European police agency launches ‘most wanted’ website listing 45 high-profile fugitives, including key suspect in Paris attacks
Europol said the website aimed “at increasing security” across the European Union by having the public “help police trace Europe’s most wanted fugitives”.
European police forces Friday launched a “most wanted” website of 45 notorious criminal suspects, including Belgian-born Salah Abdeslam, a key suspect in last year’s Paris attacks.
“The website will share information on high-profile internationally wanted criminals, convicted of – or suspected of having committed – serious crimes or terrorist acts in Europe,” Europol said.
“This is the first initiative on a pan-European level to jointly present a most wanted list on a common platform,” the European police agency added in a statement.
People are encouraged to provide tip-offs – anonymously if they want – at eumostwanted.eu. The site’s launch comes after sharp criticism of the coordination between European authorities in the wake of the November 13 jihadist Paris attacks in which 130 people were killed.
Despite some of the assailants being sought by police they managed to cross into France unnoticed. Abdeslam fled back across the border to Belgium hours after the mass killings, after passing through a police checkpoint.
Europol said the website aimed “at increasing security” across the European Union by having the public “help police trace Europe’s most wanted fugitives”.
This is the first initiative on a pan-European level to jointly present a most wanted list on a common platform