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

Norwegian politicians hope Epstein files inquiry will restore faith in democracy

Norway’s prime minister, Jonas Gahr Støre, talks to the press on a terrace of the building housing his new office in Oslo
Norway’s prime minister, Jonas Gahr Støre, said the files demonstrate ‘it is possible to buy and abuse influence if you are rich enough’. Photograph: Nora Bulli/Reuters

The Epstein files have shaken Norway’s faith in democracy, the head of the Norwegian parliament’s oversight committee has said, as a sprawling investigation into the connections between its foreign office and the late sex offender gets under way.

An independent commission to look into information brought to light by the Jeffrey Epstein documents released by the US Department of Justice was launched on Wednesday after the Norwegian parliament voted unanimously last month for it to be set up.

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