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In
this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, China's Vice Minister of Public
Security Meng Hongwei delivers a campaign speech at the 85th session of the
general assembly of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol),
in Bali, Indonesia, Nov. 10, 2016. (Du Yu/Xinhua via AP)
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A top Chinese police
official was elected president of Interpol on Thursday, setting off alarm bells
among rights advocates over abuses and a lack of transparency within China's
legal system, as well as the potential misuse of the police organization to
attack Beijing's political opponents.
