What happens if intelligence in a Purple Notice originated from a country with a poor human rights record?

INTERPOL’s Constitution under Article 3 prohibits processing data for politically motivated purposes, and Article 2(b) of the Rules on the Processing of Data requires that information be obtained lawfully. If the originating National Central Bureau is from a jurisdiction known for fabricating evidence, targeting dissidents, or conducting torture-tainted investigations, this provides strong grounds for deletion. The CCF assesses source reliability and has previously ordered removal where intelligence originated from states with documented patterns of abuse. Evidence of the requesting country’s human rights deficiencies — NGO reports, UN findings, asylum determinations — strengthens these challenges significantly.