Cases ยท requested by China
Dolkun Isa: INTERPOL notice and outcome
President of the World Uyghur Congress. He was granted refugee status in Germany in 1996 and later became a German citizen, according to Fair Trials and RFA.
OutcomeNotice deleted February 2018
As of March 2018, INTERPOL had confirmed the deletion of the Red Notice, and China's foreign ministry had expressed dissatisfaction with the decision.
As of March 2018, INTERPOL had confirmed the deletion of the Red Notice, and China's foreign ministry had expressed dissatisfaction with the decision.
What the requesting state alleged
China's Foreign Ministry said in July 2017 that he was a terrorist wanted under an INTERPOL Red Notice. RFA reported that China's charges related to his role in Uyghur student protests in the late 1980s.
What happened
- Learned of an INTERPOL alert when German police showed him an INTERPOL fax3,1German police
- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson called him a terrorist wanted under an INTERPOL Red Notice3,1Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China
- INTERPOL confirmed to Fair Trials that the Red Notice had been deleted1,2,4INTERPOL
In their words
Sources
- Radio Free Asia, Exiled Uyghur Leader Says 'Red Notice' Demonstrates China's Harassment of Critics Abroad (7 March 2018)
- UNPO, East Turkestan: China Upset as Interpol Lifts Alert on UNPO Vice-President Dolkun Isa (26 February 2018)
- Fair Trials, Case study: Dolkun Isa (undated)
- Fair Trials, INTERPOL campaign page (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.