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New President of Interpol
November 24 , 2018
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- Kim Jong Yang of South Korea was elected as the new Interpol President.
- He has been elected for two-year term by member countries at 87th General Assembly of Interpol, held for first time in Dubai.
- He secured at least two-thirds of votes cast at general assembly and defeated Russia’s Alexander Prokopchuk.
- He will serve until 2020, completing the four-year mandate of his predecessor, Meng Hongwei, who was detained in China over corruption charges.
INTERPOL
- Interpol is a global police co-operation agency.
- It was established as the International Criminal Police Commission (ICPC) in 1923.
- Its headquarters is located at Lyon, France. It is the World’s largest international police organization, with 194-member countries as members (including India).
- It is the second-largest international organization after the United Nations in terms of the international representation.
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