The UAE has used Interpol for revenge against political "crimes". This is additional reason to be concerned about the possibility that a UAE official might become president of Interpol.

The problem with Interpol is systemic: other countries have used Interpol for repression of dissidents, because it is effective for that purpose. It seems to me that avoiding the election of one potentially bad president is not enough to address the problem. Its system for handling red notices needs modification so that other countries will think twice about a suspect named in one, rather than reflexively arresting per.