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Chinese court jails former Interpol chief for 13-1/2 years over graft

Interpol President Meng Hongwei poses during a visit to the headquarters of International Police Organisation in Lyon, France. [Reuters]

A court in China on Tuesday jailed former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei for 13-1/2 years and fined him 2 million yuan ($290,000) for receiving bribes and abuse of official positions.

Interpol, the global police coordination agency based in France, said late in 2018 that Meng had resigned as its president, days after his wife reported him missing following a trip to his home country of China.

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