The vote that catapulted Kim Jong Yang of South Korea over Russia’s Alexander Prokopchuk to be the next president of Interpol, at 101-61, was closer than it should have been. As the head of Russia’s National Central Bureau (NCB) since June 2011, and thus in charge of all Russian liaison with Interpol, Prokopchuk is personally responsible for Russia’s abuse of Interpol to harass dissidents, exiles, and politically inconvenient businessmen. The contest between Kim and Prokopchuk should have been no contest at all.