US EditionNorwegian diplomat steps down over Epstein ties, in widening scandal
Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide called Juul's resignation necessary due to a serious failure of judgment after links to Epstein surfaced in newly released files.
- On Feb 8, Mona Juul resigned as Norway's ambassador to Jordan and Iraq; her lawyer said she voluntarily stepped down and will cooperate with the Foreign Ministry.
- Following the publication of Epstein materials, Norway suspended Juul last week pending an internal inquiry of Norway's Foreign Ministry, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
- Documents report a sizeable bequest connected to Juul's family, as Epstein's will included $10 million left to Juul's two children; Espen Barth Eide called Juul's contact a "serious failure of judgment" and the resignation "right and necessary".
- The Foreign Ministry has launched further fact-finding and an IPI grant review, while Okokrim opened an investigation into former Prime Minister Thorbjorn Jagland on suspicion of aggravated corruption Thursday.
- Beyond Norway, the fallout spread across Europe, with Crown Princess Mette-Marit apologising on Feb 6 and Morgan McSweeney resigning on Feb 8 over Epstein links.
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Norway's ambassador to Jordan and Iraq, Mona Juul, has resigned over the Epstein scandal. Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said in Oslo on Sunday that her association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein revealed a "serious error in judgment" and called the decision to resign the right one.
Epstein left $5 million each to the politician's two children in his will.
Norwegian diplomat steps down over Epstein ties, in widening scandal
Norway's foreign ministry on Sunday said a prominent ambassador, Mona Juul, would step down due to a "serious failure of judgement" over ties to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, part of a growing scandal in the Nordic country and across Europe.
Norway's ambassador to Jordan steps down over Epstein links as scandal widens
The ministry earlier this week suspended Juul from her position as ambassador to Jordan and Iraq pending an internal inquiry of links to Epstein found in a massive set of files released by the United States government.
Norway's Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that a prominent ambassador, Mona Juul, would resign over a "serious lapse of judgment" over her ties to Jeffrey Epstein, part of a growing scandal in the Nordic country and across Europe. The ministry earlier this week suspended Juul from her position as ambassador to Jordan and Iraq pending an internal investigation into her ties to Epstein, found in a large set of files released by the United States go…
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