A Chinese official was elected as one of the members in Interpol's executive committee amid complaints by international human rights organisations and objections by Australian MPs.

China's Hu Binchen who works in China's ministry of public security was elected from Asia on Interpol's executive committee for three years as China's foreign ministry said the country was making the world a "safer place" by recommending his name.

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Australian MPs in a letter had raised concern over alleged attempts by China to use Interpol's red notice to target activists.&nbsp;

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In the letter, the MPs reportedly said that a Uighur activist was reportedly detained in Morocco this year allegedly at China's request and another activist whose Interpol notice was removed had angered the Xi regime.&nbsp;

The MPs said by electing Hu several thousands of Hong Kongers, Tibetans, Uighur, Taiwanese and Chinese dissidents would be put at risk.

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In 2018, China's Interpol president Meng Hongwei had mysteriously disappeared and it later emerged Chinese authorities had charged him over bribery and other crimes&nbsp;

Interpol holds database of millions of criminals and organisations who have&nbsp;committed various crimes worldwide and&nbsp;it works with law enforcement bodies of various countries.&nbsp;

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Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian however tried to reassure member-states asserting that, "as a member, China is taking concrete steps to support the organisation's goal of fighting terrorism and cross-border crimes".

Praveen Sinha, special director of India's Central Bureau of Investigation won the other seat from Asia.

(With inputs from Agencies)

A Chinese official was elected as one of the members in Interpol's executive committee amid complaints by international human rights organisations and objections by Australian MPs.

A Chinese official was elected as one of the members in Interpol's executive committee amid complaints by international human rights organisations and objections by Australian MPs. China's Hu Binchen who works in China's ministry of public security was elected from Asia on Interpol's executive committee for three years as China's foreign ministry said the country was making the world a "safer place" by recommending his name. Also Read: Interpol seeks arrest of son of Mali ex-president Australian MPs in a letter had raised concern over alleged attempts by China to use Interpol's red notice to target activists. Mr Binchen HU of China and Mr Praveen SINHA of India have been elected to the posts of Delegate for Asia (3-yr term). pic.twitter.com/H5qRHRzPZK — INTERPOL (@INTERPOL_HQ) November 25, 2021 × In the letter, the MPs reportedly said that a Uighur activist was reportedly detained in Morocco this year allegedly at China's request and another activist whose Interpol notice was removed had angered the Xi regime. The MPs said by electing Hu several thousands of Hong Kongers, Tibetans, Uighur, Taiwanese and Chinese dissidents would be put at risk. Also Read: Interpol issues Red Corner Notice against Gupta brothers and others In 2018, China's Interpol president Meng Hongwei had mysteriously disappeared and it later emerged Chinese authorities had charged him over bribery and other crimes Interpol holds database of millions of criminals and organisations who have committed various crimes worldwide and it works with law enforcement bodies of various countries. Also Read: Fake coronavirus vaccines seized in China and South Africa, says Interpol Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian however tried to reassure member-states asserting that, "as a member, China is taking concrete steps to support the organisation's goal of fighting terrorism and cross-border crimes". Praveen Sinha, special director of India's Central Bureau of Investigation won the other seat from Asia. (With inputs from Agencies)

Chinese official elected in Interpol amid human rights concern

Former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei pleaded guilty at a trial in China on Thursday to accepting $2.1 million in bribes - a remarkable fall from grace for the former vice minister of public security.

Meng "showed repentance" during the hearing, said the Tianjin Number 1 Intermediate People's Court in northern China.

The verdict will be announced at a "select date or time", it added in a statement on Weibo, a Twitter-like platform.

Meng is among a growing group of Communist Party cadres caught in President Xi Jinping's anti-graft campaign, which critics say has served as a way to remove the leader's political enemies.

He vanished last September during a visit to China from France, where Interpol is based, and was later accused of accepting bribes and expelled from the Communist Party.

In May, his wife Grace Meng was granted political asylum in France, after saying she was afraid she and her two children would be the targets of kidnapping attempts.

Former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei pleaded guilty at a trial in China on Thursday to accepting $2.1 million in bribes - a remarkable fall from grace for the former vice minister of public security.

Former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei pleaded guilty at a trial in China on Thursday to accepting $2.1 million in bribes - a remarkable fall from grace for the former vice minister of public security. Meng "showed repentance" during the hearing, said the Tianjin Number 1 Intermediate People's Court in northern China. The verdict will be announced at a "select date or time", it added in a statement on Weibo, a Twitter-like platform. Meng is among a growing group of Communist Party cadres caught in President Xi Jinping's anti-graft campaign, which critics say has served as a way to remove the leader's political enemies. He vanished last September during a visit to China from France, where Interpol is based, and was later accused of accepting bribes and expelled from the Communist Party. In May, his wife Grace Meng was granted political asylum in France, after saying she was afraid she and her two children would be the targets of kidnapping attempts.

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