UK asks Interpol to reject Argentina’s ‘politically motivated’ requests for Falklands oil arrests
Source: The Guardian ·
Exclusive: Caution urged over Javier Milei government’s ‘red notice’ requests for arrest of individuals linked to oil projectBritain has appealed to Interpol to reject Argentina’s requests for the arrest of individuals involved in a large oil project off the Falkland Islands.With tensions over the sovereignty of the British overseas territory reaching levels not seen since the war with Argentina…
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Britain has appealed to Interpol to reject Argentina’s requests for the arrest of individuals involved in a large oil project off the Falkland Islands. With tensions over the sovereignty of the British overseas territory reaching levels not seen since the war with Argentina in 1982, UK officials have sought urgent assurances from the international organisation. A letter has been sent to Interpol’s headquarters in Lyon arguing that “red notice” requests from Argentina for the arrest of such individuals, including British nationals, should be seen as politically motivated. It is understood the UK government is concerned by what sources suggested was an attempt to bully people and companies out of working in the Falklands. An oil project known as Sea Lion in the North Falkland Basin in the south Atlantic has the potential to triple the Falklands’ GDP but Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, has vowed to block it. Argentina’s strategy includes attempts to criminalise those involved in…