A man reportedly being held in Iraq over a "small" bank debt is facing extradition to Qatar - and this should be a warning sign to World Cup fans, a criminal justice expert has said. Radha Stirling warns that oil-rich Qatar has a history of wrongfully using Interpol notices “as a debt collection tactic akin to extortion".
Brian Glendinning, 43, a construction engineer from Kincardine, Fife was contracted to work on a BP refinery in Iraq but on September 12 was arrested on an Interpol “red notice” at Baghdad airport. He has since been held in a police cell awaiting an extradition hearing, reports the Daily Record.
Radha Stirling, founder of Ipex, an NGO seeking reform of Interpol and the extradition process, said Qatar National Bank sought the extradition of Mr Glendinning from Iraq over a small bank loan. But she said that with the World Cup starting in Qatar on November 20, the use of such red notices should be taken as a warning to football fans heading to the Gulf state.
