Will deleting a Diffusion prevent the requesting country from issuing a new one?

Deletion does not legally prevent a state from issuing a subsequent Diffusion, but it creates a significant procedural barrier. Once the CCF rules that an alert violates Interpol’s rules — particularly Article 3 on political motivation — this decision is recorded in Interpol’s database. If the same state attempts to reissue an alert on identical facts, Interpol’s General Secretariat and the CCF will reference the prior ruling. In practice, states rarely succeed with reissuance unless they present substantially new evidence or criminal charges.