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French police probe Interpol president Meng Hongwei's disappearance
By Saskya Vandoorne, CNN
Posted at 1246 GMT (2046 HKT) October 5, 2018
Paris (CNN) — Police in France have opened an investigation into the disappearance of Interpol president Meng Hongwei, a police source with direct knowledge of the case told CNN Friday.
Meng's wife last heard from him 10 days ago, a spokeswoman for Interpol told CNN, declining to give her name. She refused to say if Meng was on official business in China when he was last heard from.
"Interpol is aware of media reports in connection with the alleged disappearance of Interpol President Meng Hongwei. This is a matter for the relevant authorities in both France and China," Interpol said in a statement. "Interpol's General Secretariat headquarters will not comment further."
Concludes with a list of agencies who all refuse to comment:
https://edition-m.cnn.com/2018/10/05/europe/interpol-president-meng-hongwei-disappearance-intl/index.html?adkey=bn&r=https://edition.cnn.com/
One's mind tends to turn to organised crime, but he's Chinese and there could be a domestic political isssue--or perhaps simple suicide.By Saskya Vandoorne, CNN
Posted at 1246 GMT (2046 HKT) October 5, 2018
Paris (CNN) — Police in France have opened an investigation into the disappearance of Interpol president Meng Hongwei, a police source with direct knowledge of the case told CNN Friday.
Meng's wife last heard from him 10 days ago, a spokeswoman for Interpol told CNN, declining to give her name. She refused to say if Meng was on official business in China when he was last heard from.
"Interpol is aware of media reports in connection with the alleged disappearance of Interpol President Meng Hongwei. This is a matter for the relevant authorities in both France and China," Interpol said in a statement. "Interpol's General Secretariat headquarters will not comment further."
Concludes with a list of agencies who all refuse to comment:
https://edition-m.cnn.com/2018/10/05/europe/interpol-president-meng-hongwei-disappearance-intl/index.html?adkey=bn&r=https://edition.cnn.com/
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