DCI boss Amin elected to Interpol executive committee after sweeping Africa vote

Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Director General, Mohammed Ibrahim Amin elected to the Interpol Executive Committee.[Courtesy]

Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Director General, Mohammed Ibrahim Amin, has been elected to the powerful Interpol Executive Committee, securing a strategic global policing role that places Kenya at the centre of international crime-fighting coordination.

Amin clinched the position of Africa Delegate during the 93rd INTERPOL General Assembly held in Marrakech, Morocco. He topped the competitive ballot with 66 votes out of 161—representing 41 per cent of the total votes cast. He was closely followed by South Africa’s Ntime Samson Mokhine with 60 votes, while Cameroon’s Zakari Yaou Alhadj garnered 35.