Former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei jailed for bribery
Former public security vice-minister caught up in Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign
The former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei, who was detained on a visit to China in 2018, has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for bribery in a case that has shaken the international police organisation.
Meng – a former vice-minister of public security in China – is among a growing group of Communist party cadres caught in President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign, which critics say has also served as a way to remove the leader’s political enemies.