Reuters reports that the International police body Interpol elected Kim Jong-yang of South Korea as president on Wednesday. He beat out a Russian national whose candidacy had raised concerns in Europe and the United States about the risk of Kremlin interference.
Russia said clear outside pressure had been exerted on the vote. It did not dispute the voting process.
Meeting in Dubai for their annual congress, Interpol member states elected Kim to succeed China’s Meng Hongwei.
