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INTERPOL’s annual General Assembly is underway, and by the end of Thursday, a new president of INTERPOL will have been elected. Based in part on INTERPOL’s candid responses to RNLJ’s...
In Istanbul, a bitter leadership election exposes Interpol's fault lines
In Istanbul, a bitter leadership election exposes Interpol's fault lines
A UAE official accused of overseeing torture is running for president of Interpol, while a Chinese official seeks a spot on the executive committee.
Two British men formerly detained in United Arab Emirates (UAE) are campaigning to prevent a senior Emirati official from becoming the next president of Interpol, accusing him of personal involvement in their arrests and torture. Academic Matthew Hedges, who was imprisoned in the UAE for seven months, and soccer fan Ali Issa Ahmad, detained while on holiday in Dubai for wearing a Qatar soccer shirt, have accused Major General Ahmed Naser al-Raisi of overseeing their detention and physical abuse. “I have personally suffered torture and abuse under his command,” Ahmad said, adding that he st...