Reuters, PARISGrace Meng (孟昭文), wife of missing former Interpol president Meng Hongwei (孟宏偉), applied for asylum in France fearing for her life, her lawyer said on Friday. Then-boss of Lyon, France-based Interpol went missing in September last year after traveling back to his native China. France opened an inquiry and China said that he was under investigation for bribery. “I need the French government to protect, to assist and help me and my children,” she told France Info. Interpol said Meng Hongwei had resigned and it elected Kim Jong-yang of South Korea as president in November last year.

Source: Taipei Times January 19, 2019 16:03 UTC