[5] He graduated from Peking University with a bachelor's degree in law in 1983 [5] He has 40 years of experience in criminal justice and policing.

[9] During his presidency, the Chinese government submitted extensive lists of officials and business people wanted for questioning on allegations of corruption, which critics claimed were politically motivated.

[6] French newspaper Le Parisien added that he was under investigation in China, suspected of favouring a company in a cybersecurity procurement.

Meng was also accused of "willfulness", which public administration expert Zhu Lijia said might indicate that he "may not have strictly toed the party lines".

[10] Grace Meng has threatened Interpol with legal action over its lack of investigation into the authenticity of the resignation.

[20] In April 2019, Meng's wife sued Interpol for failing to assist her at the Permanent Court of Arbitration.

She said the charges of accepting bribes were "trumped up", and that the CCP really purged him because "he used his high-profile position to push for change".

"[22][23] On 24 April 2019, a statement by the Supreme People's Procuratorate said that prosecutors "decided to arrest Meng Hongwei on suspicion of accepting bribes".

[25] He was sentenced on 21 January 2020 to 13½ years of jail time and fined CNY 2 million for the accepting of bribes and abusing his position.