Spain's National Central Bureau (NCB) has sent a message to all 190 Interpol member countries to cancel the diffusion it had earlier issued against 40 Rwandans. Interpol uses 'diffusions' to request the arrest or location of an individual or additional information in relation to an investigation. This development follows a recent judgement by the Spanish Supreme Court, which dismissed the indictments against 40 Rwandans. The indictments were issued by a Spanish Judge in 2008. According to a Police Statement released yesterday, the Madrid National Central Bureau has played its role of requesting other NCB to disregard the diffusions. Every Interpol member has a National Central Bureau, which serves as the division within a national police that serves as the contact point for Interpol activities. "The implication is that the 40 concerned Rwandans have no case to answer regarding the Interpol." reads part of the statement from Police. The statement added: "This follows Interpol's clearance of each of the 40 Rwandans. In June 2012 Interpol issued certificates signifying that the persons in question are not subject of Interpol Red notice."

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