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By Tenzin Dharpo

DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 11: The apex body for international policing agency Interpol has elected China’s Vice- Minister for public security Meng Hongwei as its President, sparking concerns by rights group and advocates that China may use the position to target dissidents across international boundaries.

Meng, the first Chinese to hold the position, was elected on Thursday following a meeting in Indonesia.

With China’s human rights record one of the worst in the world right now, rights groups have expressed concerns that such vantage for a senior Chinese official may further provide leverage to Beijing, especially in dealing with dissidents who live abroad. Nicholas Bequelin, East Asia Director at Amnesty International on his twitter account wrote, “This is extraordinarily worrying given China’s longstanding practice of trying to use Interpol to arrest dissidents and refugees abroad.”

In an interview to BBC, he further added, “The Chinese police have a terrible human rights record, including the endemic practice of coercing ‘confessions’ and the widespread use of torture. Unlike most law enforcement agencies around the world, the Chinese police have – in addition to the classic law and order mandate – a political mandate to protect the power of the Communist party.”

Maya Wang, a Hong Kong-based researcher with Human Rights Watch told BBC, "While we think it's important to fight corruption, the campaign has been politicized and undermines judicial independence."

Experts and advocates say that Meng’s position may assist Xi’s anti-graft campaigns which many say serves as a proxy to fight off political counterparts. In last year alone, China has issued 100 red notices (similar to an international arrest warrant) for Chinese living overseas through Interpol, a third of whom has been extradited even when evidence against them were found to be inadequate.

Meng Hongwie has previously served as Deputy Director of China’s armed police, a paramilitary force which has been notorious for its operational modus operandi and deployed in restive postings such as Tibet and Xinxiang.

The 62 year old Han-Chinese will hold the post of Director at Interpol for the next four years.