A top Chinese security minister has been elected president of the international crime fighting and police cooperation organization Interpol.
Meng Hongwei, China’s vice minister for public security and a former head of Interpol China, took the post Thursday at the organization’s general assembly in Bali, Indonesia.
The move could bolster China’s efforts to repatriate fugitive officials but critics have voiced concern that Beijing could use the crime-fighting body to track down dissidents based overseas.
He is the first Chinese official to become Interpol president, according to Xinhua.
Interpol’s secretary general is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day work of the organization, currently Jurgen Stock.
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