Hakeem al-Araibi: Interpol red notice against refugee contravened its own regulations

Red notice against Bahraini refugee and professional football player who lives in Australia only issued on 8 November

Interpol granted a red notice against refugee Hakeem al-Araibi in contradiction of its own regulations, just weeks before he travelled to Thailand on holidays, where he was arrested.

Al-Araibi, a Bahraini refugee who lives in Australia as a permanent resident, has been in Bangkok detention for two weeks, as Bahrain seeks to have him extradited after he was convicted in absentia to 10 years in prison over the alleged vandalism of a building, which he denies and claims occurred while he was playing in a televised football match.

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