US EditionNorway Probes Ex-Prime Minister Jagland Over Epstein Corruption Ties
Norwegian police investigate former PM Thorbjørn Jagland for possible receipt of gifts, travel, or loans linked to his official roles amid extensive Epstein communications.
- On Feb 5, Norway's police opened an aggravated corruption investigation into Thorbjorn Jagland, and Økokrim said there are reasonable grounds and asked to lift his immunity.
- After the DOJ released documents last week, nearly three million files showed Jagland stayed with Jeffrey Epstein in New York and Paris, and a family trip to Epstein's private island in 2014 was cancelled.
- Records show Jagland asked Epstein for financial help and referenced visiting Tirana and Epstein's island in emails from 2012 and 2013, with Epstein noting `He awards the Nobel peace prize`.
- Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said Thursday he would propose revoking Jagland's immunity, the Norwegian Nobel Institute awaits Jagland's explanation, and lawyer Anders Brosveet welcomed the probe while suspended Norwegian diplomat Mona Juul faces investigation since Monday.
- The DOJ warned that the files alone may not support charges, but the revelations prompted wider reviews including the World Economic Forum's inquiry into CEO Børge Brende and scrutiny of Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway.
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Norwegian police have launched an investigation into the former Secretary General of the Council of Europe over suspected corruption, following the revelations of files on the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Norwegian police are investigating former prime minister and former chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Thorbjorn Jagland, according to the Norwegian authority for combating economic crime. While no formal charges have been filed so …
The Norwegian National Authority for the Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crimes (Okokrim) announced this Thursday that it has initiated an investigation against the former prime minister, chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee and secretary-general of the Council of Europe, Thorbjorn Jagland, on suspicion of "aggravated corruption" linked to the archives of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. "We consi…
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