Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
World

HISTORICAL FACTS: New interpol president faces third torture complaint - Caught on Camera

Interpol's new president, Emirati General Ahmed Nasser Al-Raisi, here pictured during the organisation's general assembly in Istanbul in November 2021, faces charges of torture and barbarism. Ozan KOSE AFP/File

A new complaint for "torture" and "barbarism" was filed Tuesday in Paris against Ahmed Nasser Al-Raisi, an Emirati who is the new president of Interpol since November, and who is currently in France.

William Bourdon, the lawyer representing Emirati human rights activist Ahmed Mansour filed the complaint as Al-Raisi was making his first official visit to the Interpol headqarters in Lyon, on French soil.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.