DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—South Korea’s Kim Jong Yang was elected as Interpol’s president on Nov. 21, edging out a longtime veteran of Russia’s security services who was strongly opposed by the U.S., Britain, and other European nations.
Kim’s election was seen as a victory for the White House and its European partners, who had lobbied against Alexander Prokopchuk’s attempts to be named the next president of the policing organization.
