KIM JONG-YANG

About:

• The International Police Organisation is commonly known as Interpol.
  
  
• It is an international organization facilitating international police cooperation against cross-border terrorism, trafficking, and other crime.
  
  
• Membership: The admission of two new members has made it a 192-member body.
  
  
• It is ‘NOT’ a unit or part of united nation system. It is an independent international organization.
  
  
• HQ: Lyon in France.
  
  
• Founded in:
  
  
• Governance: All decisions regarding the activities of INTERPOL are made by the General Assembly which is it’s ’s supreme governing body which meets annually.
  
  

Governance:

1. General Assembly: INTERPOL’s supreme governing body, the General Assembly is composed of delegates appointed by each member country. It meets annually to take all important decisions.
   
   
2. Executive Committee: Elected by the General Assembly, the Executive Committee is headed by the ‘PRESIDENT’ of the Organization. It oversees the implementation of decisions made at the General Assembly.
   • The presidency, a largely ceremonial role, is typically held for four years.
     
     
   
   
   
3. General Secretariat: Day-to-day implementation of the Organization's strategic decisions is carried out by the General Secretariat. It is located in Lyon, France and is run by the ‘SECRETARY GENERAL’.
   
   
4. National Central Bureaus (NCBs): Each INTERPOL member country maintains a National Central Bureau linking national police with Interpol’s global network.
   
   

Kim Jong-Yang:

• Kim Jong Yang is a South Korean police officer. In 2015 Kim was elected as Interpol's vice-president for Asia.
  
  
• Following the arrest and detainment of Interpol President Meng Hongwei in China, Kim took on the role of Acting President. Now he has been elected to serve the remaining two years of Meng's term.