CCP Accuses Ex-Interpol Chief of Bribery, Other Crimes

Meng Hongwei delivers a campaign speech at the 85th session of the general assembly of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), in Bali, Indonesia on Nov. 10, 2016. (Du Yu/Xinhua via AP)In a statement posted on a government website Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, the authorities said Meng Hongwei, China's vice minister for public security, was being investigated due to his own "willfulness and for bringing trouble upon himself." Du Yu/Xinhua via AP, File

BEIJING—The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is investigating the former president of Interpol for bribery and other crimes, the communist regime said on Oct. 8 in a notice that indicated the Chinese official may also be in trouble for political transgressions.

Meng Hongwei, China’s vice minister for public security, was being investigated as a result of his “willfulness,” according to a statement posted on a government website.