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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Norway’s ministers questioned in parliament over Epstein ties
Norway’s parliament began hearings on Wednesday of current and former ministers to examine practices in the diplomatic service, following revelations about ties between late US convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and senior Norwegian officials. The hearings come against the background of the foreign ministry’s payment of more than 130 million kroner to the International Peace Institute (IPI) between 1997 and 2018, a think tank headed by Norwe…
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n1info.rsNorway's parliament today begins public hearings into the ties of its diplomats and politicians to American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Norwegian ministers grilled in parliament over Epstein ties
Norway's parliament began hearings on Wednesday of current and former ministers to examine practices in the diplomatic service, following revelations about ties between late US convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and senior Norwegian officials.
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