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Kim Jong Yang of the Republic of Korea elected President of Interpol

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Kim Jong Yang of the Republic of Korea, who has been serving as acting president since October, was elected President of Interpol on Wednesday for a two year term, tipping the Russian front runner Alexander Prokopchuk.

Kim, 57, was chosen by Interpol’s 194 member states at a meeting of its annual congress in Dubai. The election is being held after the disappearance of Interpol’s former president Meng Hongwei, who vanished on a trip to China in September. Thereafter, Yang took over as the acting president. Beijing has since confirmed he has been detained and is being investigated for allegedly taking bribes.

ALSO READ: Interpol chief resigns after being detained in China for breach of law

He is a former South Korean police officer who once served as head of police in Gyeonggi, the country’s most populous province.


The day-to-day running of Interpol is led by Secretary-General Jürgen Stock.

International Criminal Police Organisation brings together police forces from 194 countries, which share intelligence and assist with searches for wanted and missing people.

 

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