Interpol Director referred to International Criminal Court
A criminal referral has been made to the ICC by human rights group, Due Process International. The claim, prepared by Dr Jonathan Levy,...
A criminal referral has been made to the ICC by human rights group, Due Process International. The claim, prepared by Dr Jonathan Levy, accuses Major General Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi, the current Director of Interpol, of carrying out the orders of Sheikh Mohammed to intercept US flagged yacht Nostromo, retrieve Princess Latifa, and neutralise the crew. The claim alleges that Al Raisi was responsible for acts of torture and includes witness testimony from a Dubai palace insider and whistleblower.
Al-Raisi, in his role at the UAE’s Ministry of Interior, is also accused of filing a false report with Interpol to persecute one of his victims, Hervé Jaubert, captain of Nostromo who helped Princess Latifa escape Dubai. In January 2022, Al-Raisi became president of Interpol. In addition to Captain Jaubert there were other credible allegations made against Al-Raisi during his tenure with the UAE’s Ministry of Interior. A coalition of 19 human rights groups, including Human Rights Watch and the Gulf Center for Human Rights, wrote an open letter to Interpol advising against his appointment. Further, anti-terror prosecutors in France opened an inquiry into Al Raisi for acts of torture. Before his appointment as head of Interpol, British academic Matthew Hedges and Ali Issa Ahmad testified against Al-Raisi, alleging he was responsible for their own torture in detention.