Former Norwegian prime minister Thorbjørn Jagland has been hospitalised following an alleged suicide attempt, amid charges of gross corruption linked to his ties with the late US financier Jeffrey Epstein. The 75-year-old, who served as Norway's leader from 1996 to 1997, was taken to hospital last week, according to local media reports.
This comes just days after he was formally charged on 12 February. Police had raided several of his properties earlier this month as part of the investigation sparked by the latest Epstein files release. Jagland, also a former secretary-general of the Council of Europe and chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, is said to be in critical condition.
