Senior Chinese public security official chosen as Interpol head
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BEIJING- Global police cooperation agency Interpol elected a senior Chinese public security official as president, Chinese state media said on Thursday, in what could be a boost to Beijing's domestic anti-graft crackdown.
The move hands China another leading spot on an international agency and will likely help facilitate its high-profile efforts to track down Chinese fugitive officials who have fled the country.
Vice Public Security Minister Meng Hongwei was chosen for a four-year term at the agency's 85th members' meeting in Indonesia, the official Xinhua news agency said.
"He is the first Chinese official to take the post," Xinhua said. His predecessor was Mireille Ballestrazzi from France.
