Iran Press / Asia: Interpol, an organization that is supposed to be capable of locating anyone anywhere in the world, is missing its own director. Chinese politician Meng Hongwei, head of Interpol since 2016, has not been seen or heard from since late September, and the French police have reportedly started looking for him, according to an RT report.
Meng and his family live in Lyon, France, the seat of Interpol headquarters. His wife reported him missing after he took a trip to China on 29 September, and hasn't been heard from since.
Interpol itself has been vague about the search for its director. Meng's whereabouts is "a matter for the relevant authorities in both France and China," its press office said in a statement. Meng is, apparently, not essential for Interpol's day-to-day operations, which are handled by its secretary general Jurgen Stock.
Neither Paris nor Beijing, where Meng holds the post of deputy public security minister, have made any official public statement yet.
Meanwhile a report in South China Morning Post has claimed Meng is under investigation in China, "taken away" for questioning as soon as his plane landed. The report does not say why Meng might be investigated.
