<br /> Reuters reports that the International police body Interpol elected Kim Jong-yang of South Korea as president on Wednesday. He beat out a Russian national whose candidacy had raised concerns in Europe and the United States about the risk of Kremlin interference.<br />Russia said clear outside pressure had been exerted on the vote. It did not dispute the voting process.<br />Meeting in Dubai for their annual congress, Interpol member states elected Kim to succeed China’s Meng Hongwei. <br />
