China - Meng Hongwei, 64, French official, 29 September 2018 **INTERPOL PRESIDENT**

[doodles1211]

PARIS (AP) — A French judicial official says the president of Interpol has been reported missing after traveling to China.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity for an ongoing investigation, said Meng Hongwei's wife reported him missing on Friday.

The official said the Interpol chief left France, where the international police organization is based, and arrived in China at the end of September. She said there had been no news of him since.

The 64-year-old Meng Hongwei was elected president of Interpol in November 2016. His term is due to run until 2020.

A vice minister of public security in China, he previously served as vice chairman of the national narcotics control commission and director of the National Counter-Terrorism Office for China.

Interpol president reported missing after trip to China

 

[whatsnext]

Wow, that sounds like trouble, for sure..

 

[doodles1211]

Wow, that sounds like trouble, for sure..

Especially, after reading that last paragraph.

 

[JerseyGirl]

The 64-year-old lives in Lyon with his wife and children, who have not heard from him since he left for China on 29 September.

French police have launched an investigation.

French police launch investigation after Interpol chief goes missing for a week in China

 

[MelmothTheLost]

Anyone else feel uneasy about the head of the global police liaison body being a senior member of the Chinese Communist Party?

Truly the fox is in charge of the henhouse.

 

[whatsnext]

Missing head of Interpol ‘under investigation’ in China

 

[snowleopard]

From what I've read, it sounds like the current 'President', recently made leader for life, is using a current corruption crackdown as a cover for political housecleaning to consolidate power. It's likely that Meng 'knew too much', and was not cooperating with Bejing enough on rounding up dissidents abroad for China. He may resurface in later China to face some trumped up charges.

 

[Darling136]

Missing’ Interpol chief found: he is being questioned by the police of China

 

[margarita25]

Missing’ Interpol chief found: he is being questioned by the police of China

“Interpol President Meng Hongwei has never been declared missing, he is currently under investigation in China, Chinese newspaper SCMP reports. Earlier, the French police launched an investigation into the disappearance of Hongwei after the statement of his wife.“

 

[AliceInPain]

Missing’ Interpol chief found: he is being questioned by the police of China

Your link appears to go to a non-msm political website ran by a Russian spy based in Hong Kong?
I can't find any reliable sources saying he's been found.

This is what the article they quoted actually says (snipped)

Meng Hongwei... was “taken away” for questioning by discipline authorities “as soon as he landed in China” last week, according to the source.
It is not yet clear why Meng is being investigated or exactly where he is being held.

This is the latest (1hr ago) update from msm:
(snipped)

Al Jazeera's Adrian Brow, reporting from Beijing, said China's silence is a "reflection of how sensitive this case is".
"So far China has said absolutely nothing about the disappearance of Meng Hongwei. State-controlled media is so far not reporting this story either and any mention of his name on social media is being deleted," he said

China tight-lipped on Interpol chief Meng Hongwei's disappearance

 

[margarita25]

(O:t, Did anyone see the CSPAN Data Privacy hearing with Amazon, google, etc... and Ted Cruz called out google privacy officer about building a sensored search engine for China called DragonFly?)

 

[Mickey Mouse]

The Latest: Interpol aware officer is reported held in China

Missing head of Interpol ‘under investigation’ in China

 

[Via Marple]

SCMP is a Hong Kong based English language newspaper. Since being bought by Alibaba in 2016, it can be considered to be Chinese controlled. It will not report anything contrary to the Chinese stance, that is how I understand it. (Much like the Chinese language media in Australia is controlled by Chinese interests as well.)
South China Morning Post - Wikipedia

 

[HayLouise]

‘The wife of missing Interpol president Meng Hongwei says he sent her a photograph of a knife before his disappearance’

Sky News Breaking on Twitter

‘Chinese authorities say missing Interpol president Meng Hongwei is under investigation for unspecified violations of the law’

Sky News Breaking on Twitter

 

[HayLouise]

‘Interpol says its general secretariat has received the resignation of Meng Hongwei as the organisation's president with immediate effect’

Sky News Breaking on Twitter

‘Interpol says South Korean Kim Jong Yang has become its acting president with a new president to be elected at a meeting in Dubai in November’

Sky News Breaking on Twitter

‘Authorities in China say former Interpol president Meng Hongwei is being investigated for bribery and other unspecified crimes’

Sky News Breaking on Twitter

 

[snowleopard]

Surprise, surprise!

 

[JerseyGirl]

Wife of missing ex-Interpol chief Meng Hongwei hires lawyers to track him down | Reuters

The wife of former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei has hired two law firms to help track down her husband, who has been missing since traveling back to his native China more than a month ago.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Grace Meng, wife of missing former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei, applied for asylum in France fearing for her life, her lawyer said on Friday. The boss of Lyon-based Interpol went missing in September after traveling back to his native China. France opened an inquiry and China said he was under investigation for bribery.

Missing ex-Interpol chief's wife wants asylum in France | Reuters

 

[lindamichelle1]

Meng Hongwei: China sentences ex-Interpol chief to 13 years in jail

In 2018, he vanished on a trip back to China from France and was later accused of corruption.

www.bbc.com

Meng Hongwei: China sentences ex-Interpol chief to 13 years in jail
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A former Interpol chief accused of bribery was sentenced to 13-and-a-half years in jail by a Chinese court on Tuesday.
Meng Hongwei, who was the first Chinese head of Interpol, vanished on a trip back to the country from France in September 2018.
China later confirmed he had been detained as part of President Xi Jinping's drive against corruption.
Meng has admitted to taking more than $2m (£1.6m) in bribes.

The 56-year-old was also ordered by the Tianjin No 1 Intermediate People's Court to pay a fine of two million yuan ($289,540; £222,711).
The court statement said Meng would not appeal against the verdict.