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Corruption: Ex-Interpol boss has been in China prison for 13.5 years

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Meng Hongwei at the verdict in Tianjin.

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The Chinese acted as head of the Interpol International Police Department shortly after his disappearance.

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His wife Grace raised the alarm when Meng suddenly stopped responding during a visit to China in September 2018.

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Grace talking to journalists. She doesn’t want to show her…

Meng Hongwei: China sentences ex-Interpol chief to 13 years in jail

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Image caption Meng Hongwei has admitted to taking more than $2m in bribes

A former Interpol chief accused of bribery was sentenced to 13-and-a-half years in jail by a Chinese court on Tuesday.

Meng Hongwei, who was the first Chinese head of Interpol, vanished on a trip back to the country from France in…