Britain appeals to Interpol over Argentina's oil project arrest requests
Politics · 13 October 2026
Written by AI from multiple news reports
The UK has written to Interpol asking it to be careful with arrest requests from Argentina. The requests target people working on the Sea Lion oil project near the Falkland Islands.
Britain says Argentina is using Interpol's red notice system for political reasons. A red notice asks countries to locate and temporarily detain a person. However, each country decides independently whether to act on one.
Argentina's president Javier Milei wants to stop the Sea Lion project. The project could triple the Falkland Islands' economy. Argentina also claims ownership of the islands, though nearly all residents voted to stay British in 2013.