Interpol Issues "Red Notice" for Manuel Rosales

Just so you know. Here's the link. Below also find the explanation as to what kind of notice has been issued, as there's some confusion in the press. Interpol has not issued an arrest warrant. However it's interesting that:



A Red Notice is only issued by INTERPOL if the request from the member country (Venezuela) meets the requirements of the Organization’s constitution which prohibits any actions of a political, racial, religious or military character. "



So unfortunately for Rosales, Peru and Fox News, even the world police recognize that Rosales is running from criminal charges and not political persecution.

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Wanted

ROSALES GUERRERO, Manuel Antonio

Legal Status
Present family name: ROSALES GUERRERO Forename: MANUEL ANTONIO Sex: MALE Date of birth: 12 December 1952 (56 years old) Place of birth: MERIDA, Venezuela Nationality: Venezuela

Physical description
Weight: 78 kg <-> 172 pounds Colour of eyes: BLACK Colour of hair: GREYING

Offences
Arrest Warrant Issued by: TRIBUNAL DECIMO NOVENO DE CONTROL / Venezuela

IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION CONTACT
YOUR NATIONAL OR LOCAL POLICE GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF INTERPOL

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LYON, France - Following a request from Venezuelan authorities, the INTERPOL General Secretariat headquarters has issued a Red Notice, or international wanted persons notice, for a former mayor wanted for corruption.



Manuel Antonio Rosales Guerrero is wanted by Venezuela in connection with charges relating to the time he held the position of Governor of Zulia between 2004 and 2008.



A Red Notice is only issued by INTERPOL if the request from the member country (Venezuela) meets the requirements of the Organization’s constitution which prohibits any actions of a political, racial, religious or military character.

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An Interpol Red Notice is not an international arrest warrant.

These Interpol 'Red Notices' represent only a tiny fraction of the number of red notices issued by Interpol.

The persons concerned are wanted by national jurisdictions (or the International Criminal Tribunals, where appropriate) and Interpol's role is to assist the national police forces in identifying or locating those persons with a view to their arrest and extradition.

These red notices allow the warrant to be circulated worldwide with the request that the wanted person be arrested with a view to extradition.

A distinction is drawn between two types of red notice: the first type is based on an arrest warrant and is issued for a person wanted for prosecution; the second type is based on a court decision for a person wanted to serve a sentence.

Warning

The person should be considered innocent until proven guilty.

If any member of the public has any information about one of the wanted persons, they should not contact the General Secretariat directly, but contact the police in the place where the person has been located or identified.

An official Interpol Wanted Fugitives list is maintained on the Interpol website. This information may be copied and distributed. However, it must be clearly stated that this list represents a very small proportion of the full list - only those notices approved for public dissemination appear on the web site. Any unauthorised alteration of any portion of Interpol Wanted Fugitives notices is considered as a violation and subject to legal prosecution.