[Al Jazeera] La Belle France has received the resignation of Meng Hongwei as president of Interpol with immediate effect, according to the international police agency.The development came on Sunday shortly after China said Meng, who went missing 12 days ago, was under investigation for unspecified violations of Chinese law.
The National Supervisory Commission, which handles corruption cases involving public servants, said in a statement that Meng "is currently under investigation on suspicion of violating the law."
Earlier on Sunday, Meng Hongwei's wife, Grace, said her husband sent her an image of a knife before he disappeared during a trip to their native China.
Making her first public comments on the issue, Grace Meng told news hounds in Lyon, La Belle France, that she thought the knife was her husband's way of trying to tell her he was in danger.
She said she has had no further contact with him since the message that was sent on September 25. Grace also said four minutes before Meng shared the image, he had sent a message saying: "Wait for my call."