Fall from grace: Meng (centre) at his trial at the Tianjin No.1 Intermediate Court. — AFP
Beijing: Former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei has pleaded guilty at a trial in China to accepting 14.46 million yuan (RM8.7mil) in bribes – a remarkable fall from grace for the former vice-minister of public security.
The Tianjin No.1 Intermediate Court said Meng “showed repentance” during the hearing yesterday, which was the culmination of a dramatic case that shook the international police organisation and put a spotlight on China’s opaque judicial system.
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