If the representative of Russia Alexander Prokopchuk is elected head of Interpol, Lithuania will have to consider the possibility of leaving the organization, the Lithuanian parliament said on Tuesday.

“If Alexander Prokopchuk is elected head of Interpol, Lithuania, together with other democratic countries, will have to immediately consider the possibility of leaving the organization,” the resolution said on Tuesday by the Lithuanian Sei.

88 deputies voted for this resolution, there was not one who voted against, seven abstained, writes postimees. ee.

“If Aleksandr Prokopchuk is elected the head of Interpol, that is, the candidate of a member state, which constantly abuses the Interpol system and uses it as an instrument of political pressure and persecution, and not as a legal instrument, and advances an official who contributed to then a huge blow will be dealt to the reputation and legal neutrality of this organization, after which it will be difficult to recover, ”the Sejm resolution says.

According to the Financial Times, Alexander Prokopchuk is one of two candidates for the post of the head of this organization..

In addition to him, Kim Chongchang, an adviser to the president of this organization, from South Korea, is applying for this position; he previously served as senior vice president..

In its resolution, the Lithuanian Sejm recalled that Russia is constantly striving to crack down on Kremlin critics through Interpol - businessman Bill Browder, Estonian politician Eric-Niels Cross, journalist Peter Silaev, leader of the Chechen opposition Akhmet Zakayev, colleague of Alexei Navalny Nikita Kulachenkov and others.

Previously headed Interpol Meng Hongwei resigned in October after his arrest in China on suspicion of corruption..