Bangladesh, Jan. 29 -- Interpol, the worlds largest international police organization, is facing renewed scrutiny after an investigative report revealed that repressive governments have systematically abused its Red Notice system to pursue political opponents, journalists, and critics living abroad. The findings, published this week by French investigative outlet Disclose in collaboration with the BBC, raise serious concerns about how an organization designed to facilitate cross-border crime fighting has been transformed into a tool of political repression.

The investigation, titled The Interpol Files, is based on a leaked cache of thousands of internal Interpol documents. These records shed light on how some of Interpols 196 member stat...