"Reasonable questions have been raised about whether the links are in violation of the law and many aspects of society's ethical regulations. It is crucial that these circumstances and the questions they raise are clarified, and that the facts are brought to the table."
"The release of the Epstein files in January sent shockwaves through Norway after multiple figures from the highest echelons of society including the crown princess and a former prime minister were named in them. The foreign office was also drawn into the spreading scandal after the financial crimes squad, kokrim, said it was investigating Mona Juul."
"The files released by the US Department of Justice had clearly shown it is possible to buy and abuse influence if you are rich enough. Connections between Norwegians in trusted and central positions had been proven in the Epstein files."
Norway's parliament voted unanimously to create an independent investigative commission examining links between the foreign office and Jeffrey Epstein after the US Department of Justice released files in January. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stre acknowledged that the files demonstrated how wealth enables abuse of influence. Multiple high-profile Norwegian figures, including the crown princess and a former prime minister, were named in the documents. The foreign office became central to the scandal when financial crimes authorities began investigating Mona Juul, former ambassador to Jordan and Iraq, for suspected gross corruption. Her husband, Terje Rød-Larsen, a former diplomat, faces similar investigation. The Epstein files allegedly show their children received $10 million bequests and Rød-Larsen served as executor of Epstein's will.
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