President-elect expected at Interpol's annual meeting in Istanbul

The three-day meeting of the International Police, representing one hundred and ninety-four countries, is being attended by police chiefs and other officers from all member countries.

At the summit, to be held in Istanbul, Turkey, representatives of the member states will discuss threats to global security and work to further improve the joint strategy for the future.

The member states will hold talks on current trends in the criminal world to help curb international criminal activity, the agency said.

According to the program, the new head of the organization and members of the executive committee will be elected on Thursday. The agency's election of a new president has also been the focus of global attention because Meng Hongwei, the first Chinese president of Interpol, failed to complete his four-year term.

After arriving in China in 2118, he suddenly disappeared. However, it was later learned that he had been arrested on charges of bribery and other offenses. Interpol then announced that Hongwei had resigned as president.

Following this development, Interpol Vice President Kim Jong Un was elected the new president of the organization. South Korea's Jong Yoon's term was due to expire in 2012, but Interpol's annual meeting could not be held last year due to the global coronavirus outbreak, and his term was extended by one year. Was done.

China and the United Arab Emirates are seeking to have their representatives elected to senior positions in Interpol, for which they are campaigning.

However, critics say that if representatives of the two countries, led by Interpol, came forward, they would try to bring back those who had been deported for political reasons and those who had been deported for political reasons instead of apprehending criminals through this international body. Will start

Interpol, however, says this important international body cannot be used for political purposes. The Secretary-General is in charge of day-to-day affairs, but the powers of the Interpol president are no less.