Former president of Interpol Meng Hongwei has confessed in a Chinese court to taking millions of yuan in bribes and other kickbacks, after China's anti-graft body accused him of using state funds to support a "lavish" lifestyle.
Meng went missing while in October last year on a trip to China while still head of Interpol, the organisation that facilitates international police force coordination and arrest requests.
Chinese authorities later confirmed that he had been targeted in Chinese President Xi Jinping’s sweeping corruption campaign and was suspected of “severe disciplinary violations”, a euphemism for corruption.
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