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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent

Norway to investigate links between Jeffrey Epstein and foreign office

Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store speaks to press after think tank event in Oslo
Jonas Gahr Støre said: ‘Reasonable questions have been raised about whether the links [with Jeffrey Epstein] are in violation of the law.’ Photograph: Ole Berg-Rusten/EPA

The Norwegian parliament has voted unanimously to appoint an independent investigative commission to look into connections between its foreign office and the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Speaking before the vote on Tuesday, the prime minister, Jonas Gahr Støre, paid tribute to Epstein’s victims and said that 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”.

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