Cases ยท requested by Indonesia
Benny Wenda: INTERPOL notice and outcome
West Papuan independence campaigner who was granted asylum in the UK in 2002 and is now a British citizen, according to Fair Trials.
OutcomeNotice deleted August 2012
As of August 2012 reporting, the Red Notice had been deleted, and he lived in Oxford, according to CathNews.
As of August 2012 reporting, the Red Notice had been deleted, and he lived in Oxford, according to CathNews.
What the requesting state alleged
Indonesia convicted him of inciting an attack on a police station and of an arson attack that killed several people, NBC News reported. He escaped from prison in 2002 while awaiting sentence. He denies the charges.
What happened
- Discovered that INTERPOL had published a Red Notice against him at Indonesia's request3INTERPOL
- Reported in August 2012 that the Red Notice had been deleted after the CCF wrote to Fair Trials that the case was predominantly political in nature1,2CCF
Sources
- NBC News, Interpol drops 'red notice' for dissident Benny Wenda, case was mainly 'political' (undated (2012))
- CathNews New Zealand, Interpol removes red notice on West Papuan activist (10 August 2012)
- Fair Trials, Case study: Benny Wenda (undated)
A Red Notice is a request to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition. It is not an international arrest warrant and is not evidence of guilt. Read the guide.