Grace Meng has remained in the French city of Lyon, the site of Interpol's headquarters, since her husband Meng Hongwei disappeared -- and was later revealed to have been arrested -- while visiting China in September. "I need the French government to protect me, to assist me, to help me and my children," she said. Meng Hongwei, a former vice-minister for public security in China who rose through the ranks of the country's feared security apparatus, was the first Chinese head of the international police organization. They asked her for investment advice because she was trained as an economist, but she turned them down, she said. She asked that they hand the letter over to French police, or that French police be allowed to go with her to the consulate.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 18, 2019 14:37 UTC