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

As CCP Official Joins Interpol, International Legislators Urge Revoking Extradition Treaties With China
An Interpol logo shown at Interpol's Global Complex for Innovation in Singapore on Sept. 30, 2014. Reuters/Edgar Su
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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 Security, as an Asia delegate in its 13-member Executive Committee during Interpol’s annual General Assembly meeting in Istanbul.