Activities of Andrea COZZOLINO related to 2022/2025(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION recommendations on the negotiations for a cooperation agreement between the European Union and the International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO-Interpol)
Amendments (16)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
— noting that in order to work together, the European Union and Interpol must first and foremost share the values of cooperation, fairness and upholding the rule of law;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Citation 11 b (new)
Citation 11 b (new)
— having regard to report of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on ‘Interpol reform and extradition proceedings’ of October 2019;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
— having regard that France opened an inquiry into alleged torture by Ahmed Nasser al-Raisi since he is accused of being responsible for the torture of opposition figure in UAE
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Citation 14 b (new)
Citation 14 b (new)
— whereas the EU is the main donor to Interpol's inter-judicial cooperation programmes;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Citation 14 c (new)
Citation 14 c (new)
— whereas in the European Parliament resolution of 16 September 2021 EP called on the members of Interpol’s General Assembly, and in particular the EU Member States, to duly examine the allegations of human rights abuses concerning General Major Nasser Ahmed al-Raisi ahead of the election of the presidency of the organisation;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas Interpol has reformed and strengthened the review processes for its red notices; whereas, however, serious concerns remain that data sharing is being abused by United Arab Emirates (UAE) and others authoritarian states to persecute human rights defenders through deliberate targeting and other forms of abuse;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas the PACE has repeatedly called for reform of Interpol; whereas the Assembly also notes with regret that several recommendations have not yet been implemented, in particular those intended to improve the transparency of Interpol’s work and to strengthen accountability for States whose National Central Bureaus unjustified use of Interpol’s instruments;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Strongly demands for a reform of election criteria for the top positions at Interpol that must be held by people with a distinguished human rights record;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Expresses concern regarding the elected President that has been charged with responsibility for torture and inhuman treatment; stresses that several lawsuits continue to be filed against him; calls for a transparent election process for leadership positions, including for the voting history of the members of the General assembly;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Calls to remove or suspend the current Chief of Interpol, Nasser Ahmed al-Raisi; Calls Interpol to deny any kind of immunity to the current president who must be tried in a proper manner according to the rules of the rule of law and urgently calls for the suspension of all funding and cooperation until the current president is removed;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point e
Paragraph 6 – point e
e. facilitate a more efficient complaints mechanism by making it faster, more interactive and more transparent; setup an independent appeals body against the decisions of the Commission for the Control of Files (CCF);
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point f
Paragraph 6 – point f
f. put a stop to politically motivated notices, including by more effectively imposing corrective action on Mmember Statcountries that frequently break Interpol’s rules.;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point f a (new)
Paragraph 6 – point f a (new)
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point f b (new)
Paragraph 6 – point f b (new)
f b. further develop the legal framework and its applicability for Interpol mechanisms to ensure consistent handling of Red Notices and Diffusions under art. 2 and 3 of the Interpol Constitution;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point f c (new)
Paragraph 6 – point f c (new)
f c. allocate funding to projects specifically aimed to improve the clarity and transparency of the processing and screening of Red Notices and Diffusion to avoid human rights violations, with effective involvement of stakeholders and NGOs;