JUST IN: Interpol has elected General al-Raisi from the UAE, accused of torture, as new president for a 4-year term. There are multiple criminal complaints against him in 5 countries.
Watch our report on the accusations leveled against al-Raisi. 🎥
The global police agency
#Interpol
meets in Istanbul this week - and is set to elect a new president on Thursday. The frontrunner for this top job, Major General Ahmed Naser al-Raisi of the United Arab Emirates, has been accused of torture. We spoke to former UAE detainees (1/2)
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This is how former UAE detainee Matthew Hedges responded to today's
#Interpol
vote:
"What a disgrace. This is a sad day for international justice and global policing. I don’t know how the Interpol members who voted for Al-Raisi don’t feel embarrassed about the choice they made"
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