Police in Norway searched properties belonging to former prime minister Thorbjørn Jagland on Thursday, his lawyer said, following the launch of a corruption probe over his dealings with late disgraced financier and convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Jagland is being investigated after documents the US Justice Department released in January suggested he and his family stayed or vacationed with Epstein between 2011 and 2018, when he was chairing the Nobel Committee, which awards the Peace Prize and was also secretary general of the pan-continental Council of Europe.
