Practice of and Issues in International Cooperation in Investigation (From Resource Material Series No. 46, P 13-17, 1995, Kunihiro Horiuchi, ed. -- See NCJ-159652)

• NCJ Number: 159653
• Author(s): I Snitwongse
• Date Published: 1995
• Length: 5 pages
• Sale Source: United Nations Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders
• Publication Type: Program/Project Description
• Language: English
• Country: Japan
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS.

Annotation

This paper describes the work of the Royal Thai Police Department in facilitating international cooperation in the investigation of criminal activities through the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) and the work of the ASEAN National Police (ASEANAPOL).

Abstract

The Royal Thai Police Department has authorized the Foreign Affairs Division to spearhead efforts to cooperate with international law enforcement agencies in the investigation of transitional crimes. Thailand became a member of INTERPOL in 1951. The Foreign Affairs Division is responsible for INTERPOL's function in Thailand. The chiefs of police from the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore decided to combine the efforts of their police forces to suppress the crimes that concerned their respective countries by agreeing on commitments that would aid the member countries in suppressing criminal activities. An association was established and called the ASEAN National Police; a conference is held every year. A section on practical means of international cooperation focuses on extradition, provisional arrest (arrest of a suspect temporarily, awaiting extradition), deportation, and cooperation in pre- investigation. The author also outlines the subjects discussed in the 13 conferences held by ASEANAPOL.