Syria participates in INTERPOL general assembly in Istanbul

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Al-Araby

Syria participated in INTERPOL’s three day-long general assembly in Istanbul this week where member states voted on new resolutions for the global policing body. Syria’s attendance comes after INTERPOL lifted corrective measures on the state in October, granting it access to the organisation’s communication networks. Human rights activists expressed fear over the move, warning that Damascus could abuse INTERPOL’s policing tools, such as red notices, to pursue dissidents abroad. INTERPOL is an international policing organisation meant to facilitate transnational cooperation to combat crime, par…

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