Interpol asks China about crime agency’s chief status

Bloomberg

Interpol asked China to clarify the status of the law enforcement group’s president, amid press reports that he’s been arrested in his home country.
“Interpol has requested through official law enforcement channels clarification from China’s authorities on the status of Interpol President Meng Hongwei,” Juergen Stock, secretary general of the organisation based in Lyon, France, said in a statement. “Interpol’s general secretariat looks forward to an official response from China’s authorities to address concerns over the president’s well-being.”
While Meng is head of the executive committee that oversees Interpol, the agency is run by the secretary general. Meng was taken into custody immediately upon his arrival in China last week for questioning by authorities, the South China Morning Post reported.
France is investigating the disappearance of Meng, who is also a senior Chinese security official, a person familiar with the matter said.