European police launch website to track fugitives
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European police forces yesterday launched a 鈥渕ost wanted鈥 website of 45 notorious criminal suspects, including Belgian-born Salah Abdeslam, a key suspect in last year鈥檚 Paris attacks.
鈥淭he website will share information on high-profile internationally-wanted criminals, convicted of 鈥 or suspected of having committed 鈥 serious crimes or terrorist acts in Europe,鈥 Europol said.
鈥淭his is the first initiative on a pan-European level to jointly present a most wanted list on a common platform,鈥 the European police agency added in a statement. People are encouraged to provide tip-offs 鈥 anonymously if they prefer 鈥 at www.eumostwanted.eu.
The site鈥檚 launch comes after sharp criticism of the coordination between European authorities in the wake of the November 13 jihadist attacks in Paris that left 130 people dead.
Despite some of the assailants being sought by police, they managed to cross into France unnoticed.
Abdeslam fled back across the border to Belgium, passing through a police checkpoint in the hours following the mass killings.
Europol said the website was aimed at 鈥渋ncreasing security鈥 across the European Union by having the public 鈥渉elp police trace Europe鈥檚 most wanted fugitives.鈥
Each of the nations initially involved, 23 of the 28 EU members, will select a number of key fugitives for the list, which will be regularly updated, the agency added.
On the new website a picture of each of the suspects is prominently displayed, along with a description of the allegations against them and a phone number of the police force hunting for them.
Abdeslam, 26, is 鈥渞esponsible for the terrorist attacks that took place in November 2015 in France, and more precisely in Paris,鈥 the website says.
He is described as a 鈥渧ery dangerous, armed individual.鈥
An international manhunt has been under way for Abdeslam since the Paris attacks.
Available in 17 languages, the website was launched by ENFAST1, a Europe-wide police network that specializes in hunting down and arresting fugitives with Europol鈥檚 help.
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