Canada is calling for Russia to be suspended from the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on March 3. Trudeau said Canada is working with other allies in support of the move amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. “Today, Canada and other close partners are calling to suspend Russia from Interpol,” he said in a press conference in Ottawa. “We’re supporting this because we believe that international law enforcement cooperation depends on a collective commitment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and mutual respect between Interpol members.” Should the call to suspend Russia be heard, the country would lose access to the law enforcement organization’s network of investigative support and expertise shared among its 195 member countries. When asked whether he would support discontinuing Russia’s participation in the G20 forum, Trudeau said Russia’s previous expulsion from the G8 in 2014, after its invasion into Crimea, demonstrates the value …
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