Former Interpol chief, Meng Hongwei who has been detained in China since 2018 was on Tuesday sentenced  to more than 13 years in prison for bribery.

Meng was sentenced to 13 years and six months and fined two million yuan RMB ($290,000) by the Tianjin First Intermediate People’s Court.

He disappeared during a visit to China from France, where Interpol is based, and was later accused of accepting bribes and expelled from the Communist Party.

At his trial last June, he pleaded guilty to accepting $2.1 million in bribes after the court said he used his status and positions to “seek improper benefit” and accumulate bribes.