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S'pore welcomes INTERPOL-UN partnership for stability, global law & order

By Lynda Hong, Channel NewsAsia
Posted: 11 October 2009 2313 hrs

SINGAPORE : Singapore has welcomed the move by both INTERPOL and the United Nations (UN) to enter into a strategic partnership to promote state stability, and global law and order.


Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng

The two international agencies signed a formal agreement on Sunday at the INTERPOL-UN Ministerial meeting which is being held in Singapore.

Speaking at the event, Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng said it bodes well in the fight against crime and terrorism.

Mr Wong said that by entering into the partnership, INTERPOL brings with it the backing of 187 member countries and their collective experience and resources.

This includes training and operational technical databases to enhance the roles of civilian police in peace building operations.

Mr Wong added that the UN on its part, with its substantial operational experience gained from deploying civilian police, is well placed to identify the challenges civilian police would face and the resources needed to better equip them.

He said countries around the world have recognised the global dimensions of their local problems and the need to work with other partners.

Mr Wong said: "Hence, many seek bilateral cooperation agreements with their neighbours and form regional and international networks to work out solutions. Singapore is amongst those that have undoubtedly benefited from regional and international cooperation."

Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stori...010717/1/.html

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hope that the INTERPOL-UN partnership would make it harder for criminals to escape the law

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Wow..Great, now our security is tighter but i wonder is there any cash involve? and if there is guess whos the one paying it

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wonder will there b an honest mistake if something cropped?

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Visa-free travel for Interpol cops

SINGAPORE - THE global police organisation Interpol began issuing special passports Tuesday to its senior investigators, aimed at allowing them to enter any of the group's 188 member countries without visas.

Pakistan and Ukraine become the first countries to accept the new documents and three more will follow soon, Interpol Secretary-General Ronald K Noble said during the organisation's general assembly here.

He said he is sure the remaining member countries will also honour these passports. 'We don't come to a country unless we are asked to go. If we are asked to go in an emergency, you want us to go as fast as possible,' he told The Associated Press.

Mr Noble said some 1,000 investigators, heads of Interpol offices around the world and their staff would be given these passports, similar to the ones held by diplomats and UN staff.

The aim is to ensure that Interpol investigators, who are of various nationalities, reach the site of a terrorist attack or natural disaster quickly without being bogged down by visa red-tape, said Mr Noble, who is American.

'If they have to wait for the process of having their visa approved because they don't come from the right country, that can mean a delayed response, which can mean a delayed service to the country we are trying to serve,' he said. -- AP

Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking...ry_441595.html

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Stardust: Reminds me of the series 24 or Alias haaa

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hopefully if something bad happens, no more pointing fingers at others

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Interpol meeting ends in S'pore with call to expand information sharing

By Hoe Yeen Nie, Channel NewsAsia
Posted: 15 October 2009 2238 hrs

SINGAPORE : The annual Interpol General Assembly has ended in Singapore on Thursday with an agreement to expand the use of Interpol's global databases, and this includes setting up a platform to tackle corruption.

Interpol is the world's largest police organisation, with over 188 member countries.

Its objective is international crime-fighting, and its tools include a vast database of fingerprints and DNA profiles.

At the close of its latest meeting in Singapore, delegates agreed to push for a deeper level of information sharing.

Minister for Law & Second Minister for Home Affairs, K Shanmugam, said: "Increasingly, no country can act alone and succeed in insulating themselves against the threats posed by crime and terrorism.

"The starting point has to be the strengthening of the global security community, with global policing as its bedrock."

Mr Shanmugam said this is where Interpol comes in. He added that Singapore has benefited from closer cooperation among national police agencies.

Mr Shanmugam said without the Interpol network, fugitive Singaporean lawyer Tan Cheng Yew would not have been arrested.

Tan had taken S$5 million of his clients' money, and had been on the run since 2003. He was arrested by German police in June after an Interpol Red Notice was sent out.

The organisation also tackles crimes against children. It plans to create and share a list of websites containing images of child sexual abuse. It has also called on member countries to make use of technology to block access to such websites.

Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stori...011614/1/.html