Iran issued an arrest warrant and requested Interpol for assist in detaining US President Donald Trump and dozens of others it believes carried out the drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad.
Tehran prosecutor Ali Alqasimehr mentioned on Monday that Trump, together with more than 30 others Iran accuses of involvement within the January 3 attack that killed General Qassem Soleimani, face “murder and terrorism charges”, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported.
Alqasimehr didn’t identify anyone else sought aside from Trump, however stressed Iran would proceed to pursue his prosecution even after his presidency ends.
Interpol, primarily based in Lyon, France, didn’t instantly reply to a request for comment.
Alqasimehr was additionally quoted as saying Iran had requested a “red notice” be put out for Trump and the others, the highest-level notice issued by Interpol, requesting that seeks the location and arrest of the individual named.
After receiving a request, Interpol meets by committee and discusses whether or not to share the knowledge with its member states. Interpol has no requirement for making any of the notices public, although some do get published on its website.
It’s unlikely Interpol would grant Iran’s request as its guideline for notices forbids it from “undertaking any intervention or activities of a political” nature.
