Dictators Are Using Interpol to Shape the American Legal System. It’s Time to Change That.
17th August 2021
The United States has been a longtime member of Interpol, which has traditionally been led by democracies like France and Britain. When functioning properly, Interpol makes it less likely that murderers, human traffickers, and other criminals can escape their home nation’s criminal justice system. When it is abused, however, it can allow authoritarian regimes to harass political dissidents or to legitimize the expropriation of legitimate businesses.
Reinhard Heydrich was the head of Interpol in the 1930s.