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A man wanted by Interpol for his links to an alleged terrorist organisation has been advising Scotland Yard on countering Muslim extremism, a Times investigation has discovered. Mohamed Ali Harrath has been the subject of the Interpol red notice since 1992 because of his alleged activities in Tunisia, where he co-founded the Tunisian Islamic Front (FIT). Tunisia has accused Mr Harrath, the chief executive officer of the Islam Channel in Britain and an adviser to the Scotland Yard Muslim Contact Unit, of seeking help from Osama bin Laden. It says that the FIT wants to establish “an Islamic state by...

Seven months after Interpol placed a former head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards on its most-wanted list, the fugitive suspected of state-sponsored terrorism last week traveled freely to Saudi Arabia, where he attended a religious conference hosted by King Abdullah. Mohsen Rezai, wanted by Argentina, is the subject of an Interpol "red notice" -- a request for a provisional arrest with a view to extradition, based on an arrest warrant or court decision. Saudi Arabia is a member state of the international policing organization. It was unclear Monday whether he was still in Saudi Arabia, but his presence was brought to...

FUGITIVE IN $8 MILLION KOREAN STOCK FRAUD NABBED Arrest Results from Collaboration by ICE, U.S. VISIT, & Interpol OLD TAPPAN, N.J.-Acting on information supplied by Interpol, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in New Jersey arrested Heung Joo Kim, a man wanted by the Republic of Korea for embezzling stock and currency valued at $8 million. The Korean national is the subject of an Interpol "Red Notice." He is now in ICE custody facing a deportation hearing and an extradition request from the Republic of Korea. The arrest is the result of a cooperative effort between a special Compliance...