All seven positions on the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF) will become vacant on 11 March 2027, following the expiration of the current members’ terms. These positions will be filled by election at the 94th session of the INTERPOL General Assembly, to be held in Hong Kong, China, from 30 November to 3 December 2026.
Below is the list of candidates (in alphabetical order of last names) nominated by INTERPOL member countries who have been deemed eligible by the INTERPOL Executive Committee during its 229th session (24-25 June 2026).
Each member country may nominate one individual for several positions so long as she/he meets the required qualifications for those positions. During the vote at the General Assembly, if elected to a position, the candidate’s name will be removed from the list of candidates for the remaining posts.
Likewise, a member country may put forward several candidates for several positions. However, if one is elected to a post, the names of the other candidates from the same member country will be removed from the list of candidates for the remaining posts.
Newly elected members will serve for a mandate of 5 years, while re-elected members will serve for a mandate of 3 years.
All other relevant information about the positions and the procedures applicable to the elections are attached in an information note (available below).
List of eligible candidates – Elections to the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files:
Mr. Ramiro ANZIT GUERRERO (Argentina)
• Lawyer with recognized international experience in police matters, in particular international police cooperation
• Lawyer with international criminal law expertise
Mr. Givi BAGDAVADZE (Georgia)
• Lawyer who holds or has held a senior judicial or prosecutorial position, preferably with experience in international judicial cooperation
Mr. Dominique BAYA (Cameroon)
• Lawyer with recognized international experience in police matters, in particular international police cooperation
Mr. Stefano BETTI (Italy)
• Lawyer with international criminal law expertise
Ms. Maria-Elena Piera Enrica CICCOLINI (Italy)
• Member with expertise in data protection
Mr. Hamza ES SAID – current member (Morocco)
• Lawyer who holds or has held a senior judicial or prosecutorial position, preferably with experience in international judicial cooperation
Mr. Michel FORST – current member (France)
• Lawyer with human rights expertise
Mr. Ben HAYES (United Kingdom)
• Member with expertise in data protection
• Member with expertise in electronic data processing
• Lawyer with data-protection expertise
Mr. Mohamed KAMARA – current member (Lebanon)
• Lawyer with data-protection expertise
• Lawyer with recognized international experience in police matters, in particular international police cooperation
• Lawyer with international criminal law expertise
Mr. Vitalii KASAP (Ukraine)
• Member with expertise in electronic data processing
• Lawyer with data-protection expertise
• Lawyer with recognized international experience in police matters, in particular international police cooperation
Mr. Lilungwe Theophilus MAYUMBELO (Namibia)
• Lawyer with recognized international experience in police matters, in particular international police cooperation
Ms. Teresa McHENRY – current member (United States)
• Lawyer with international criminal law expertise
• Lawyer with human rights expertise
• Lawyer who holds or has held a senior judicial or prosecutorial position, preferably with experience in international judicial cooperation
Mr. Mohamed Elfadhel MILED – current member (Tunisia)
• Member with expertise in electronic data processing
Ms. Alejandra NEGRETE MORAYTA (Mexico)
• Lawyer with human rights expertise
Ms. Tania NEIRA (Finland)
• Lawyer with recognized international experience in police matters, in particular international police cooperation
• Lawyer with international criminal law expertise
Ms. Padmini SINGH (India)
• Lawyer who holds or has held a senior judicial or prosecutorial position, preferably with experience in international judicial cooperation
Mr. Murat ŞEN (Türkiye)
• Lawyer who holds or has held a senior judicial or prosecutorial position, preferably with experience in international judicial cooperation
Ms. Tetiana USTYMENKO (Ukraine)
• Lawyer with human rights expertise
Ms. Elisabeth VOS (The Netherlands)
• Lawyer with recognized international experience in police matters, in particular international police cooperation
• Lawyer with international criminal law expertise
• Lawyer who holds or has held a senior judicial or prosecutorial position, preferably with experience in international judicial cooperation
Ms. Amanda WESTON (United Kingdom)
• Lawyer with human rights expertise
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