Former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei has been jailed in China after being found guilty of graft.
A court in China's northern city of Tianjin has jailed former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei for 13-and-a-half years over charges of bribery.
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Interpol, the global police coordination agency based in France, said late in 2018 that Meng had resigned as its president, days after his wife reported him missing following a trip to his home country of China.
Meng admitted his guilt in July.
Last March, the ruling Communist Party said its investigation had found Meng spent "lavish" amounts of state funds, abused his power and refused to follow party decisions.
Australian Associated Press