US EditionFormer French minister Lang resigns from Arab World Institute over Epstein ties
Jack Lang resigned as president of the Arab World Institute after financial prosecutors opened a preliminary investigation into suspected laundering and aggravated tax fraud linked to Epstein.
- On Feb 7, Jack Lang resigned as president of the Arab World Institute after revelations of his past contacts with Jeffrey Epstein and a financial investigation was launched.
- DOJ's Jan. 30 release prompted French media including Le Monde, Le Figaro and Mediapart to report years of correspondence and financial links between Jack Lang and Epstein.
- A Reuters review found Lang's name appears more than 600 times; the Foreign Ministry provides 12.3 million euros annually to the IMA, accounting for half of its budget.
- French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot summoned Lang to the French Foreign Ministry on Feb 8 to account for his ties and said he would initiate procedures to appoint an interim president of the Arab World Institute.
- Lang, 86, denied wrongdoing and said he would demonstrate the accusations are baseless, while his daughter Caroline Lang resigned from the Independent Production Union after her name surfaced in the 'Epstein files' on Monday.
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Former French Minister of Culture Jacques Lang has resigned from the post of president of the World Arab Institute in Paris, after he came under investigation for his former financial ties with convicted American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, reports France 24 today.
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He has presided over the Arab World Institute since 2013: repeatedly cited in the Epstein case files for financial links, Jack Lang finally "offered" his resignation.
Ex-French minister quits Arab World Institute over Epstein links
Veteran French politician Jack Lang, a former minister, was forced out of a key cultural post on Saturday as pressure grew on him over revelations in the latest release of the Epstein files. He offered to resign in a letter to French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, who told reporters he planned to launch the process to name an interim president for the IMA. But Lang continued to insist he was innocent of any wrongdoing. Lang, who has headed t…
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