish National
Central Bureau, for the mernbership of Executive Cornmittee. 1 welcome you again,
hoping that you will enjoy being in Turkey.
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1 would like to indicate that 1 feel proud of opening the session
officially and wish you success.
At/65/RES/1
RESOLUTION
Subject:
Tribute to Mr McQuillan
HAVING LEARNED OF the sudden death of Mr Paul McQuillan,
The ICPO-Interpol General Assembly, meeting in Antalya from 23rd to 29th
October 1996 at its 65th session:
CONVEYS its deepest sympathy to Mr McQuillan’s wife and family;
EXPRESSES its admiration for an exceptional man whose enthusiasm,
clear-sightedness and outstanding qualities have been instrumental in enabling
Interpol to make such remarkable progress over the past ten years;
WISHES to pay public tribute to Mr McQuillan as one of the people who have
most marked the Organization.
Adopted.
A1I65/RESI2
RESOLUflON
Subject:
Rules of Procedure of the ICPO-Interpol General Assembly
HAVING EXAIiINED Report No. 3, entitled “Rules of Procedure of the ICPO
Interpol General Assembly” and its Appendix 1 which contains the said Rules,
TAXING INTO ACCOUNT the opinion expressed by the ad hoc
application of Article 56 of the General Regulations,
Committee in
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CONSIDERING that these Rules will facilitate the smooth organization and
course of General Assembly sessions and FURTHER CONSIDERING that the new provi..
sions introduced make it possible to clarify certain aspects of the procedure
and texts which had previously remained unelear,
The ICPO-Interpol General Assembly, meeting in Antalya from 23rd to 29th
October 1996 at its 65th session:
ADOPTS the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly appended to Report
AGN/65/RAP. No. 3, with the exception of Article 9 of the said Rules;
DECLARES that they shall come into force for the 1997 General Assembly
session;
ASKS the Executive Cominittee to make any alterations to the text which may
be necessitated by the outcome of voting on the report concerning Article 52 of
the General Regulations (AGN/65/RAP. No. 2) and on the documents entitled “Orga
“Specifications” and “Special
nization of Interpol General Assembly sessions:
Agreement on the ICPO—Interpol’s privileges and inununities” (AGN/65/RAP. No.
20).
Adopted with 90 votes in
favour, none against and
no abstentions
AGN/65 /RES/3
RESOLUTION
Subject:
tion: Voting conditions
Aniending the Organization’s Constitu
ral Regulations)
(Amendment of Article 52 of the Gene
and
itted by the Executive Comniittee
HAVING CONSIDERED Report No. 2, subm
n’s Constitution: Voting conditions
entitled “Ainending the Organizatio
ral Regulations)”,
(Amendment of Article 52 of the Gene
appli
of the ad hoc Committee set up in
HAVING TAKEN NOTE of the opinion
ral Regulations,
cation of Article 56 of the Gene
29th
, meeting in Antalya from 23rd to
The ICPO-Interpol General Assembly
:
October 1996 at its 65th session
fol
ES that a paragraph, reading as
APPROVES the above report and DECID
s:
ion
ulat
Reg
of the General
lows, should be added to Article 52
il not
for in the present Article sha
“The voting restrictions provided
amendinents to the Organization’s
apply to votes taken on proposed
Constitution.”
ing
t the above paragraph to the word
ASKS the Executive Comniittee to adap
ry.
essa
Regulations, if nec
of the new Article 52 of the General
Adopted with 91 votes in favour,
17 against and 1 abstention.
rj
Ac/65/RES/4
RESOLUTION
Subject:
Proposals for the acquisition of an Automated Fingerprint
Identification System (AFIS)
NOTING the contents of section 4 of
(Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS),
Report No. 4 regarding the Autornated
AWARE that the implementation of an AFIS facility at the General Secre
tariat will increase the effectiveness of member countries in the fight against
international crime,
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the previous unsuccessful attempt to fund the system
from within the Interpol budget,
AWARE of the need to identify the future strategy within Interpol’s Crimi
nal Information System (ICIS) regarding the method of retention and internation
al circulation of fingerprints and photographs,
NOTING that the proposed policy regarding the AFIS facility has been
discussed and agreed by the Executive Coimnittee at its ll4th session from 2nd to
4th July 1996,
The ICPO-Interpol General Assembly, meeting in Antalya from 23rd to 29th
October 1996 at its 65th Session:
AUTHORIZES the Secretary General to seek appropriate sources of finance
for the project, such as special contributions, before putting out a cali for
tenders with a view to acquiring an Automated Fingerprint Identification System
(AFIS) for installation at the General Secretariat.
Adopted.
AQI/65/RES/5
RESOLUTION
Subject:
Additional Facilities and Proposed Updates to the Automated Search
Fac ility
NOTING the contents of section 5, Report No. 4, regarding additional
facilities and proposed updates to the Automated Search Facility (ASF),
TAKING INTO ACCO!JNT the current use of the ASF system by NCBs as outlined
in section 5.2 of Report No. 4,
AWARE of the recommendations made by the Standing Committee on Information
Technology,
CONFIRMING AND ENDORSING the strategic role that the Automated Search
Facility plays in the fight against international crime,
The ICPO-Interpol General Assembly, meeting in Antalya from 23rd to 29th
October 1996 at its 651± Session:
AUTHORIZES the Secretary General to carry Out development, within the
current “Rules Governing the Database of Selected Information at the ICPO
Interpol General Secretariat and direct access by NCBs to that Database”, by
adding stolen works of art, stolen/suspect vehicles planes or boats, stolen/lost
passports or identity documents;
AGREES to the proposals that ASF Options 2, 3 and 3A be replaced by the
extended use of ASFMai1 and that the use of the X.400 communication network be
explored for downloading criminal information to ASF Option 5;
REQUESTS the Secretary General to carry out a study, from the technical
and legal viewpoint, in order to report back to the General Assembly in 1997 on
how Option 6 can be enhanced, in the manner outlined below;
CONFIRMS the need to enhance ASF Option 6, in order to exchange criminal
(nominal) information, with the consent of the NCBs concerned, between the ASF
at the General Secretariat and police national databases.
Adopted.
AGN/65/RES/6
RESOLUTION
Subject:
Introduction of Electronic Message Formats
NOTING the contents of section 6 of Report No. 4 regarding the introdu
(ction of electronic message formats on the ICPO-Interpol network,
CONFIRMING the need to send criminal information in an accurate, complete
and cost-effective manner,
NOTING the considerable advantages of using the electronic message forinats
systern “InterForm” developed and owned by Interpol,
that the current development and standardization
Interpol network will support advanced technology of this nature,
AWARE
on
the
ICPO
CONSCIOUS of the time that will be saved when processing messages at NCBs
and at the General Secretariat, if the electronic message forniats are taken into
operational use,
The ICPO-Interpol General Assembly, meeting in Antalya from 23rd to 29th
October 1996 at its 651± Session:
URGES all member countries to adopt the policy of using electronic message
on the ICPO-Interpol network and, subject to the operational testing of
the “InterForrn” system, to make the use of electronic message forniats by NCBs
mandatory in the future.
Q formats
Adopted.
M2/65/RES/7
RESOLtJTION
Subject:
Introduction of on-line encryption in 1997/98
0
NOTING the contents of section 7 of Report No.
duction of on—line encryption,
4 regarding the intro
TAKING INTO ACCOTJNT the need for security on the ICPO-Interpol network,
NOTING the extensive use made of the ICPO-Interpol network to access the
Automated Search Facility using the ASFMai1 facility,
AWARE of the need to provide a more automatic form of encryption,
The ICPO-Interpol General Assembly meeting in Antalya from 23rd to 29th
October 1996 at its 65th Session:
AUTHORIZES the Secretary General to have the Information Technology
Division conduct a technical study in order to recommend an on-line encryption
system, best suited for implementation by NCBs, on the ICPO-Interpol network in
1997/98.
Adopted.
AGN/65/RES/8
RESOLUTION
Subject:
Traffic in human beings and the international exploitation of
prostitution
HAVING IN MIND the United Nations Convention on the Suppression of the
Traffic in Persons and the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others of 2nd
December 1949,
RECALLING the terms of Report AGN/34/RAP No. 9 submitted to the General
Assembly at its 34th session (Rio de Janeiro, 1965) entitled “International
traffic in wornen urider the cover of employment exposing them to prostitution”,
and the reconunendation made to the NCBs to pay particular attention to such
traffic with a view to identifying and dismantling organized networks and their
intermediaries in each country,
DEEMING that activities which favour or exploit prostitution at interna
tional level should be combated internationally as a top priority,
HAVING IN MIND the fact that the exploitation of prostitution often sterns
from or gives rise to other criminal activities,
NOTING a definite increase in the activities of international organized
networks involved in traffic in human beings, as well as in illegal activities
relating to the exploitation of prostitution, inciuding the sexual exploitation
of children, and believing that the dismantling of those networks is a priority
for international co—operation,
The ICPO-Interpol General Assembly, meeting in Antalya from 23rd to 29th
October 1996 at its 65th session:
ASKS the Interpol National Central Bureaus
information about people likely to be directly or
national networks engaged in the exploitation of
human beings, in order to improve the quality and
mation exchanged;
to step up their sharing of
indirectly involved in inter
prostitution or in traffic in
increase the volume of infor
RECOMHENDS
that member countries co-ordinate the multidisciplinary
activities carried on by all the authorities dealing with such matters:
for
example, such co-ordination could include
at national or regional level where
government departments, police forces, judicial authorities
appropriate
specializing in such offences, as well as any public bodies involved;
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RECOMMENDS that member countries step up the bilateral and multilateral
sharing of information about illegal activities favouring the exploitation of
prostitution, such information to inciude material identifying individuals
suspected of participating in, for example, marriages of convenience or illegal
marriages; the establishrnent of illegal iimnigration networks and the production
of forged identity documents;
ASKS the General Secretariat to increase co-operation with the appropriate
organs of the United Nations and the European Union, with a view to conducting
joint campaigns against traffic in human beings and the exploitation of prosti—
tution; these projects could inciude publication of a manual listing the appro—
priate authorities, contact points and departments with specialized knowledge
and expertise in such matters, as well as a study of the timeliness and feasi
bility of centralizing data on DNA and the criminal analysis of such data,
taking account of the ethical and legal constraints involved;
ABROGATES the following resolutions:
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AGN/29/RES/6
AGN/34/RES/1
AGN/43/RES/4
AGN/57/RES/19
(1960)
(1965)
(1974)
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(1988)
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Exploitation of prostitution
Particular forius of traffic in women
Exploitation of prostitution at international
level
Traffic in human beings.
Adopted.
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AGN/65/RES/9
RESOLUTION
Subject:
International traffic in child pornography
CONSIDERING that the distribution of pornography within a country is a
matter of internal criminal policy, but that the export of such material is a
matter of international concern,
ALSO CONSIDERING that almost every country in the world has subscribed to
the Universal Postal Convention of 1957 and the 1964 revision thereof, and that
Article 28 of this Convention prohibits the sending of obscene or immoral arti
cles in the international mails,
HAVING IN MIND the 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the
Child, and more particularly Article 34 thereof,
ACKNOWLEDGING that child pornography, which iniplies the sexual exploita
tion of chi].dren, is often produced in one country with a view to its distri
bution in other countries,
CONSIDERING that it is increasingly difficult to intercept such material
because of the methods used by the senders, and recognizing that there is an
international market for such material showing children,
The ICPO-Interpol General Assembly, meeting in Antalya from 23rd to 29th
October 1996 at its 65th session:
RECOMMENDS that member countries:
enact legislation (if they have not yet done so) making the production,
distribution, importation or possession of child pornography, criminal offences,
and also making assistance and incitement punishable in the context of such
offences, and
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consider enacting legislation which would allow the seizure of assets
derived from such offences;
—
STRESSES the fact that such legislation should take account of the types
of support currently used to transmit such material, but also leave room for new
technology, such as computers and other virtual representations, so as to avoid
any legal void which might favour offenders;
ASKS the member countries to reassess the importance they attach to child
pornography investigations to give them maximum priority, and to pay particular
attention to protecting the interests of the child when combating this form of
crime;
ABROGATES the following Resolution:
—
AGN/39/RES/4
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(1970)
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Exporting obscene material by mail.
Adopted.
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AGN/65/RES/1O
RESOLUTION
Subject:
Improving international police co-operation in corubating offences
against children
HAVING IN MIND the 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the
Child,
.
SUPPORTING the declaration and programine of activities adopted during the
World Congress Against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children held in
Stockho].ni from 26th to 3lst August 1996,
ACKNOWLEDGING the fact that children are the most vulnerable members of
society and must therefore be accorded specific protection against the offences
of which they are victims,
CONSIDERING that the interest of the child must take precedence over any
other consideration,
RECALLING Interpol General Assembly Resolution AGN/6]./RES/1O on offences
against minors, and the creation of the Interpol Standing Working Party on
offences against minors,
HAVING NOTED the report on offences against minors subniitted by the
General Secretariat to the National Central Bureaus, which describes the Standing Working Party’s activities and gives a picture of trends in crimes against
children,
The ICPO-Interpol General Assembly, meeting in Antalya from 23rd to 29th
October 1996 at its 65th session:
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RECONMENDS that member countries carefully study the recommendations made
Interpol Standing Working Party on offences against minors contained in
the
by
Appendix 2 of Report AGN/65/RAP. No. 5 and, if necessary, amend their national
laws in conformity with the spirit of those recoinrnendations and also make
provision in their national penal legislation for the prosecution of offences
coinmitted abroad;
RECOMMENDS including the subject of offences against minors as an item on
the agendas of all the Organization’s regional conferences;
ASKS member countries to pay greater attention to offences against minors
and to provide increased resources for combating such offences, especially by
training specialist personnel to work in the special units within police forces;
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RENEWS its confidence in the Interpol Standing Working Party on offences
against minors, and asks it to continue to assist in the fight against this
particularly sensitive form of crime and in fostering international police
co-operation, renews the Working Party’s mandate and asks it to submit a full
report on its activities to the General Assembly at its next session;
PLACES PARTICULA3. EMPHASIS on the importance of constant co—operation with
the United Nations institutions dealing with the rights of the child and on the
advisability of establishing a working relationship with the European Union in
the context of Council of Europe Recornmendation R(91)11 of 9th September 1991
and its appended Report, Articles 11-3 and 11-4 of which mention the importance
of co-operation with Interpol and other international organizations working for
children’s welf are;
ABROGATES the following Resolutions:
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—
AGN/58/RES/15
AGN/61/RES/1O
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(1989)
(1992)
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Improving international co-operation to
combat offences against minors.
Offences committed against minors.
Adopted.
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AGN/65 /RES/11
RESOLUTION
Subject:
Interpol notices and surveillance of international criminals
RECOGNIZING that the Interpol cornmuriications system and the warning (green
ents
notices), produced by the General Secretariat constitute effective instrum
y
thus
and
tionall
interna
operate
who
als
crimin
for sharing information about
make it possible to counter their activities,
RECOGNIZING the need to have precise definitions of the conditions under
which the General Secretariat may circulate warning notifications,
The ICPO-Interpol General Assembly, meeting in Antalya from 23rd to 29th
October 1996 at its 65th session:
ASKS the Secretary General to continue to apply the guidelines set out in
the Appendix to this resolution;
ASKS the member countries to comply with the criteria laid down in those
guidelines;
RECOMHENDS that, for the benefit of all member countries, full use be made
tional
of these resources to identify, trackdown and keep a watch on interna
criminals;
ABROGATES the following resolutions:
—
—
—
—
—
-
AGN/31/RES/2
—
AGN/31/RES/7
—
AGN/42/RES/1O
crirninals
(1962)
(1962)
—
Composite likenesses
—
Colour photography
—
(1973)
-
Systematic surveillance of international
Forms used to request the General Secretariat
(1983)
AGN/52/RES/4
to circulate information
-
—
AGN/55/RES/15
co-operation
—
(1986)
-
Forms used in the context of police
Minimum criteria for the circulation, by the
(1987)
AGN/56/RES/5
General Secretariat, of international warning notifications (green
notices and equivalent documents).
-
-
Adopted.
to
A{/65/RES/11
Appendix
Subject:
Minimum criteria for the circulation, by the General Secretariat, of
international warning notifications (green notices and equivalent
documents)
An international warning notification may be issued about any person who
(1)
is suspected of being an international criminal for one or more of the following
reasons:
(a)
Because he has criminal convictions in at least three countries (excluding
any for minor offences);
.%jb)
Because he has at least one criminal conviction in one country and a
police record in at least two other countries (excluding any for minor
offences) if all the facts suggest that he is likely to engage in inter
national criminal activities of some significance;
(c)
Because he has a police record in at least two
the alleged offences (for example, trafficking
rency, stolen property, weapons, exploitation
pockets) suggests that he is likely to engage
activities of some significance;
(d)
Because he has, in at least one country, a police record which suggests
that he is likely to participate in serious offences (e.g. attacks on
persons and property using firearms or explosives, armed assault, major
theft or receiving of stolen property, Inajor trafficking operations)
coinmitted by a criminal organization operating in more than one country.
countries if the nature of
in drugs, counterfeit cur
of prostitution, picking
in international criminal
police record” when police investiga
1
(2)
A person is considered to have a ‘
(tions of an offence have provided serious evidence of his guilt.
hen the information available is unclear or confusing or appears to be
(3)
incomplete, the NCBs concerned should be contacted for clarification before the
notification is issued.
In such cases, the NCBs concerned should be informed
that the General Secretariat intends to issue a warning notification.
(4)
When the aims of a warning notification can probably be achieved even if
circulation of the notification is limited to particular geographical areas, the
General Secretariat should refrain from authorizing general circulation of the
notification.
A(/65/RES/12
RESOLtJTION
Subj ect:
Extradition
CONSIDERING that one of the Organization’s aims is to foster law enforce
ment action to counter international crime,
AVARE that one of the main aspects of such law enforcement action is the
arrest of wanted persons, with a view to extradition to the country where they
are to be tried or have already been convicted,
CONVINCED that Interpol can facilitate and speed up the procedures leading
to the extradition of a wanted person, particularly by encouraging the estab
lishment of close links between police and judicial authorities both nationally
and internationally, and by making available its facilities to those authorities
to allow them to carry Out the extradition process,
RECALLING that regional conventions on extradition such as the European
Convention on Extradition and the Conimonwealth Scheme for the Rendition of
Fugitive Offenders (both of which mention the role of Interpol in forwarding
requests for provisional arrest), the Arab League Convention on Extradition, and
the Inter-American Convention on Extradition, are particularly effective legal
instruxnents since they simplify extradition procedures for the Contracting
Parties,
FURTHER RECALLING that many international conventions on particular types
of offences,
inciuding the Conventions ori offences against civil aviation, the
Convention on Currency Counterfeiting, the Convention on Narcotic Drugs, and the
European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism, contain special provisions
on extradition, and that these provisions facilitate international law enforce
‘ment action with regard to those offences,
BEARING IN MINI) that bilateral extradition treaties are also instruments
which facilitate extradition between two countries,
RECOGNIZING the value of the model treaty ori extradition drawn up by the
United Nations in 1990 (Resolution 45/116 of l4th December 1990),
ALSO RECOGNIZING the need to draw up and apply flational extradition laws
which lay dowri extradition conditions and procedures when it is not possible to
apply a multilateral extradition convention or a bilateral extradition treaty,
CONSIDERING that the police stage prior to the judicial and diplomatic
stages of the extradition process is of importance for the success of the opera
tion and that it should therefore be facilitated, inter alia by appropriate
texts,
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HAVING TAKEN NOTE of Section IV (Extradition) of Report AGN/65/RAP. No. 5
entitled “Honitoring of Resolutions” and subrnitted by the General Secretariat,
The ICPO-Interpol General Assembly, meeting in Antalya from 23rd to 29th
October 1996 at its 65th session:
RECOMMENDS that NCBs:
(1)
Encourage the appropriate authorities in their countries to draw up or
revise multilateral extradition treaties which would speed up the extra
dition process and simplify extradition procedures and which would take
account of the constraints upon the police by involving the latter at the
earliest stage when drafting such instruinents;
(2)
Draw the attention of the appropriate authorities to the fact that the
Interpol network allows for the rapid transmission of requests for provi
sional arrest with a view to extradition, and encourage them to mention
the use of Interpol’s facilities in the texts of extradition conventions
or treaties as is the case, for example, in Article 16 of the European
Convention on Extradition and in Clause 4(1) of the Commonwealth Scheme
for the Rendition of Fugitive Offenders;
(3)
Take the necessary steps to encourage the appropriate authorities in their
countries to ratify existing regional extradition conventions and to con
clude bilateral extradition treaties, making use, where appropriate, of
the model treaty on extradition adopted by the United Nations in 1990
which advocates the use of Interpol for sending requests for provisional
arrest;
(4)
Do their utinost to ensure that international instruments on extradition
are applied effectively and that Interpol chanriels are used as often as
possible for the transmission of requests for provisional arrest and any
other documents relating to extradition requests;
(5)
Urge the appropriate authorities in their countries to adopt national laws
specifying the circumstances in which extradition will be granted in the
absence of an applicable convention or bilateral treaty on extradition;
(6)
Keep the General Secretariat informed of their countries’ ratification of
extradition conventions or treaties, or adoption of national extradition
laws, as well as of the role played by the NCB in particular and by the
police in general, in the extradition procedure;
(7)
Give priority to cases where extradition is requested, and do everything
they can to speed up the exchange of relevant information;
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(8)
Inciude as much information as possible when drafting messages asking for
the arrest of a wanted person with a view to extradition, including de
tails of the offence involved, the maximum penalty possible, the appli
cable provisions, the name of the judicial authorities which issued the
arrést warrant, the date and number of the warrant, any applicable time
limit for enforcement and an assurance that extradition will be requested;
(9)
Fili in a copy of the form requesting publication of a red notice as soon
as possible, even if they have already sent Out a wanted message;
(10)
Systematically inform the General Secretariat of the outcome of extradi
tion proceedings in respect of wanted persons who have been arrested
following a message or red notice sent out through Interpol channels and
of the sentences imposed on such persons, so that Interpol’s archives can
be updated and information kept for the appropriate period.
ASKS the General Secretariat:
(1)
To obtain the texts of national extradition laws in force in the
Organization’s member countries and circulate them to all uiember
countries for information (EXTRA/605 circulars);
(2) To collect information about the measures the police in each member
country can take when they receive a request for provisional arrest
with a view to extradition (pre-extradition procedure), and inform all
the NCBs accordingly by EXTRA/600 circular;
(3) To compile statistics on the nuniber of arrests made as a result of
messages or red notices sent out through Interpol channels and on the
number of persons extradited following such arrests, and also to find
out why certain extradition requests fail;
ABROGATES the following resolutions:
—
—
-
-
-
AGN!36/RES/4
AGN/46/RES/10
AGN/55/RES/13
AGN/55/RES/17
AGN/60/RES/11
-
—
-
-
-
(1967)
(1977)
(1986)
(1986)
(1991)
-
-
-
-
-
National extradition laws
Speeding up extradition
Extradition
Treaties and agreements on extradition and
mutual assistance in judicial matters
Extradition.
Adopted.
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AQ.{1651REs/13
RESOLtJTION
Subject:
Disaster Victim Identification
BEARING IN MIND, in the first place, that a working party was established
by the General Assembly at its 49th session (Manila, 1980) to draft a IJisaster
Victim Identification (DVI) Form, and secondly that, in view of the increasing
importance of the subject, a Sub-Committee composed of police officers, forensic
pathologists and forensic odontologists was established in 1986 and the Working
Party became the Interpol Standing Conunittee on Disaster Victini Identification,
()
HAVING BEEN INFORMED that the said Sub-Conunittee has now produced a modi
fied and computerized version of the DVI Form and a modified version of its
associated Disaster Victim Identification Guide (to replace the DVI Manual),
both of which should prove satisfactory and have been adopted by the Standing
Conimittee,
RECOGNIZING that for legal, religious, cultural and other reasons, human
beings have the right not to lose their identities after death, and that the
identification of disaster victims is often of vital importance for police
investigations,
The ICPO-Interpol General Assembly, meeting in Antalya from 23rd to 29th
October 1996, at its 65th session:
RECOMMENDS that all the Organization’s member countries use the Disaster
Victim Identification Form whenever appropriate, and even in cases in which
there is only one victim to be identified;
(
DECIDES that the Interpol Standing Committee on Disaster Victim Identifi
cation, shail:
(a)
Be composed of police officers, forensic pathologists and forensic
odontologists and may, when the need arises, co-opt specialists from
other
institutions such as the United Nations Department of
science
Humanitarian
Affairs,
airline
operators
or
forensic
institutions;
(b) Study disasters that have occurred and take note of technical develop
ments and experiences with a view to suggesting improvements in
disaster victim identification procedures and standards relating,
computerization,
inter alia, to reference material, technology,
education and training;
(c)
Ensure that the Disaster Victim Identification Form and Guide are
periodically reviewed so as to provide the best possible practical
assistance and advice to member countries;
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Page 2
(d) Make reconunendations on co-operation, liaison, the sharing of infor
niation and practical assistance, both between inember countries and
between countries and other appropriate and international agencies and
organizations, when planning for or responding to disasters;
(e)
Meet regularly to achieve these airns, and disseminate advice
recoinmendations on good practice promptly to member countries;
and
CALLS UPON the member countries:
(a)
To establish disaster victini identification teams comprising police
officers, forensic pathologists and forensic odontologists or, at the
very least, to appoint liaison officers responsible for disaster
victim identification, and to ensure that such teams or officers are
recognized as their countries’ central contact points when their own
citizens are involved in a disaster, or when another member country
asks for assistance;
(b) To inform the General Secretariat and one another promptly of their
disaster victim identification experiences and of the lessons they
have learnt from such incidents;
(c) When appropriate, to seek the assistance, as participants or observ
ers, of disaster victim identification liaison officers or teams from
countries whose citizens are victims of a disaster;
(d) To provide assistance in identifying disaster victirns to other member
countries, on request;
(e)
To provide the General Secretariat with details
disaster victim identification teams;
of their national
(f) To co-operate closely so that decisions about the adniission of foreign
disaster victim identification teams or liaison officers can be taken
rapidly;
AUTHORIZES the Secretary General to update and ajnend the Disaster Victim
Identification Form and Guide whenever appropriate, pursuant to technical devel
opinents and other professional requirements,
REQUESTS the Secretary General to:
(a) Publish the Disaster Victim Identification Form and Guide in the es
tablished Interpol languages, and circulate them to member countries;
(b) Haintain and circulate a list of disaster victim identification teams
and liaison officers in member countries;
(c) Publish information on disasters that occur with particular emphasis
on the identification of victims;
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A2{/65/RES/13
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(d) Bring to the attention of the Standing Conunittee on Disaster Victim
Identification any information supplied by member countries.
(e)Maintain a list of disaster victim identification training courses in
different countries, with information about whether foreign trainees
are accepted.
ABROGATES the following resolutions:
AGN!37/RES/4
AGN!49/RES/2
- AGN/50/RES/3
AGN/51/RES/7
-
-
-
-
-
—
—
AGN/55/RES/14
AGN/58/RES/10
(1968)
(1980)
(1981)
(1982)
-
-
—
—
(1986)
(1989)
-
-
-
-
-
-
Disaster Victim Identification Form
Identification of Disaster Victims
Victim Identification Form
International Assistance in the Identification
of Disaster Victims
Identification of Disaster Victiins
Disaster Victim Identification Form.
0
Adopted.
AQI/65/RES/14
RESOLUTION
Subject:
Co-operation with the United Nations
BE.ARING IN MIND Article 41 of the Organization’s Constitution,
BEARING IN MIND Resolution No. AGN/64/RES/11, entitled “Relations with
other international bodies and with police organizations in particular”,
BEARING IN MIND Report No. AGN/65/RAP. No. 23, entitled “Co-operation with
the United Nations”,
HAVING LEARNED, with great satisfaction, of the decision taken on l5th
October 1996 to grant the ICPO-Interpol Observer status in the United Nations
General Asserubly,
CONSIDERING that this decision opens up excellent prospects for co-operation with the United Nations and its specialized agencies, and consolidates
Interpol’s position in the cornniunity of international organizations,
CONVINCED of the need to conciude agreements which will make it possible
to streaniline policies in the fight against crime on a woridwide basis,
The ICPO-Interpol General Assembly, meeting in Antalya from 23rd to 29th
October 1996 at its 65th session:
ENDORSES the considerations contained in the above-mentioned report;
()
CONGRATULATES the President of the Organization and the Secretary General
on their undoubted success;
ASKS THEM:
-
-
-
to consider the appropriate practical measures to ensure that the
ICPO—Interpol gains maximum benefit from the Observer status it has
obtained;
to pursue their efforts to enter into negotiations aimed at conciuding
outline agreements, conventions or rnemoranda of understanding with the
United Nations and with its specialized agencies;
to submit any such agreements to the General Assembly for approval.
Adopted.
Q
AQU65/REs/15
RESOLtJTION
Subject:
Organization of General Assembly sessions
NOTING THE CONTENTS OF Report No. 20, entitled “Organization of Interpol
General Assembly sessions”,
CONSCIOUS of the need to formalize the conditions under whjch General
Assembly sessions are organized by defining the respective obligations of the
host country and of the ICPO-Interpol,
WISHING TO have available a model agreement specifying the guarantees a
host country should grant to delegates and General Secretariat staff partici
pating in a General Assembly session in respect of their entry to and exit from
the country and their stay in that country during the session, and should also
grant to enable the session to proceed smoothly,
The ICPO-Interpol General Assembly, meeting in Antalya from 23rd to 29th
October 1996 at its 65th session:
ADOPTS the documents appended to Report No. 20, entitled “Organization of
Specifications” and “Special Agreement on
Interpol General Assembly sessions:
the ICPO-Interpol’s privileges and immunities during the Executive Conimittee
meeting and General Assembly session to be held in
.
.
RECOM1ENDS that countries wishing to host a General Assembly session make
their intentions known at least two years in advance and submit a file on the
material arrangements to the Secretary General;
ASKS the Secretary General to report regularly to the Executive Coinmittee
on the state of preparations for each forthcoming General Assembly session.
Adopted.
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Ac2/65/RES/16
RESOLtJTION
Subject:
ACIU and Crime Analysis
BEARING IN MIND the growing importance of crime analysis as a helpful
instrument for combating and preventing all types of crime at national and
international level,
0
CONSIDERING that few member countries have developed crime analysis meth
ods and techniques, while many may lack experience in that field,
APPRECIATING the quality of the work done by the Analytical Criminal
Intelligence Unit (ACIU) since its establishment at the General Secretariat in
1993, with particular reference to the production and dissemination of several
comprehensive ACIU analytical studies and the effective use of criminal infor
mation held at the General Secretariat,
RECOGNIZING the significant and positive impact that ACIU analytical
studies have had on the level of assistance offered to member countries in
combating international crime,
HOPING that ACIU will become a worldwide central reference point for all
matters relating to crirne analysis,
The ICPO-Interpol General Assembly, meeting from 23rd to 29th October 1996
in Antalya at its 65th session:
RECOMMENDS that:
-
-
•
-
Member countries which do not have crime analysis units should consider
the possibility of establishing them,
While developing their ovn crime analysis facilities, member countries
should consider adopting the standard terminology and approach used by
ACIU, in order to facilitate co-operation;
Member countries should bear in mmd the fact that crime analysis ought
to be carried Out by specially selected and trained staff;
A2if65/REs/16
Page 2
INVITES the NCBs and other law enforcement authorities to seek crime anal
ysis assistance from the General Secretariat, and particularly from ACIU;
ENCOURAGES member countries which have made progress in crime analysis to
keep the General Secretariat informed of any training possibilities offered and
of all improvements made in their national crime analysis facilities;
ASKS the General
international network
developing a standard
sary to make effective
Secretariat to explore the possibility of establishing an
of member countries’ crime analysis units with a view to
approach, and to take whatever other steps may be neces
use of this technique;
CONSIDERS that priority should be given to the further develoment of crime
analysis at the General Secretariat, taking into account all the associated
financial, technical and staff ing implications;
URGES member countries to send delegates to future crime analysis confer
ences and workshops organized by the Interpol General Secretariat.
(J
Adopted.
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M2/65 /RESI 17
RESOLUTION
Subject:
Draft Memorandum of Understanding on co-operation with the Universal
Postal Union
IN THE LIGHT OF Article 41 of Interpol’s Constitution,
HAVING CONSIDERED Report No. 8 entitled “Draft Memorandum of Understanding
on co-operation with the Universal Postal Union”,
RECALLING Resolution AGN/64/RES/11 adopted at its 64th session,
The ICPO-Interpol General Asseinbly, meeting in Antalya from 23rd to 29th
October 1996 at its 65th session:
APPROVES the Draft Agreement appended to Report AGN/65/RAP. No. 8, subject
to the addition of the following sentence at the end of the second paragraph of
Exchange of Information:
Article II
—
Ø
“Further, no postal information obtained from a specific postal adminis
tration shali be communicated to INTERPOL without the prior consent of
that postal administration.”
AUTHORIZES the Secretary General of the Organization to sign the Memoran
dum of Understanding.
Adopted.
a
AQ/65/RES/18
RESOLtITION
Subject:
C
Draft Agreement with Kenya regarding a Sub-Regional Bureau in Nairobi
HAVING EXAMINED Report No. 9, entitled “Draft Agreement with Kenya regard
ing a Sub-Regional Bureau in Nairobi”,
BE.ARING IN MIND Resolution No. AGN/63/RES/22 adopted at its 63rd session,
The ICPO-Interpol General Assembly, meeting in Antalya from 23rd to 29th
October 1996 at its 65th session:
APPROVES
the
draft Agreement as
it appears
at the Appendix to Report
No. 9;
AUTHORIZES the President of the Organization to sign the said Agreement;
THANKS the Government of the Republic of Kenya for the privileges, imniu
nities and facilities it intends to grant the ICPO-Interpol.
G
0
Adopted.
6
AQ/65/RES/19
RESOLtJTION
Subject:
Amendnients to the Agreement between the Government of Zimbabwe and the
International Criminal Police Organization — Interpol regarding a
Sub-Regional Bureau in Harare and its Privileges and Iinmunities on
Zimbabwean Territory.
NOTING THE CONTENTS of Report No. 10, entitled “Amendments to the Agree
inent between the Government of Zimbabwe and the International Criminal Police
Interpol regarding a Sub-Regional Bureau in Harare and its Privi
Organization
leges and Imznuriities on Ziiubabwean Territory”,
-
CONSIDERING that the wish expressed by the Government of Zimbabwe to
modify the Agreement approved by the General Assembly’s adoption of Resolution
AGN!64/RES/16 is legitimate,
RENEWING its thanks to the Government of Zimbabwe for the privileges,
imrnunities and facilities it agrees to grant the ICPO-Interpol,
The ICPO-Interpol General Assembly, meeting in Anta].ya from 23rd to 29th
October 1996 at its 65th session,
APPROVES the following amendments to the Agreement between the Government
Interpol re
of Zimbabwe and the International Criminal Police Organization
garding a Sub-Regional Bureau in Harare and its Privileges and Immunities on
Zimbabwean Territory (the amendments concerned appear in bold type in the
present document).
-
Article 2 of the Agreement shail read as follows:
“The Government shail undertake to place at the Organization’s disposal
furnished premises necessary for the Bureau’s operation. The Government
shail further undertake to pay electricity and water buis for the premi
ses -“
Article 9(2) of the Agreement shail read as follows:
“The provisions of paragraph (1) shali not apply:
(a) if the seizure, attachment or confiscation is done in cases stipulated
as exceptions in Article 8(1);
(b) if such measures are temporarily necessary in order to prevent acci
dents involving motor vehicles belonging to the Organization or used
on its behalf, and in order to conduct enquiries in connection with
such accidents;
AGN/65/RES/19
Page 2
(c)
if the salary of a member of the Organization’s staff has been at
tached in application of a court decision which is not subject to
appeal and is immediately enforceable.”
The beginning of Article 17(1) shail read as follows:
“The Goverrunent shali allow the following persons to enter and remain in
Zimbabwe for purposes of executing their functions within Zimbabwe without
visa requirements...”
Articles 19 and 20 shali be reversed and Article 23 will refer to Article
20, not Article 19.
Article 20(2) (formerly Article 19) shali read as follows:
“In addition, if they previously resided abroad, they shail be granted:
(a) the right to import their personal household effects free of duty or
taxes and of any other measure with similar effect, within the six
months following the assuniption of their duties in Zimbabwe;
(b) the right to import or acquire, free of
measure with similar effect, one motor
sion of such a vehicle within the one
or importation shail be subject of any
by the Republic of Zimbabwe;
duty or taxes and of any other
vehicle per fainily. The ces
year following its acquisition
customs duties or taxes levied
(c) any items irnported by virtue of paragraph 2(a) and 2(b) shali not be
sold or otherwise disposed of vithin a period of one year without the
perinission of the Director of Customs and Excise.”
AUTHORIZES the Secretary General to sign the Exchange of Letters embodying
to the Agreement on behalf of the ICPO-Interpol.
amendments
the
Adopted.
AQ’1/65IRES/20
EESOLtJTION
Subject:
Adoption of the Draft Convention between the Organization and
countries of the region served by the Sub-Regional Bureau
in Harare
HAVING EXAMINED Report No. 6 entitled “Adoption of the Draft Convention
C?etween the Organization and countries of the region served by the Sub-Regional
Bureau in Harare”,
RECALLING Resolution AGN/64/RES/16 adopted at its 64th session,
BEARING IN MIND
particularly paragraph 4,
Article
41
of
the
Organization’s
Constitution,
The ICPO-Interpol General Assembly, meeting in Antalya from 23rd to 29th
October 1996 at its 65th session:
APPROVES the Draft Convention as appended to Report No. 6;
should any basic principles contained
AUTHORIZES the Secretary General
Ç.in the Convention be called into question during negotiations with Signatory
States
to modify the draft as requested by Signatory States, to establish
‘L any necessary contacts, and to put in place a transitional structure with
Signatory States until the final version of the Convention is approved by the
General Assembly;
-
-
ALSO AUTHORIZES the President of the Organization to sign the said
Convention if the final draft contains no fundamental modifications compared
with the draft submitted.
Adopted.
t)
AQ{/65/RES/2 1
RESOLUTION
Subject:
Approval of the balance sheet and accounts for 1995;
allocation of surpluses
HAVING TAI(EN NOTE of Report No. 1 submitted by the General Secretariat,
the second part of which contained the financial report on 1995, and of Report
No. 12 submitted by the External Auditors and relating to Interpol’s adminis
trative and financial management,
The ICPO-Interpol General Assembly, meeting in Antalya from 23rd to 29th
October 1996 at its 65th session:
APPROVES the Financial Report on the 1995 financial year and, in confor
mity with Article 27 of the Financial Regulations, grants the Secretary General
a discharge in respect of the performance of his duties;
TAKES NOTE of Report No. 12 on Interpol’s administrative and financial
management in 1995, submitted by the External Auditors;
NOTES that the surplus on the Organization’s balance sheet at 3lst Decem
ber 1995 amounts to FRF 14,371,283.49;
ALSO NOTES the favourable outcome of the Organization’s dispute concerning
paylnents made to the G.A.R.P., which resulted in the sum of FRF 2,771,338 being
refunded to the Organization in 1996;
DECIDES to accept the ExecutiveConmiittee’s proposal that
-
-
-
-
The sum of FRF 5,899,674.21 shali be taken from the surplus at 3lst
December 1995 and transferred to the General Reserve Fund to bring that
Fund up to the level required by Article 17(1) of the Financial Regula
tions in the light of the statutory contributions owed to the Organiza
tion at 3lst December 1995;
The suin of FRF 4 million shali be taken from the surplus and transferred
to the Capital Investment Fund to be used to finance the AFIS Project
(Automated Fingerprint Identification System) to be implemented in
1997/1998;
The rest of the surplus, ainounting to FRF 4,471,609.28, shail be trans
ferred to the Capital Investment Fund to finance new projects;
The suin of FRF 2,771,338, corresponding to the refund in 1996 of the
unemployment insurance contributions paid to the G.A.R.P., shali be
allocated to the IUCS Fund.
Adopted.
AQU65/RES/22
RESOLtJTION
Subject:
Approval of the 1997 Budget
IIAVING EXAMINED the 1997 Draft Budget (Report No. 13),
General Secretariat and approved by the Executive Committee,
prepared by the
The ICPO-Interpol General Assembly, meeting in Antalya from 23rd to 29th
October 1996 at its 65th session:
APPROVES the 1997 Draft Budget and its appendices as they appear in the
above—mentioned document;
DECIDES that the sums allocated in the 1997 Draft Budget to the Capital
Investment Fund, the ATSFDC Fund and the Indemnities Fund shali be transferred
to the said Funds and used in conformity with the purposes for which they have
been allocated;
,
DECIDES that the value of the budget unit for the 1997 financial year
shail be set at 74,200 French francs;
DECIDES that the specific contributions to finance the budgets of the
Sub-Regional Bureaus shail be called up in conformity with the sunis given in
Appendix No. 3.
Adopted.
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AQ{/65/RES/23
RESOLUTION
Subject:
Increasing the severity of sanctions imposed under Article 52 of
the General Regulations and simplification of the debt rescheduling
procedure
lncreasing the severity of
T
NOTING THE CONTENTS OF Report No. 14 entitled ‘
tions and simplification
Regula
l
Genera
sanctions imposed under Article 52 of the
s 3a and 30 of the
Article
of
inent
of the debt rescheduling procedure (amend
1,
Financial Regulations)
ittee in applica
BEARING IN MIND the opinion expressed by the ad hoc Comm
tion of Article 56 of the General Regulations,
agreements by coun
WISHING to encourage the signing of debt rescheduling
also considering that the
tries whose contributions are currently in arrears and
on of rules providing an
Organization’s financial situation requires the adopti
contributions,
incentive for member countries in arrears to pay their
a from 23rd to 29th
The ICPO-Interpol General Assembly, meeting in Antaly
October 1996 at its 65th session:
t to the vote on
ADOPTS the following amendments to regulations, subjec
Aniending the Organization’s Constitution:
t
Report AGN/65/RAP No. 2 entitled ‘
tions) which
Regulat
the General t
Voting conditions (Amendment of Article 52 of
of Article 52.
will modify paragraph 1(a) of the present version
(A)
Amendinents to the Financial Regulations
ARTICLE 3a
as follows:
Paragraphs 1 to 3 are unchanged, paragraph 4 now reads
may not exceed ten
(4) The debt shail be reschedu].ed over a period which
least the total of
years and the sum to be repaid shail amount to at
financial years
the Member’s statutory contributions for the three
signed.
is
ent
agreem
the
which
preceding the financial year in
8 now read as follows:
Paragraphs 5 and 6 are unchanged, paragraphs 7 and
ions arising from the
(7) 1f the Member fails to fulfil its obligat
aph (5) above, the
of
paragr
terins
the
from
rescheduling agreement or
the rescheduling
er
that
Memb
that
Secretary General shali notify
, and whatever
stances
circum
such
In
agreement has been terminated.
General shail
ry
Secreta
the
ned,
the balance owed by the Member concer
tions, un-til
l
Regula
Genera
the
apply the provisions of Article 52 of
towards the
ions
?l
its
obligat
all
flnanci
d
•__—- ber has fulfille
Organization.
AGN/65 /RES/23
Page 2
(8) A Member’s debt may be partially cancelled provided that the Member
concerned conciudes a debt rescheduling agreement with the Organiza
tion in conformity with the ternis of the present Article.
However,
the cancelled debt shail again become due if the Member fails to
fulfil its obligations arising from the rescheduling agreement, or
does not promptly pay the statutory contributions called up during the
period in which the rescheduled debt is being paid off.
ARTICLE 30
Abrogated.
(B)
New wording of Article 52 of the General Regulatioris
Article 52 has been completely reworked and now reads as follows:
(1)
1f a Member has not fulfilled its financial obligations towards the
Organization for the current financial year and the previous financial
year:
(a) the Hember’s right to vote at General Assernbly sessions and other
meetings of the Organization shail be suspended but such voting
restrictions shail not be applied to votes taken on ainendnients to the
Organization’s Constitution;
(b) the Member shail no longer have the right to be represented at any
ICPO-Interpol meetings or events except the General.Assembly and other
statutory meetings;
(c) the Member shali not have the right to host ICPO-Interpol meetings or
events;
(d) the Member shali no longer have the right to propose candidates for
secondment or detachinent to the General Secretariat;
(e) all benefits and services, provided by the General Secretariat except
those maridated by the Constitution, shall be withdrawn from that
Member.
(2)
Once a Member has failed to fulf ii its financial obligations towards the
Organization for the current financial year and the previous financial
year, the Secretary General shail:
(a) note the f act that the conditions for applying sanctions have been
fulfilled and notify the Member accordingly;
(b)
apply the measures listed under (1) above, unless the Executive
Committee decides that it would not be in the Organization’s best
interests to withdraw one or more of the benefits or ser’.
to under paragraph (1,e);
(c) inform the Executive Committee accordingly.
AGN/65/RES/23
Page 3
(3)
The Member concerned may appeal to the Executive Committee against the
measures taken. Appeals must be received by the Executive Comniittee not
later than 30 days before the opening of its next meeting. 1f the Execu
tive Committee decides to maintain the measures imposed, appeals shali be
transmitted to the General Assembly which shali discuss them and take
decisions at the beginning of its session. A member country may not sub
mit a new appeal against the decision taken by the General Assembly unless
so authorized by the Executive Committee on the grounds that a new
decisive fact has come to light. Appeals shali not have the effect of
suspending the measures taken by the Secretary General in conformity with
the second paragraph of the present article; those measures shail remain
in force until they are revoked by the Executive Conimittee or the General
Assembly.
(4)
1f a Member bas not fulfilled its financial obligations towards the Orga
nization for the financial years prior to the year in which an election to
the Executive Committee is held, delegates from that Member shail not be
eligible for election as President, Vice-President, or Delegate on the
Executive Committee. Such Members shali not be permitted to propose can
didates for any form of elected office or representative function connec
ted with the Organization.
(5)
The Secretary General shail note the revocation of the sanctions taken in
application of paragraph (1) of the present Article as soon as it has been
verified that the Member concerned bas fulfilled its financial obligations
to the Organization as defined in paragraphs (1) and (6) of the present
Article.
The Secretary General shali inform the Executive Coinniittee of
any such revocation.
(6)
(a) The term “financial ob].igations” shail mean Members’ statutory con
tributions and any other contractual obligations they may have visvis the Organization.
(b) For the purposes of
obligations relating
into account if such
per cent (5%) of the
the present article only, unfulfilled financial
to the previous financial year shali not be taken
obligations, as defined above, do not exceed five
suin due.
The present resolution shail come into force on ist July 1997 and Article
52, as adopted in General Assembly Resolutions AGN/52/RES/7 and AGN/57/RES/1,
shail be abrogated on the same date. The related modifications made to Articles
3a and 30 of the Financial Regulations shali come into force on the same date.
Adopted vith 93 votes in
favour, 4 votes against
and 4 abstentions
o
At2ij/65/RES/24
RESOLtJTION
Subject:
Counterfeit payment cards
BEARING IN MIND Resolution AGN/64/RES/20, adopted by the General Asseinbly
at its 64th session (Beijing, 1995) and concerning a uriiversal classification
system for couriterfeit paylnent cards,
HAVING STtJDIED Report No. 16 entitled “Counterfeit payment cards”,
.
(.,
TAEING NOTE of the payment card sector’s intimated willingness to assist
financially in the establishment of an international payment card database and
of an international central reference point and central reference library for
counterfeit payment cards, in order to assist in cornbating this type of inter
national crime,
THANKING the Working Party on a universal classification systeni for coun
terfeit payment cards and the General Secretariat for their efficient and effec
tive work,
The ICPO-Interpol General Assembly, meeting in Antalya from 23rd to 29th
October 1996 at its 65th Session:
APPROVES the proposed universal classification system for counterfeit
payment cards and the Card Identification Numbering system as important prereq
uisites for exchanging information efficiently between Interpol Member States;
ASKS the General Secretariat to continue its study on:
Q
(1)
producing the final version of the universal classification system
for counterfeit payment cards,
(2)
setting up an international payment card database
future Interpol Criminal Information System (ICIS),
(3)
establishing an international central reference point and central
reference library for counterfeit payment cards,
as part of the
in liaison with the Counterfeit Payment Card Working Party,
AUTHORIZES the Secretary General to seek external suppiementary sources of
finance such as grants from governments, international organizations, or private
donors and particularly the payment card sector, in an effort to create a cen
tral reference point and database for counterfeit payment cards;
ASKS the General Secretariat and the Working Party to submit their final
report to the Interpol General Assembly at its 66th Session, to be held in 1997.
Adopted.
0
0
AQI65 /RES/25
RESOLDTION
Subject:
Environmental crirne
problems of waste
-
Establishinent of national working partjes
on
BEARING IN MIND the following Resolutions on international environinental
crime,.with particular.reference to the international traffic in waste products:
—
-
-
AGN/61/RES/12, adopted at the 6lst General Assernbly session in Dakar in
1992, deciding to set up a working party under Interpol’s auspices and
asking the General Secretariat to place the subject of environxnental
crirne on the agendas of ïnternational meetings on economic crime held by
the General Secretariat,
AGN/62/RES/5, adopted at the 62nd General Assembly session in Aruba in
1993, dealing with the transborder movements of dangerous waste,
AGN/63/RES/12, adopted at the 63rd General Assembly session in Rome in
,
Tt
1994, concerning the use of “ECO Messages
TAKING INTO ACCOtJNT the experience shared by the delegates at the first
three meetings of the Working Party on Envirorunental Crime, held in Lyons in
September 1993, May 1994 and May 1995,
IN VIEW OF the proposal made by the delegates at the Third Meeting of the
in each -member country, a
•, Working Party on Environmental Crime to establish,
law-enforcement agencies
of
es
LJ national working group (comprising representativ
problem
posed by traffic
the
and administrative control departinents) to examine
to the
proposals
iir waste, to co-ordinate law-enforcement measures, to .submit
annual
riat
Secreta
different departments involved, and to send the General
reports on the subject,
CONSIDERING that these proposals may usefuily supplement the “Eco Mes
sage”, which focuses on the exchange of information on international cases of
environiuental crime, and on the collection, storage, analysis and circulation of
such information with the assistance of the General Secretariat,
CONSIDERING that international police co-operation is
fight against envirorunental crime,
essential in the
CONSIDERING that international police co-operation requires, at national
level, close co-operation not only between the different law-enforcement agen
cies but also between those agencies and the adxninistrative bodies concerned,
Af21/65/RES/25
Page 2
in Antalya from 23rd to 29th
The ICPO-Interpol General Assembly, meeting
October 1996 at its 65th session:
ASKS the National Central Bureaus to:
(1)
working party comprising
Set up, within their Bureaus, a national
cies and administrative
representatives of all the law-enforcenient agen
products, in order to
departments responsible for the control of waste
carry out the following priority tasks:
-
-
-
—
ge”;
ensure greater effectiveness in using the “Eco Messa
crime;
collect information and statistics on environmental
in each country;
ensure that crime analysis of data is carried out
ent agencies and the
be attentive to the problenis of the law-enforcem
control and look
waste
administrative departments responsible for
for ways of solving those problems;
are an annual sumniary report for
(2) Ask the national working party to prep
the General Secretariat.
Adopted.

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