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The offical creation of INTERPOL's headquarters were established in Vienna, Austria.
The head of the Vienna police, Johann Schober, became the organization’s first president.
Although Interpol is known for being a fairly neutral organization, it has been involved in some controversies. Some have criticized the agency for its role in arrests that critics contend were politically motivated.
In 2013, Interpol was criticized over some of its multi-million dollar deals such as with FIFA, Philip Morris, and the pharmaceutical industry. The criticism was mainly about the lack of transparency and potential conflicts of interest.
Formed: September 7, 1923
Employees: 703 (2012)
Annual budget: 70 million
After the war INTERPOL accepted an offer from the French government of a headquarters in Paris together with a staff for the General Secretariat consisting of French police officials. INTERPOL was revived, though the loss or destruction of all its prewar records required that it be completely reorganized.
The idea of Interpol was born in 1914 at the International Criminal Police Congress in Monaco
The meeting brought police officers and judicial representatives from 24 countries around the world, to find ways to flight and solve crime.
INTERPOL flourished until 1938, when Nazi Germany annexed Austria; it's records were subsequently relocated to Berlin. The outbreak of World War II ended INTERPOL's
activities.
By: Alivia Lynch, Alexia Mckindsey, Bianca Pace and Sarah Periera