A coalition of 19 human rights groups, including Human Rights Watch and the Gulf Center for Human Rights, wrote an open letter to Interpol advising against his appointment.[4][15][16] A report by David Calvert-Smith, a former chief prosecutor of the United Kingdom, said that Al-Raisi is unsuited to the post.[17][8][18] Matthew Hedges asked members of Interpol not to consider Al-Raisi for the position.[19]