International Defense against INTERPOL's Red Notices
We act when an INTERPOL alert threatens your freedom and ceases to be police cooperation and becomes an instrument of political or economic pressure.
We are highly specialized international lawyers in contesting and requesting suppression and correction of data before the CCF, in contexts of high legal, financial, and geopolitical complexity.
We intervene in exceptional situations, where speed, legal precision and mastery of INTERPOL's internal mechanisms are crucial to protect the personal freedom, international mobility and legitimate interests of our clients.
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Absolute confidentiality - International defense - Complex and sensitive cases.
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Judicial instrumentalization: when the system is used to neutralize, not to judge
In certain contexts, some businesspeople are targeted by strategies aimed at neutralizing or even eliminating them from the competitive arena through the instrumental use of the judicial system: baseless criminal proceedings, INTERPOL alerts, asset freezes, and coordinated reputational pressure.
VENFORT is the global benchmark firm that combines the direction of Dr. Alan Aldana —accredited international criminal lawyer before the International Criminal Court, with over twenty years of direct experience before the ICC of INTERPOL and a success rate of 90% in cases handled— with the strategic backing of Prof. Dr. Ludovic Hennebel, United Nations expert (Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights) and author of the reference works on international human rights law published by Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press.
When the alert is persecution disguised as justice, we activate simultaneous defenses. before INTERPOL, national courts, and international mechanisms. That capacity Multilevel is what changes the correlation of forces.
The political use of Red Notices and the lack of transparency in their management have been documented by international human rights organizations and European institutional actors. Article 3 of INTERPOL's Constitution expressly prohibits activities of a political nature. That prohibition is the legal backbone of our defense and the central foundation of our requests to the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL's Files.
Dr. Alan Aldana / Partner
Prof. Dr. Ludovic Hennebel / Of Counsel
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Detained or held at an airport due to an INTERPOL alert?
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We operate by the hour, not by the day. We coordinate your defense from Madrid with local lawyers in your jurisdiction.
Red Notice is not an arrest warrant
INTERPOL explicitly states it. Each country decides according to its law.
A Red Notice is not a sentence or an international arrest warrant. It is a request to law enforcement authorities in 196 countries to locate and, if applicable, provisionally arrest an individual, in accordance with the law of the country where they are found. This is why the strategy must be immediate and multi-jurisdictional.
In addition to Notices, INTERPOL has diffusion alerts: alerts circulated directly by one country to specific member states. Their effect can be similar, but the procedural route and remedies differ. We also challenge these.
INTERPOL notices subject to deletion
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PURPOSE
Locate and provisionally detain a person.
When to proceed with the elimination
- Political or economic persecution
- Court order annulled or time-barred
- Lack of proportionality
- Violations of due process
Usual fundamentals
- Political use of the system
- Lack of valid judicial basis
- Violation of human rights
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PURPOSE
INTERPOL Data Processing, Green Notices can only be issued when the individual is considered a potential risk to public safety and the warning is based on a prior conviction or reasonable grounds.
When to proceed with the elimination
The alert can be challenged by demonstrating that there is no longer a threat, that the data are insufficient, or that proportionality is violated.
Usual fundamentals
Removal is requested when the information is old, irrelevant or used to defame; when it is demonstrated that the individual no longer poses a threat, that the sentence has been served or that the alert was used for political persecution or defamation.
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PURPOSE
Locate, identify or gather information.
When to proceed with the elimination
- Person already identified or located
- Nonexistent research
- False or outdated data
Usual fundamentals
- Absence of legal basis
- Risk of undue prosecution
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PURPOSE
Locate missing persons or identify persons unable to identify themselves.
When to proceed with the elimination
- Absence of criminal investigation
- Non-serious crimes
- Lack of sufficient judicial data
- Coercive use
Usual fundamentals
- Deviation of purpose
- Covert instrumentation
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PURPOSE
Locate, identify, obtain information or monitor assets (2025 pilot).
When to proceed with the elimination
- Implemented since January 2025.
- Asset reach, not detention.
Usual fundamentals
- Violation of the principle of proportionality
- Economic or geopolitical misuse
All of these notices may be challenged before the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL's Files (CCF) when they violate the principles of legality, proportionality, legitimate purpose or fundamental rights.
Preventive actions with INTERPOL
VENFORT has managed numerous preventive actions for clients in multiple jurisdictions (Venezuela, Mexico, Panama, Colombia, among others) who faced imminent risk of a Red Notice. The preventive strategy is based on:
DOCUMENTATION
Identification and documentation with the CCF typical indications of judicial instrumentalization (lawfare): disproportion, lack of factual basis, multiplication of parallel proceedings, covert political or commercial motivation.
ARTICLE 3
Invocation of Article 3 from the INTERPOL Constitution (prohibition of activities
policies.
WARRANTIES
Proof of Absence of guarantees of judicial independence, due process, or proportionality in the requesting State.
BLOCK
Request for provisional measures (blocking of data processing) when the risk of irreparable harm was imminent.
In most of these cases, the Red Notice was never activated or was blocked before its publication.
«When a procedure becomes a tool of coercion rather than justice, the best defense is not reactive: it is anticipatory. Every successful preventive action confirms that the INTERPOL system, when activated correctly, protects citizens from abuse.»
— Dr. Alan Aldana, Managing Partner, VENFORT Lawyers
International defense when freedom is at stake
At Venfort Lawyers, we have been more than 20 years of experience in the most sensitive areas of international criminal law, defending businessmen, executives and former senior officials when an INTERPOL alert threatens their freedom, mobility and personal and professional stability.
Our practice has been developed in real cases of high international exposure, such as airport detentions, politically motivated red alerts, economic instrumentalization and urgent preventive actions to avoid the activation of unjust notifications.
We act regularly in key jurisdictions as the Persian Gulf, Europe, Latin America, United States, Mexico, Venezuela, United Kingdom, Russia, China and India., always under strict standards of confidentiality and respect for the attorney-client privilege.
Our experience translates into concrete results:
90%
Success rate
In the elimination of dozens of INTERPOL alerts and the effective restoration of our clients' freedom of movement. In recent years, we have also incorporated specific strategies for Silver Notices, aimed at locating and protecting assets in complex proceedings.
In cases where we have intervened directly with the CCF. Each case is unique and results may vary.
CCF
Direct intervention
Direct intervention before the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL's Files (CCF) in cases of political or economic persecution or serious violations of due process.
CPI
DR. Alan ALDANA
Led by Dr. Alan Aldana, international lawyer accredited as a litigator before the International Criminal Court, Venezuela and Spain, consultant to local firms in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa, and lead counsel and legal coordinator in dozens of defenses before INTERPOL.
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INTERNAL Experience
Internal experience at INTERPOL: We collaborate regularly with a former official from INTERPOL's Legal Affairs Office (Lyon), with whom we have worked on dozens of complex cases before the CCF. This insider perspective—knowing the actual criteria INTERPOL uses to evaluate applications—is an advantage that very few law firms worldwide can offer their clients.
We have the strategic support of an expert advisor to United Nations committees on human rights and international prosecution for exceptional cases.
In cases of high exposure, acting on only one front is insufficient
Our defense combines five levels of simultaneous action:
1
INTERPOL CCF.
Requests for data access, correction, or deletion, including
provisional measures when applicable. Framework deadlines: 4 months (access) and 9 months (correction/deletion).
2
National courts
Urgent actions to protect freedom and mobility in the
jurisdiction where the risk materializes.
3
Strategic litigation in human rights.
Activation of International Mechanisms (ECHR, Inter-American Court, UN Mechanisms) in Exceptional Cases.
4
Defense at source
Coordination with local lawyers in the requesting country to challenge the process that triggers the alert.
5
Estate protection
When the case incorporates an asset dimension (Silver Notices, account freezes, OFAC/EU sanctions).
real consequences of an INTERPOL alert
An active alert can have immediate and devastating effects:
Detention at airports or borders, even in transit
Severe restrictions on international mobility
Blocked assets and banking difficulties
Personal, family and corporate reputational damage.
Constant international surveillance
These mechanisms are frequently instrumentalized for political or economic purposes, deviating from their legitimate aim of criminal cooperation.
Experience in dozens of cases before INTERPOL's CCF
We have intervened before the Commission for the Control of Files representing businessmen, executives, ex-officials and citizens of multiple nationalities in contexts of political persecution, legal political persecution, judicial instrumentalization and international commercial and financial disputes.
Venezuela
Multiple representations of businessmen, executives, and former officials facing Red Notices and alerts for alleged money laundering, corruption, and crimes against public assets, in a context of systematic political persecution documented by the IACHR, Human Rights Watch, and the UN Fact-Finding Mission.
✓ ResultSuppression of multiple Red Notices. Systematic substantiation of lawfare indicators before the CF. Representation in commercial and financial dispute cases where criminal charges concealed business disputes channeled through the state apparatus.
✓ ResultElimination of alerts after proving to the CCF that the real purpose was commercial, not criminal. Numerous preventive actions for Venezuelan citizens at imminent risk of Red Notification, based on typical indications of lawfare and political motivation.
✓ ResultRed notifications never activated or blocked before publication.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Defense of international corporation executives detained at Dubai airport following a commercial Red Notice. The alert stemmed from a business dispute instrumentalized through the requesting state's criminal system.
✓ Result: Elimination of Red Notices against director and board members
Directive. Full restoration of international mobility.
MEXICO
Representation of businessmen and former officials before Notificaciones Rojas for alleged corruption and illicit enrichment, with indications of political instrumentalization.
✓ ResultSuccessful challenge. Proof of disproportionate coercive measures and lack of due process.
INDIA
Defense against Red Notice for alleged financial fraud, where the criminal route was used as a pressure tactic in an international commercial dispute.
✓ ResultAlert suppression. Accreditation of the commercial nature of the conflict
underlying.
United States
Representation of U.S. citizens against Red Notices for alleged money laundering, where the real motives were commercial disputes and civil claims fraudulently channeled through criminal channels.
✓ ResultElimination of alerts. Accreditation of judicial instrumentalization for commercial coercion purposes.
UNITED KINGDOM
Defense of British citizens against Red Notification requests related to lawful business activities. The charge covered up lawfare orchestrated by competitors with institutional connections in the requesting State.
✓ ResultSuppression of alerts. INTERPOL system instrumentalization documentation.
Lebanon
Representation versus Red Notice for alleged money laundering (capital legitimization), in the context of Lebanon's systemic institutional and financial crisis.
✓ ResultSuccessful appeal. Reasoning based on absence of due process guarantees and the country's institutional context.
UKRAINE
Defense against a Red Notice for political reasons, in the context of internal conflict and selective persecution documented by international organizations.
✓ ResultAlert suppression. Accreditation of covert political motivation.
PANAMA
Representation of Panamanian citizens facing Red Notices for political persecution, where the charges were related to conflicts with political power.
✓ Result: Elimination of alerts. Documentation of political nature of persecution.
Brazil
Defense against Red Notice for economic crimes with a time-barred factual basis.
✓ ResultSuppression due to the statute of limitations.
Cuba
Defense against Green Notice, which caused systematic and unjustified deportations.
✓ ResultThe CCF ordered the elimination. Restitution of international mobility for the client and their family.
Spain
Defense of financial advisor against Red Notice with clear commercial motivation.
✓ Result: Removal of the Red Notice and full restoration of rights.
Success stories
United Arab Emirates - Red Alert
“As the director of an international corporation with operations in the United Arab Emirates, I was detained at a Dubai airport following an unjustified red alert.
Dr. Aldana's team proved to INTERPOL that this was an economic persecution and succeeded in having the red alerts issued against me and the members of the group's board of directors removed.
Today I can travel and operate internationally with complete peace of mind.”
Spain - Red Alert
“As a financial advisor, I was the target of an alert clearly motivated by political reasons. Venfort proved my innocence before Interpol and obtained the removal of the arrest warrant. I regained my freedom and my peace of mind.”
Venezuela - Precautionary measure
“An attempt was made to issue a red notice against me. Venfort acted before it was published, prevented the notice, and proved that the case was time-barred. I was never arrested nor was my international mobility affected.”
Cuba - Green Alert
“I suffered constant deportations. Venfort credited that the alert was unfair and disproportionate and the CCF ordered its removal. Today I am once again able to travel without fear with my family.”
Why choose A Venfort Lawyers?
Because not all firms can take on this type of defense.
Because when INTERPOL comes into play, specific expertise makes all the difference.
Because freedom does not admit mistakes or improvisations.
Dr. Alan Aldana.
International Management. Spanish and Venezuelan lawyer, founder of the firm and accredited as a litigator before the International Criminal Court, with more than twenty years of experience in international criminal law and transnational economic crime.
Eduardo Mora Rodríguez.
Director of litigation in Venezuela. Former prosecutor of the Public Prosecutor's Office, specialist in international criminal and economic law, with a solid academic and professional background.
Prof. Dr. Ludovic Hennebel
Academic advisor. Professor of International Law and recognized expert in international litigation and human rights.
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