CRIME Chief, Deputy Commissioner of Law Enforcement (ag) Wendell Blanhum, attended the 89th session of the International Criminal Police Organisation, (INTERPOL) General Assembly on November 23 and 25, 2021, in Istanbul, Turkey.

The session was opened with delegates voting to admit the Federated States of Micronesia as the organisation’s 195th member country.
The in-person three-day meeting brought together nearly 470 police chiefs, ministers and senior law enforcement officials from some 160 countries to identify areas where INTERPOL can reinforce the global security architecture.

The INTERPOL General Assembly elected Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi of the United Arab Emirates as the organisation’s new president. He was elected following three rounds of voting.

Under Article 16 of INTERPOL’s Constitution, “a two-thirds majority shall be required for the election of the President; should this majority not be obtained after the second ballot, a simple majority shall suffice.”