Interpol has elected Kim Jong Yang of South Korea as its next president after a successful late push by western countries to thwart Russia’s candidate.
Mr Kim, Interpol’s acting president, defeated Alexander Prokopchuk, a vice-president and a Russian police major-general, after a battle for the position sparked a dispute over alleged authoritarian abuse of the global police body.
The vote took place at Interpol’s annual congress in Dubai yesterday after Meng Hongwei, the previous president, disappeared in his native China last month over what Beijing has said is a probe into suspected corruption.
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