The Emirati General Ahmed Nasser Al-Raisi, targeted by several complaints for “torture” in France and Turkey, was elected Thursday in Istanbul president of Interpol, announced the agency of police cooperation. “Ahmed Nasser Al-Raisi (…) has been elected to the post of president,” Interpol said
on Twitter.
The office of president is essentially honorary – the real boss of the organization being its Secretary General -, but human rights organizations and European elected officials were opposed to the election of Ahmed Al-Raisi , believing that it would undermine Interpol’s mission.
The president of Interpol, appointed for four years, fulfills his functions part-time and on a voluntary basis and retains his functions in his country of origin. Day-to-day management is handled by Secretary General Jürgen Stock, re-appointed for a second five-year term in 2019.
