Major General Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, Inspector General of the Ministry of Interior and President of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), presided over the 90th session of the organization’s General Assembly meetings held in New Delhi, India. This is the first time that Major General Al Raisi chairs the General Assembly in a row
November 2021 in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX's Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
"Someone like Major General Al-Raisi, who oversaw and participated in the torture of innocent citizens, should not head an international law enforcement agency," said Gulf Centre for Human Rights Executive Director Khalid Ibrahim.
The 89th annual meeting of the Interpol General Assembly (GA) will be held November 23–25, 2021, in Istanbul, Turkey. Interpol, an international organization of police and law enforcement organizations, faces criticism for failing to live up to its constitutional requirement that it focus exclusively on ordinary crime and avoid becoming an instrument of political oppression for autocratic regimes.