Meng, a former government minister, was last seen Sept. 29, his wife said, according to unnamed French police officials cited by France’s Europe 1 radio station. Other police officials also confirmed the investigation to the Reuters news agency.
Interpol — headquartered in Lyon, France — is an international organization facilitating police cooperation across borders. Meng’s wife reported her husband’s disappearance to French authorities because she has been living in France with their children, Europe 1 reported.
A spokeswoman for France’s Interior Ministry, which oversees the national police force, did not immediately respond to a request for independent confirmation. Neither did a spokeswoman for the Lyon prosecutor, which oversees investigations in the region.
In a statement, Interpol said only that the disappearance is a “matter for the relevant authorities in both France and China” and declined to elaborate further.
A vice minister of public security in China, he previously served as vice chairman of the national narcotics control commission and director of the National Counter-Terrorism Office for China.
Meng, 64, was named president of Interpol in November 2016, and his term is slated to end in 2020. He is the first Chinese citizen to head the body and was previously China’s vice minister of public security.
Interpol’s main function is to provide a mechanism for police forces in different countries to notify each other of wanted suspects.
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