China investigates former senior justice official and Interpol committee member Liu Zhiqiang

Beijing’s former vice-justice minister Liu Zhiqiang, who once served on the committee of Interpol, is under investigation in China, according to the country’s top anti-graft agency. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection published a brief statement on its website on Tuesday saying Liu, 60, was “undergoing disciplinary review and supervisory investigation” and was “suspected of … Read more

China promotes high-profile law enforcer working with US in fentanyl fight to senior police job

China has promoted a veteran police officer who oversees cooperation with the US in the fight against fentanyl as assistant public security minister. The promotion of Hu Binchen, the 53-year-old director of the International Cooperation Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, to assistant minister rank and as member of the ministry’s Communist Party committee, … Read more

UN chief urges leaders to root out terrorism in Africa

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on African leaders to root out terrorism and violent extremism on the continent. Mr Guterres made the call at a two-day top-level meeting of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact at UN headquarters in New York. The meeting, which started on Wednesday, will address rising violence and the spread … Read more

Human-trafficking fuelled cyber fraud an increasingly globalized crime: Interpol – National

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Interpol said on Friday its first operation targeting human-trafficking fuelled cyber fraud showed the criminal industry was going global, spreading beyond its origins in Southeast Asia, with scam centres emerging as far away as Latin America. The global police coordination body said law enforcement from more than … Read more