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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Veteran French politician quits as head of prestigious institute after Epstein links revealed

Jack Lang with Jeffrey Epstein  in front of the Louvre pyramid
Screengrab from a video released in files related to the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein shows Jack Lang with the disgraced financier at the Louvre pyramid. Photograph: US Department of Justice/AFP/Getty Images

Jack Lang, a former French culture minister, has resigned as head of Paris’s prestigious Arab World Institute after revelations of his past contacts with the disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the launch of a financial investigation by French prosecutors.

The 86-year-old resigned on Saturday night before he was due to attend an urgent meeting called by the French foreign ministry to discuss his links to Epstein.

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