Tag: Alexander Prokopchuk

• Thursday, November 22nd 2018 - 08:55 UTC

  South Korean elected as Interpol chief; Russian candidate shunned

  

  The International police body Interpol elected Mr. Kim Jong-yang of South Korea as president, beating a Russian national whose candidacy had raised concerns in Europe and the United States about the risk of Kremlin interference.

• Wednesday, November 21st 2018 - 09:16 UTC

  US Senators question Russian candidate to be elected head of Interpol

  

  A letter from some US senators who seek to block the Russian candidate Alexander Prokopchuk from being elected as Interpol chief is an obvious example of exerting undue pressure and election meddling, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday.