Major General Ahmed Nasser Al-Raisi, Inspector General of the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Internal Affairs, became the new president of the International Criminal Police Organization on November 25, Interpol reports..

The news of the election of Al-Raisi disappointed many European politicians, writes Euronews. Among them is Hubert Julien Laferriere, a French MP for the Rhone department, where Interpol is headquartered.. For several months he fought against the candidacy of Al-Raisi.

“It would seem how an organization pursuing criminals can be headed by a suspect in a crime. but it is so. The member countries of Interpol have shown that it is possible and have chosen the one who will disgrace the organization, ”says Julien-Laferriere..

Lawsuits filed against Ahmed al-Raisi in five countries: France, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden and Turkey.

Two Britons, Matthew Hedges and Ali Issa Ahmad, testified on several occasions about the torture they suffered in the UAE and the abuses covered by Ahmed al-Raise.

Hubert Julien-Laferriere, French MP, says: “These people were arrested at random, a teacher and a football fan whose only crime was to wear Qatar jerseys. They were arrested and tortured. In particular, Matthew Hedges, a teacher, was sent to prison for several months and tortured, although he was completely innocent.. You know that there are over a hundred prisoners of conscience in the UAE, and we know that Ahmed Al-Raisi, Chief Inspector of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, covers all these abuses. "

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According to Hubert Julien Laferrier, money was the basis of the struggle in these elections in Interpol..

United Arab Emirates funded Interpol with € 50 million over five years through a fund located in Geneva.

According to the charter of Interpol, the president of the organization performs only representative functions, all power remains with Secretary General Jurgen Stock.

But critics believe that Ahmed Al-Raisi could team up with authoritarian regimes and use Interpol's global network to pursue exiled dissidents and even political opponents instead of pursuing real criminals..