Norway parliament probes Epstein links to politicians, diplomats
Eleven current and former ministers will answer questions on foreign ministry grants and contacts tied to Epstein, as police and a commission also investigate.
- On Wednesday, 11 current and former Norwegian ministers began two days of parliamentary questioning regarding Foreign Ministry practices scrutinized due to Jeffrey Epstein revelations.
- Hearings examine Foreign Ministry grants to the International Peace Institute , a think tank formerly led by Terje Rod-Larsen, who maintained close contact with Epstein.
- Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, who served as foreign minister from 2005 to 2012, and former Foreign Minister Borge Brende are among those expected to testify.
- Committee chair Per-Willy Amundsen called the information "disturbing," while Okokrim investigates corruption allegations involving former ambassador Mona Juul, Rod-Larsen, and former Prime Minister Thorbjorn Jagland.
- Amundsen cautioned two days of hearings may be insufficient to establish a full account, as a separate commission continues investigating with a report expected in January 2028.
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ERT NEWSThe Commission has invited 11 current and former Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Development, including Prime Minister Jonas Gaard Støre, who was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2005 to 2012.
Epstein hearings are now being held in the Norwegian Parliament. Børge Brende, who was forced to resign as head of the World Economic Forum, is being heard, as is Prime Minister Støre.
A two-day hearing begins today in the Norwegian Parliament's Constitutional Committee. Around ten former and current foreign and development ministers will be questioned about the Norwegian Foreign Ministry's connections to the Epstein case.
Millions of Norwegian kroner went to an international think tank. Now former ministers are being questioned.
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