Norwegian police have launched an investigation into Thorbjørn Jagland, the country’s former prime minister and once head of the committee that awards the Nobel Peace Prize, on suspicion of aggravated corruption over dealings with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Jagland, who was Norway’s prime minister in the 1990s and secretary-general of the Council of Europe and Nobel Committee for a decade each, exchanged multiple emails with Epstein, including on the possibility of his family staying at an island belonging to the disgraced financier, according to documents released last week by the US Department of Justice.
Norwegian law enforcement officers are also looking into whether gifts, travel expenses and loans were received from Epstein in connection with Jagland’s positions.