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Epstein links: Two senior Norwegian diplomats under investigation

2026-02-09 21:37:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Epstein links: Two senior Norwegian diplomats under investigation

Two high-profile diplomats are under investigation in Norway by local authorities for their relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Norway's financial crimes unit is investigating Mona Juul, who resigned as ambassador to Jordan and Iraq on Sunday, amid suspicions of serious corruption while working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Her husband, Terje Rod-Larsen, a former diplomat and former president of the International Peace Institute (IPI), is also under investigation on suspicion of complicity in serious corruption. Pal Lonseth, head of Okokrim, said a comprehensive investigation has been opened that is not known how long it will take.

"We have opened an investigation to clarify whether criminal acts have occurred. We are facing a comprehensive and, in all likelihood, long-term investigation. Among other things, Okokrim will investigate whether Juul benefited from her position," Lonseth said.

Lawyers for Juul and Rod-Larsen have said their clients are cooperating with investigators and are confident the charges will be proven unfounded. The couple, who were part of a small group of diplomats who facilitated the 1993-1995 Oslo Accords, are the latest high-profile Norwegians to make headlines over the Epstein files.

The revelations have shocked the Nordic nation, mainly because of the American financier's relationship with Crown Princess Mette-Marit, but also because of his connections to other prominent figures.

Okokrim, the national authority for the investigation and prosecution of economic and environmental crime, has already opened an investigation into Thorbjorn Jagland, a former Labour prime minister of Norway, former chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee and former secretary general of the Council of Europe. Appearance in the file does not in itself imply wrongdoing or illegal conduct. /CNA





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