Critics are worried Russia will abuse Interpol to settle scores and harass dissidents if the Kremlin's candidate is elected to run the organization.

China said on Sunday it was investigating Interpol President Meng Hongwei for suspected wrongdoing -- the first official word from China about Meng since his disappearance was reported in France on Friday.

The president of Interpol, a former senior Chinese security official, has been reported missing after he traveled to his native country at the end of September, a French judicial official said Friday.