MOSCOW: Singapore Police Commissioner Khoo Boon Hui
was elected the new president of INTERPOL on Friday, the international
police organisation said.
Delegates chose Khoo at the end of the general
assembly of the 187-country police organisation in Saint
Petersburg, Russia, INTERPOL
said in a statement on its website.
"As the organisation's new president, I will build
on the progress we have made thus far and ensure INTERPOL can better meet the demands of
international policing in the 21st century," Khoo was quoted as
saying in the statement.
"INTERPOL
plays a critical role in international police co-operation by
equipping police forces around the world with the necessary
infrastructure, training and operational support to combat
transnational crime and terrorism," said Khoo.
Khoo replaces South Africa's chief of police Jackie
Selebi, who resigned in January after prosecutors announced their
intention to charge him over his links to a businessman accused of
murder.
Khoo will serve a four-year term as president of
INTERPOL's executive
committee, in addition to his existing duties as commissioner of
the Singapore Police Force.
He will be based in Singapore.
INTERPOL,
which stands for the International Criminal Police Organisation,
has 187 member countries.
It facilitates cross-border police cooperation and
helps organisations fight international crime.
- AFP/CNA/so/ls
Conrgatulations!
