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New President of Interpol

November 24 , 2018 2198 days 904 0
  • 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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