July 3, 2009. INTERPOL General Secretariat Headquarters in Lyon, France has not received any request to issue its Red Notice (an international wanted person’s notice) for the arrest of the President of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya. INTERPOL’s jurisprudence based on international law prevents it from issuing a Red Notice for the arrest of any President, Head of State or Government unless it has been requested to do so by an international tribunal. Any such request would have to be reviewed by INTERPOL’s Office of Legal Affairs to ensure that it is in compliance with the organization’s constitution and rules.
