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Interpol leadership election: Vote raises fears about authoritarian influence • FRANCE 24 English

FRANCE24, 23 Nov 2021
#Humanrights groups and Western lawmakers are warning that #Interpol’s powerful network of global #police officers could end up under the sway of authoritarian governments, as the world police agency meets in Istanbul this week to elect new leadership. Representatives of countries like China and the United Arab Emirates are bidding for top posts in the France-based policing body when its general assembly convenes in #Turkey on Tuesday. FRANCE 24's Jasper Mortimer tells us more.

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