MENG HONGWEI

Oct. 8, 2018

Meng Hongwei, the first Chinese president of Interpol, who went missing shortly after arriving in his home country, is under investigation for possible criminal activity.

Interpol:

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • It is ‘NOT’ a unit or part of united nation system. It is an independent international organization.

  • HQ: Lyon in France.

  • Founded in: 1923

Source : The Hindu

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