Jackie Selebi to head Interpol
2004-10-08 22:35
Cancun - South African police commissioner Jackie Selebi was elected on Friday as the new president of Interpol during the final of the 73rd Interpol General Assembly here in Mexico, said a spokesman.
Selebi, who was Interpol vice-president for Africa, was elected by a vote of 89-31 over Mexican nominee Genaro Garcia Luna, director of the Mexican Federal Agency for Investigations (AFI).
It was the first time a Latin American country had filed a candidate to head Interpol.
Selebi will take over from Spaniard Jesus Espigares Mira, who was at Interpol's helm for four years. - Sapa-DPA
- SAPA