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[FYI] (Fwd) huridocs-tech Interpol to police the Internet
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WJIN News
Interpol Urged to Stop Internet from Becoming "Wild West"
SEOUL, Nov 8, (AFP) -- Interpol should seriously combat
the wave of new crimes being committed in cyberpace, the
head of Interpol urged Monday at a key meeting of
international police chiefs here.
"We should not make the Internet a Wild West," said
Toshinori Kanemoto, president of Interpol after the
opening of the 68th general assembly of the international
law-enforcement agency in the South Korean capital.
"This is one of the new types of crime which we have to
defend (against) very much," Kanemoto said, adding that
it would be "crucial" for law-enforcement authorities to
cooperate with Internet-related industries.
Nearly 900 police chiefs from 127 Interpol member
countries are attending the five-day meeting.
Raymond Kendall, secretary general of Interpol, warned
that cyberspace has become a hotbed of crime.
"Every terrorist organization has its own internet web
site" to propagate it, recruit manpower, purchase
firearms and even sell children for sexual purposes,
Kendall said.
South Korean President Kim Dae-Jung backed the call for a
crackdown on cyber crime.
"I hope Interpol will come up with effective ways to root
out computer crimes," he said in a speech read out by
Prime Minister Kim Jong-Pil.
"In cyberspace, serious sophisticated crimes like
swindling, embezzlement and money laundering are being
committed all the time and often traces are covered up or
erased instantly, making the police unable to track
them."
High on the meeting's agenda will be how to tackle
increasingly sophisticated global crimes, including
illegal trafficking of drugs, cultural artifacts and even
humans, the organizers said.
Delegates are expected to adopt a declaration calling for
greater cooperation worldwide in fighting global crimes,
they added.
Interpol, the successor to the International Criminal
Police Commission (ICPC) set up in 1923 in Vienna, aims
to ensure and promote mutual assistance between the
world's anti-criminal authorities.
Among its key goals is to track down and deport fugitives
as well as the exchange of data and information on
international crimes.
The organization has been headquartered in Lyons, France,
since 1989 with 178 member states as of November this
year.
During its Seoul conference, Interpol plans to elect five
of 13 executive members and decide on venues for the 2000
and 2001 general assemblies.
Source: Agence France Press
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