Presented by Brigadier A Naidoo FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY INTERPOL HISTORY & MILESTONES

1914 First International Criminal Congress held in (23 countries in attendance) 1923 Creation of International Criminal Police Commission, based in 1938 Fell under the control of 1946 Organization rebuilt after WWII and based in Paris; notice system officially adapted and first Red Notices issued 1954 withdrawn from ICPC on 31 December 1954 1956 Renamed International Criminal Police Organization - INTERPOL 1971 Recognised as intergovernmental organization by the UN 1989 General Secretariat moves from Paris to 1993 South Africa re-joins Interpol in 1993 2004 INTERPOL representative office opened at the UN in New York 2004 South Africa held the Presidency of Interpol until 2008 2008 Representative office opened at the in 2011 Opening of the Command & Coordination Centre in

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SEVEN NEW MEMBER COUNTRIES

South Africa re-joined and became a member of INTERPOL in 1993. CLEAR GOVERNANCE

GENERAL ASSEMBLY (Delegates appointed from each member country)

Secretary General Executive Committee President (Elected by General Assembly) Jürgen Stock Mr

General Secretariat (IPSG) INTERPOL (190 Member Countries)

National Central Bureaus Advisers (NCB)

Commission of the Control of INTERPOL’s Files FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY SOUTH AFRICA RE-JOINED & BECAME A MEMBER OF INTERPOL IN 1993

EU OFFICE

UN OFFICE IGCI LO BANG/

RB RB SALVADOR RB

RB YAOUNDÉ RB CCC BUENOS AIRES

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 Interpol SLTD Database has over 40 million records  7 million records on the stolen motor vehicle database  2015 Over 900 million searches were performed on the INTERPOL Data base  Interpol system has been expanded to 66 000 points in South Africa

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY POLICING IN A GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT

 Global criminal environment today is complex, borderless and fluid.  With criminal groups active at local, national and international levels, investigations and operations are increasingly likely to have an International context.  Transportation systems have improved dramatically, particularly airline and automobile travel; international tourism and business travel are at record levels. In 2013, 1.2 billion passengers flew internationally on scheduled flights.  Communication systems have improved and expanded, most notably satellite and fiber optic telephone and television transmission, FAX transmission, and computer information storage, processing, and transmission.  World trade has expanded.  The population of the World has increased.

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Gulf States

SADC South

America

South Africa

INTERNATIONAL NETWORK THEMES

Operational Liaison and Intelligence Exchange

Mutual Objectives Capacity Collaboration Development and and Key Stakeholder Training Engagement

OVERCOMING THE LIMITS OF JURISDICTION

 The need for different Policing Models (STRATEGIES)  International cooperation must be part of the organisations strategic plan  Build relationships with regional and international organisations  Mechanisms for cooperation:  MOU  Cooperating agreements  Bilateral and Multilateral agreements  Police to Police agreements  Signing of International Treaties  Interpol Communication system  SARPCCO and Regional organisation  AfriPol

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 Stationing Law Enforcement Personnel in Other Countries  Increasing the number of law enforcement personnel stationed abroad in Diplomatic Missions (Police Attaches)  Enabling legislation to work with International Law Enforcement  Sharing of information at a regional and international level  Information is crossing borders but at a slower pace that organised crime networks.  Participation in regional and international operations and meetings  Police Exchange Programmes  Expansion of police exchange programmes among countries to learn the best practices

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY OVERCOMING THE LIMITS OF JURISDICTION

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY ORGANISATIONS WITH A ROLE ON ENHANCING INTERNATIONAL & REGIONAL CO-OPERATION

 Southern Africa Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organization (SARPCCO)  East Africa Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organization (EARPCCO)  Central Africa Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organization (CARPCCO)  AFRIPOL  International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO-INTERPOL)  Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)  United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

SARPCCO

 The Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organization (SARPCCO) established in 1995, comprise (15 member countries), 1st Regional Police Committee in Africa  Recognised as a Law Enforcement Structure of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).  All SADC member states qualify as SARPCCO members.  OBJECTIVES  Promote, strengthen and perpetuate co-operation and foster joint strategies for the management of all forms of cross border crimes.  Formulate systematic regional police training policies and strategies taking into account the needs and performance requirements of the regional police services/force.

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY SARPCCO STRUCTURE

COUNCIL OF POLICE CHIEFS

SARPCCO COORDINATOR/

RB HARARE

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LEGAL PERMANENT TRAINING SUB-COMMITTEE COORDINATING SUB-COMMITTEE SUB-COMMITTEE

WOMENS NETWORK SUB-COMMITTEE

INTERPOL National Central Bureau, PRETORIA Republic of SOUTH AFRICA Tel: +27 (0) 12 407 0404 (24/7) Standby: +21 (0) 82 778 3641/2 (24/7) Fax:+27 (0)12 407 0405/6 Email: [email protected]

HEAD: INTERPOL NCB PRETORIA Brigadier A NAIDOO

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