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Meng under investigation: China breaks silence on Interpol director disappearance
Interpol director, Meng Hongwei, who is missing since late September, is under investigation by China’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Beijing confirms.
Meng, who resides with his family in the French city of Lyon, fell of the radar after taking a trip back to China on September 29. The Chinese politician has been heading the International Criminal Police Organization since 2016.
Meng Hongwei, vice-minister at China’s Ministry of Public Security and Chinese head of Interpol, under investigation for violating unspecified Chinese laws pic.twitter.com/RTIxurb3q5
— Phila Siu (Bobby) (@phila_siu) October 7, 2018
South China Morning Post newspaper previously reported citing a source that the Interpol head was under the government investigation, claiming that he was “taken away” as soon as his plane landed in China.
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection has now confirmed that the official is being under investigation on its official website on Sunday.
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