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Interpol: How Shock Hong Kong Meeting Shows China’s Power In Interpol

2 weeks ago012 mins

Hong Kong will host the world’s top law enforcement officials later this year at Interpol’s annual general assembly, amid warnings from lawyers, rights activists and former police officers that meeting in China could embolden authoritarian regimes and inhibit participation by reporters and NGOs. “It’s a really terrible idea,” said Ben Keith, a barrister at 5 St. Andrew’s Hill Chambers in London who specializes in tracking a key aspect…

10 defendants remanded in custody in JPEX cryptocurrency fraud case

4 weeks ago02 mins

A Hong Kong court has remanded in custody another 10 people in connection with the HK$1.6 billion (US$205.8 million) in JPEX cryptocurrency scandal, bringing the number prosecuted in the city’s largest alleged financial fraud in recent years to 26. The latest development came nearly three years after the scandal broke out in 2023, when police…

Police charge another 10 people over HK$1.6 billion JPEX cryptocurrency scandal

4 weeks ago02 mins

Hong Kong police have charged another 10 people in connection with the HK$1.6 billion (US$205.8 million) JPEX cryptocurrency scandal – the city’s largest alleged financial fraud in recent years. Four men and six women were charged on Thursday after investigations identified abnormal transactions in suspicious accounts linked to the case, police said. The suspects, aged…

Hong Kong cannot extradite Tates without UK or Romania requests, lawmakers say

1 month ago02 mins

Hong Kong lawmakers have said Andrew and Tristan Tate cannot be extradited to the UK or Romania – where they face prosecution – without formal requests from those governments, as the infamous influencer brothers continued their visit to the city on Monday. The legislators also rejected claims that the city had become a haven for…

Hong Kong aims to add facial recognition to public CCTVs this year: police chief

2 months ago02 mins

Hong Kong’s surveillance cameras are expected to incorporate facial recognition technology as early as this year, pending the resolution of legal and technical issues, according to the city’s police chief. Commissioner of Police Joe Chow Yat-ming also said on Sunday that the force would prioritise linking closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in high-traffic and strategically located…

Murder suspect captured in Thailand set to be handed back to Hong Kong authorities

2 months ago02 mins

Thai police have helped Hong Kong authorities in arresting two fugitives, including a murder suspect who had been on the run for more than three decades, the city’s police chief has said. Speaking upon his return from Thailand on Thursday, Commissioner of Police Joe Chow Yat-ming said the two local suspects were linked to two…

Police to deepen Asean ties as Hong Kong set to host first top Interpol meeting

4 months ago02 mins

Hong Kong’s police chief has pledged to ramp up collaboration with Asean countries to fortify the force’s role as a “superconnector” in law enforcement, as the city gears up to host Interpol’s top annual meeting in November for the first time. Commissioner of Police Joe Chow Yat-ming, who worked at Interpol’s Lyon headquarters as a…

Hong Kong fire disaster brings victim ID unit’s grim task back into focus

5 months ago02 mins

More than 600 officers from the Hong Kong Police Force’s Disaster Victim Identification Unit (DVIU) searched two fire-ravaged blocks of the Wang Fuk Court residential complex in Tai Po without finding any more bodies on Saturday. The death toll from the blaze remains at 128, but 150 people are still unaccounted for. Dressed in white…

Exclusive | Hong Kong police chief and regional counterparts discuss scams and training

Cs news7 months ago03 mins

Hong Kong’s police chief has met top security authorities from four countries in the region, including Cambodia and Singapore, to discuss closer collaboration in combating scams and enhancing training as efforts are made to expand an international law enforcement coalition. Commissioner of Police Joe Chow Yat-ming told the Post on Friday that the four meetings…

India elected member of Interpol Asian Committee at Singapore conference | World News

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India elected member of Interpol Asian Committee at Singapore conference NEW DELHI: India on Friday was elected as a member of the Interpol Asian Committee during the 25th Asian Regional Conference held in Singapore, officials said.India’s election through a multi-stage voting process is expected to strengthen regional cooperation on critical security issues, including organised crime,…