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Norway's Parliament to Investigate Epstein Links to Officials

Key Points
  • Norway's parliament has set up a commission to probe Epstein's ties to Norwegian officials.
  • The Epstein files reportedly revealed close contacts with Crown Princess Mette-Marit and former PM Thorbjørn Jagland.
  • The investigation will reportedly examine decades of relationships with extreme groups and networks.

Norway's parliament, the Storting, has decided to establish a commission to investigate connections between convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Norwegian officials. The decision was made after the Epstein files reportedly showed that Norwegian top names, including Crown Princess Mette-Marit and former Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland, had close contact with Epstein, who died in prison in 2019. According to Per-Willy Amundsen, a parliament member for the Fremskrittspartiet, the commission's mandate involves going back several decades to examine the relationship between Norwegian authorities and extreme organizations, foundations, and networks where Norway has been involved.

Amundsen stated in a press release that it is particularly important for the investigation to go all the way back to the process that led to the Oslo Agreement in 1993.

the commission's mandate involves going back several decades to examine the relationship between Norwegian authorities and extreme organizations, foundations, and networks where Norway has been involved

Per-Willy Amundsen, parliament member for the Fremskrittspartiet

it is particularly important for the investigation to go all the way back to the process that led to the Oslo Agreement in 1993

Per-Willy Amundsen, parliament member for the Fremskrittspartiet

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