BEIJING, Jan 21 — Former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei, who was detained on a visit to China in 2018, was sentenced today to more than 13 years in prison for bribery in a case that shook the international police organisation. Meng—a former vice minister of public security—is among a growing...
Meng Hongwei had vanished during a visit to China from France. — AFP pic
He vanished during a visit to China from France, where Interpol is based, and was later accused of accepting bribes and expelled from the Communist Party. At his trial last June, Meng pleaded guilty to accepting $2.1 million in bribes, after the court said he used his status and positions to “seek improper benefit”, illegally acquire property and accumulate bribes.
Meng had “truthfully confessed to all the criminal facts” and would not appeal the decision, the court said.The country’s public security bureau has linked Meng’s case to a broader initiative to “completely remove the pernicious influence” of Zhou Yongkang, a former security czar who was sentenced to life in prison in 2015 for bribery, abuse of power and leaking state secrets.
He was the first Chinese president at Interpol—raising concerns among human rights groups who feared Beijing’s influence reaching overseas—and was expected to serve a four-year term until 2020.
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