sarahbell 4,577 Posted October 5, 2018 https://metro.co.uk/2018/10/05/head-of-interpol-meng-hongwei-reported-missing-after-leaving-for-china-8008949/ 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrPin 5,821 Posted October 5, 2018 This is what happens when you leave a Chinaman in charge of China, which I think should be British like Africa, and India, and the Middle East, and the Americas. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OurDayWillCome 2,938 Posted October 5, 2018 He’s in China. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oskar 627 Posted October 5, 2018 5 hours ago, MrPin said: This is what happens when you leave a Chinaman in charge of China, which I think should be British like Africa, and India, and the Middle East, and the Americas. Huzzah! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stokiescum 3,705 Posted October 5, 2018 33 minutes ago, Oskar said: Huzzah! a return of the thin red line,huzzah. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Masked Tulip 22,661 Posted October 5, 2018 How bizarre. Some reports say he is the head of Interpol. Others say that he is the Chinese head. Banged his head and is wandering around Asian unable to recall his name? Kidnapped by a state - any state? Kidnapped by organised criminal gangs? Had a fling with someone and the husband, or wife, took exception and took a contract out on him? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wherebee 7,046 Posted October 5, 2018 1 minute ago, The Masked Tulip said: How bizarre. Some reports say he is the head of Interpol. Others say that he is the Chinese head. Banged his head and is wandering around Asian unable to recall his name? Kidnapped by a state - any state? Kidnapped by organised criminal gangs? Had a fling with someone and the husband, or wife, took exception and took a contract out on him? He went to the Lib-Dem party conference and was lost forever... 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Masked Tulip 22,661 Posted October 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, wherebee said: He went to the Lib-Dem party conference and was lost forever... 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Happy Renting 6,776 Posted October 5, 2018 He's not in my inbox or my spam folder. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spygirl 12,783 Posted October 5, 2018 1 hour ago, The Masked Tulip said: How bizarre. Some reports say he is the head of Interpol. Others say that he is the Chinese head. Banged his head and is wandering around Asian unable to recall his name? Kidnapped by a state - any state? Kidnapped by organised criminal gangs? Had a fling with someone and the husband, or wife, took exception and took a contract out on him? Banged his head on a big bag of cash. Nicked or from western intelligence. Discussing his party credentials in a cellar now. 1 hour ago, wherebee said: He went to the Lib-Dem party conference and was lost forever... No. Hed stick out. Not cos hes chinese, just because he turned up. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twocents 7,043 Posted October 5, 2018 (edited) He's working on some new tracks. Edited October 5, 2018 by twocents 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Masked Tulip 22,661 Posted October 6, 2018 Seems that he is indeed the head of Interpol. Apparently continues to hold a ministerial job in China. WTF!? He was apparently taken away for questioning when he arrived back in China. https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-10-06/interpol-asks-beijing-information-interpol-chiefs-whereabouts There was an episode of Star Trek when a Vulcan ambassador supposedly vapourised on the transporter pad. Everyone was sad on the Enterprise. Much angst. They later discovered that she was a Romulan spy. Instead of being vapourised she had been beamed away. Much egg on the faces of the Enterprise crew. Much "How could we have been so stupid?". 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
201p 1,701 Posted October 6, 2018 Probably Just a little reminder that no one is bigger than China. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blobloblob 1,212 Posted October 6, 2018 I really feel for Interpol. I've lost my patio door key so i know exactly how they feel. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Masked Tulip 22,661 Posted October 6, 2018 Presumably he knows vast amounts about global policing operations that is just priceless to the Chinese. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Errol 2,105 Posted October 6, 2018 Not missing. Being questioned in China. If he's a Chinese national there's nothing untoward about this at all. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leonardratso 2,148 Posted October 6, 2018 hes a gonner. thats what being questioned in china means doesnt it? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DocH 1,790 Posted October 6, 2018 3 hours ago, blobloblob said: I really feel for Interpol. I've lost my patio door key so i know exactly how they feel. I'm sure this chap could open even more doors than your lost key could. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bkkandrew 4,076 Posted October 8, 2018 Background from over here: He was elected president of Interpol in 2016 after a long career in Chinese Communist Party law enforcement; his term lasts until 2020. He is still named as a vice-minister of public security on Chinese government websites but is no longer a member of the Communist Party Committee. he lost his seat in April, after a significant controversy between Interpol and Xi Jinping’s regime. In February, Interpol announced it would cancel a “red alert,” a call for international police to make an arrest, for Dolkun Isa, the head of the World Uyghur Congress. China had applied for and successfully attained a red alert for Isa, claiming the activist was a “terrorist” and his group, which advocates for the human rights of China’s Uighur minority, is a global threat. Interpol, under Meng, determined that China had not sufficiently proven Isa was a threat. China expresses its dissatisfaction at Interpol revoking the red notice for Dolkun Isa, China’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement at the time. “Dolkun Isa is a terrorist as determined by the Chinese government." Prior to the cancelation of Interpol’s red alert for Isa, Xi had aggressively supported cooperation with Interpol. Interpol held its 2017 conference in Beijing, where Xi said his country “highly commends Interpol’s efforts to protect the world’s security and stability, and will continue to support Interpol to play an even more important role in global security governance.” So, my summary is that, as soon as Meng did not follow the political instructions of Xi to effectively use Interpol as an extension of the the Chinese State, particularly in their crackdown on dissident groups. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twocents 7,043 Posted October 8, 2018 . Quote INTERPOL is the world's largest international police organization, with 192 member countries. Our role is to enable police around the world to work together to make the world a safer place. Then you have to question whether it's succeeding in that role. So many terrorists and members of proscribed groups seem to roam free and also brag about their next attacks. For instance ISIS apparently with impunity now encouraging attacks on young people at pop concerts. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
InLikeFlynn 511 Posted October 8, 2018 On 05/10/2018 at 11:51, MrPin said: This is what happens when you leave a Chinaman in charge of China, which I think should be British like Africa, and India, and the Middle East, and the Americas. I will dig out my pith helmet! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Errol 2,105 Posted October 8, 2018 On 06/10/2018 at 23:24, leonardratso said: hes a gonner. thats what being questioned in china means doesnt it? Well they have the death penalty for serious corruption and for traitors, if that's what you mean. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
201p 1,701 Posted October 8, 2018 A wise man once said, a servant cannot serve two masters. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
