Blue Corner Notice

06.05.2024

Blue Corner Notice

Why in the news?                  

           The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to issue a Blue Corner notice against a person who fled abroad after allegations of sexual abuse.

About Blue Corner Notice:

• It is a part of Interpol’s elaborate system of colour-coded notices, which enable countries to “share alerts and requests for information [on wanted persons/crimes] worldwide”.
• This sharing of critical crime-related information is crucial for tackling internationally spread out criminal activities.
• There are seven types of notices — Red Notice, Yellow Notice, Blue Notice, Black Notice, Green Notice, Orange Notice, and Purple Notice. Each has a different implication.

     ○Red Notice: To seek the location and arrest of persons wanted for  prosecution or to serve a sentence.

     ○Yellow Notice: To help locate missing persons, often minors, or to help identify persons who are unable to identify themselves.

     ○Blue Notice: To collect additional information about a person’s identity, location or activities in relation to a criminal investigation.

     ○Black Notice: To seek information on unidentified bodies.

    ○Green Notice: To provide warning about a person’s criminal activities, where the person is considered to be a possible threat to public safety.

   ○Orange Notice: To warn of an event, a person, an object or a process representing a serious and imminent threat to public safety.

  ○Purple Notice: To seek or provide information on modus operandi, objects, devices and concealment methods used by criminals.

• These notices are issued by the Interpol’s General Secretariat at the request of a member country’s Interpol National Central Bureau, and are made available for all member countries.

What is the International Criminal Police Organization?

• It is commonly known as Interpol, facilitates worldwide police cooperation and crime control.
•  It is an international organization facilitating international police cooperation against cross-border terrorism, trafficking, and other crime.
•  All decisions regarding the activities of INTERPOL are made by the General Assembly which is its supreme governing body which meets annually.
• It is ‘NOT’ a unit or part of a united nation system. It is an independent international organization.

                                                                    Source: Indian Express

Consider the following statements with reference to the Blue Corner notice:

1. It is issued to collect information about a person’s location or activities in relation to a criminal investigation.

2. It is issued by the Interpol’s General Secretariat at the request of a member country’s Interpol National Central Bureau.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A.1 only

B.2 only

C.Both 1 and 2

D.Neither 1 nor 2

Answer C