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China says former Interpol chief accepted bribes

BEIJING, Oct 8, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – The former Chinese head of Interpol, who
went missing last month, has been placed under investigation for accepting
bribes, China’s public security ministry said Monday.

Meng Hongwei, who resigned on Sunday, “accepted bribes and is suspected of
violating the law”, the ministry said in a statement, adding that any others
who took bribes would be investigated.

BSS/AFP/MR/ 1215 hrs