The website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection issued a statement saying that Meng Hongwei is suspected of violating the law and is being investigated by the State Supervisory Commission.Meng Hongwei's wife held a press conference in France to express concerns about Meng Hongwei's whereabouts.
Interpol announced on Sunday night that the head of the international police agency, Meng Hongwei (pictured, left), had resigned.French authorities are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding Meng Hongwei's disappearance.
The Interpol statement said it received the resignation of Chairman Meng Hongwei with immediate effect last Sunday.
A few hours before Interpol issued the above statement, a statement with only one sentence was released on the official website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China, confirming that Meng Hongwei is suspected of violating the law and is currently under investigation by the State Supervisory Commission.
On Friday, French authorities launched an investigation into Meng Hongwei's disappearance, a person familiar with the matter said.Meng Hongwei is the first Chinese President of Interpol and the Vice Minister of Public Security of China.
Meng Hongwei returned to China in September, and his wife reported his disappearance to French authorities, according to the above-mentioned sources.
The prosecutor's office in the French city of Lyon, where Interpol is headquartered, has opened an investigation into the case.
Meng Hongwei's wife, Grace Meng, has not heard from him since September 25.At a news conference in Lyon on Sunday, she expressed concern about Meng Hongwei's whereabouts.
According to AFP, Grace Meng issued an emotional statement in Chinese and then English: This case concerns the international community.She went on: "Even though I can't see my husband, our hearts are still bound and that's why he's going to be fine.
Grace Meng was placed under French police protection after she was threatened on social media and on the phone after reporting her husband missing, Agence France-Presse reported, citing the Paris Interior Ministry.
She declined to be photographed at a news conference last Sunday.
Agence France-Presse added that, according to Grace Meng, when her husband arrived in China on September 25, he sent her a message on social networks, saying wait for me to call.Then she received another message, an emoji symbolizing a sinister situation.
Agence France-Presse said Grace Meng told reporters on the sidelines of the press conference: I don't know what happened to him.
Last Saturday, Interpol Secretary-General Juuml;rgen Stock (Juuml;rgen Stock) issued a statement on Twitter, saying: Interpol has made a request through the official law enforcement department, hoping that the Chinese government will explain that Interpol Chairman Meng Hongweicurrent condition.
Stock went on to say that he looked forward to an official response from China that would address concerns about the chairman's situation.
Interpol said on Sunday that Kim Jong Yang, a South Korean, will serve as acting president until elections are held at the Interpol General Assembly in November.
Translator/He Li
