Meng Hongwei is currently under investigation by China's State Supervisory Commission.(Reuters)

(Morning News) Interpol (Interpol) said on Sunday (7th) that the chairman of the organization, Meng Hongwei, has resigned.Chinese officials have confirmed that Meng Hongwei is suspected of violating the law and is currently under investigation by the State Supervisory Commission.

Interpol issued a statement saying: The General Secretariat of Interpol in Lyon, France received the resignation letter from Mr. Meng Hongwei on October 7. He resigned as the chairman of Interpol with immediate effect.

Interpol did not say why Meng Hongwei resigned.

The 64-year-old Meng Hongwei lives with his family in Lyon, France. He lost contact with his family after returning to China at the end of September, which aroused concern from the outside world.

Meng Hongwei's wife said in an interview on the 7th that her husband sent a message asking her to wait for his call before he disappeared, but later sent her a picture of a knife, and there was no news after that.In this way, she believes, her husband was trying to show that he was in danger.