Valdecy Urquiza from Brazil Elected as INTERPOL's New Secretary General.
Appointment
Valdecy Urquiza, a Federal Police Commissioner from Brazil, has been elected as the new Secretary-General of the International Criminal Police Organisation INTERPOL during its 92nd General Assembly held at Glasgow, Scotland, in the United Kingdom (UK). He officially assumed office on November 7, succeeding Jürgen Stock from Germany, who served the Organisation for a decade.
- He is the first person from a developing country, Brazil, to hold this position since INTERPOL's establishment in 1923.
- Before this, he served as the Director of International Cooperation (DIC) for the Brazilian Federal Police
Main Points:- (i) The United Kingdom (UK) hosted the 92nd INTERPOL General Assembly, the world's largest gathering of senior law enforcement officials, from 4th to 7th November 2024 at the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow. The General Assembly meeting was opened by Keir Starmer, Prime Minister (PM) of the UK.
(ii) Around 1,000 delegates from member countries attended the event. The General Assembly elected 9 members of the INTERPOL Executive Committee.
(iii) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director, Praveen Sood, and Vijayendra Bidari, Joint Director in the federal anti-corruption agency, represented India at the event.
About International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL)
Secretary General: Valdecy Urquiza
President: Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi of the United Arab Emirates
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