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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Haroon Siddique Legal correspondent

Interpol candidate accused of role in kidnap of Indian businessmen

Interpol headquarters
Interpol’s headquarters in Lyon, France. Its next secretary general is expected to be announed soon. Photograph: Olivier Chassignole/AFP/Getty Images

A candidate to be the next head of Interpol has been accused of involvement in the kidnap, detention, assault and attempted extortion of two Indian businessmen.

Lawyers for Vinod and Uddit Sadhu have written to Interpol saying the allegations against Mubita Nawa, a deputy commissioner of police in Zambia, suggest he is “plainly unsuitable” to be its next secretary general.

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