Russian candidate for Interpol presidency defeated after intense lobbying from Western allies
Alexander Prokopchuk, left, was beaten to the post by Kim Jong-yang of South Korea - AFP/ Interpol announced Wednesday that Kim Jong-yang of South Korea had been chosen as its new president, beating a Russian official whose candidacy had unnerved Western nations. The US-backed Kim, acting president of the global police body, was picked at a meeting of delegates from member nations in Dubai to replace Meng Hongwei, who went missing in his native China in September. - a Russian interior ministry official and current Interpol vice president - ...
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