Hakeem al-Arabi is a Bahraini football player who became a refugee in
Australia in 2017. Hakeem is a victim of persecution by his own country for
action he did not commit. He was tried in absentia for 10 years in prison for the
alleged attack on a police station in the Bahraini capital in 2012, during the
investigation period he admitted to being tortured by the Bahrain Security Forces
who arrested him. Hakeem fled to australia and became a refugee there in 2017.
The persecution is politically motivated to discriminate and punish prodemocracy
Shia
athletes

who protested against the government during the 2011
Bahrain Uprising (Hakeem is a Shia while the Bahraini Royal family is Sunni). In
2018 Bahrain submitted an application to INTERPOL to issue a red notice
against Hakeem. The publication is contrary to the INTERPOL Constitution and
Resolution No. 9 about INTERPOL Policy on Refugee because the red notice was
issued to a refugee. Australia as a country that protects Hakeem made several
mistakes in carrying out its responsibilities and resulted in the arrest of Hakeem
in Thailand. Hakeem and his wive went to Thailand for their honeymoon. Hakeem
arrest is based on the red notice submitted by Bharain and issued by INTERPOL.
This study will use normative research methods to find the gap between
Australia's obligations as a member state of INTERPOL and Australia's attitude
towards the protection of Hakeem.a Australian Government does not yet have a
clear national procedure for dealing with refugees that have been issued a red
notice. This results in the slow process of confirming the status of the red notice
subject who is a refugee, which will endanger the rights and safety of Hakeem.