Category: Interpol

As CCP Official Joins Interpol, International Legislators Urge Revoking Extradition Treaties With China

Global parliamentarians called on governments to revoke extradition treaties with China for fear the communist regime will use the international law enforcement body to chase down dissidents across borders, as China’s nominee won a key Interpol seat. The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) on Nov.25 elected Hu Binchen, an official at China’s Ministry of Public…


Opposition to Candidacy of Top Chinese Security Official to Interpol Heats Up

Critics continue to decry a top Chinese security official’s candidacy to the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) as its General Assembly convenes from Nov. 23 to Nov. 25 in Istanbul, Turkey. China’s candidate, Hu Binchen, is the deputy director-general of China’s International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Public Security. He will join two other…


Australia’s Home Affairs Minister Joins Lawmakers In Opposing CCP Official Joining Interpol Executive Committee

Australia’s Minister for Home Affairs Karen Andrews and five other of the country’s MPs have signed an open letter opposing the election of a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official to the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol). The letter, which is cosigned by 50 legislators from around the world—comes as the countries involved in Interpol are gathering…


Purged Interpol Chief’s Wife Slams ‘Monster’ Chinese Regime

LYON, France—In China, she enjoyed the privileges that flowed from being married to a senior member of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) elite. Her husband was a top police official in the security apparatus that keeps the CCP in power, so trusted that the regime sent him to France to take up a prestigious role…


Former Interpol Chief’s Wife Slams ‘Monster’ Chinese Regime

LYON, France—In China, she enjoyed the privileges that flowed from being married to a senior member of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) elite. Her husband was a top police official in the security apparatus that keeps the CCP in power, so trusted that the regime sent him to France to take up a prestigious role…


Top China Security Official’s Candidacy to Interpol Meets Widespread Opposition

A top Chinese security official is seeking election in the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol). However, his candidacy has sparked global opposition from lawmakers and human rights groups. Hu Binchen, the deputy director general of China’s International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Public Security, will compete with two other candidates for two seats for Asia…


China’s Candidate to Interpol Meets Heavy Opposition

A top Chinese security official is seeking election in the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol). However, his candidacy has sparked global opposition from lawmakers and human rights groups. Hu Binchen, the deputy director-general of China’s International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Public Security, will compete with two other candidates for two seats for Asia in…


China Seeks Its Way Back to Interpol

Commentary China seeks to have a member of its Ministry of Public Security (MPS) installed on Interpol’s powerful Executive Committee at elections later this month. On Nov. 15, a long list of members of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), a global alliance of members of parliaments from over 20 countries, and Safeguard Defenders, a…


US Arrests Chinese Businessman Accused of Visa Fraud

A fugitive Chinese entrepreneur was arrested in Las Vegas last week for allegedly having used fraudulently obtained visas to enter the United States. Prosecutors accused 57-year-old Shi Jianxiang of lying about his names to obtain two non-immigrant visas, which he used to enter the United States in 2016. A federal magistrate on Friday denied him…


Interpol Must Reform or Perish Amid Beijing’s Abuse of the System

Commentary Across Europe and beyond, Chinese nationals are paying a heavy price for Interpol’s acquiescence to the Chinese regime and other authoritarian states, and its refusal to effectively reform. It has been widely reported that Uyghur activist and software engineer Yidiresi Aishan, who has been living in Turkey for nearly a decade, is now sitting…