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| Meng resigns as Interpol director after Beijing confirms he's in China under investigation | Meng resigns as Interpol director after Beijing confirms he's in China under investigation |
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| Interpol director Meng Hongwei, who has been missing since late September and has now resigned, is under investigation by China’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Beijing has confirmed. | Interpol director Meng Hongwei, who has been missing since late September and has now resigned, is under investigation by China’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Beijing has confirmed. |
| France said late on Sunday that it had received Meng’s resignation as president of Interpol, with immediate effect. | France said late on Sunday that it had received Meng’s resignation as president of Interpol, with immediate effect. |
| South Korean official Kim Jong Yang has been assigned as Interpol’s acting president until the appointment of a new head to the international police body, at a summit in Dubai on November 18-21. | South Korean official Kim Jong Yang has been assigned as Interpol’s acting president until the appointment of a new head to the international police body, at a summit in Dubai on November 18-21. |
| Meng, who resides with his family in the French city of Lyon, fell off the radar after taking a trip back to China on September 29. The Chinese politician had been heading the International Criminal Police Organization since 2016. | |
| South China Morning Post newspaper previously reported, citing a source, that the Interpol head was under the government investigation, claiming that he was “taken away” as soon as his plane landed in China. | |
| The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection has now confirmed that the official is under investigation over an alleged serious violation of an unspecified state law. | |
| Sources told France's Le Parisien newspaper that Meng is being detained in China on corruption charges revolving around him assisting a certain company in obtaining a cybersecurity contract. | Sources told France's Le Parisien newspaper that Meng is being detained in China on corruption charges revolving around him assisting a certain company in obtaining a cybersecurity contract. |
| Meng’s fate has been a mystery for over a week. His wife, Grace Meng, told journalists that her husband sent her an image of a knife to her phone before his disappearance to signal that he was in danger. The woman read a statement to journalists in Lyon on Sunday, with her face being concealed from cameras as she said she feared for her safety and that of her two kids. | |
| Besides heading Interpol for the last two years, Meng also occupies the position of Chinese Deputy Public Security Minister. The 64-year-old has vast experience in law enforcement, previously occupying top positions in the Chinese Coast Guard and in the local branch of Interpol. | Besides heading Interpol for the last two years, Meng also occupies the position of Chinese Deputy Public Security Minister. The 64-year-old has vast experience in law enforcement, previously occupying top positions in the Chinese Coast Guard and in the local branch of Interpol. |
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