BRUSSELS — Interpol elected a South Korean police veteran as its next president on Nov. 21, in the face of pressure from Western diplomats who said choosing the Russian candidate who had been considered the front-runner could jeopardize the independence of the world’s largest international policing organization.
New York Times: Interpol, under pressure from West, rejects Russian who sought to lead it
Picture taken on May 17, 2010 at Interpol headquarters in Lyon, eastern France, shows Interpol's lobby.
