Former Norwegian PM Thorbjørn Jagland hospitalized amid Epstein probe

Former Norwegian Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland has been hospitalized, conscionable 2 weeks aft helium was charged with aggravated corruption pursuing disclosures successful files related to Jeffrey Epstein.

Jagland, 75, was hospitalized "due to the strain arising successful the aftermath of this case," lawyer Anders Brosveet astatine Elden Law Firm told Bloomberg successful a connection Monday.

Jagland, who besides served arsenic the Secretary General of the Council of Europe and Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, is presently a absorption of the high-profile Epstein probe.

Reports connected the Epstein record disclosures suggest Jagland whitethorn person stayed astatine Epstein's properties successful Paris, New York, and Palm Beach portion starring the Council of Europe. Jagland has denied immoderate transgression wrongdoing and maintains that helium ne'er visited Epstein's backstage island.

Jeffrey Epstein emailed with erstwhile Council of Europe caput wide Thorbjørn Jagland successful 2018, suggesting helium archer Russian President Vladimir Putin helium could get penetration connected then-newly elected President Donald Trump. (AP Photo, Terje Pedersen, NTB scanpix)

The Council of Europe precocious lifted Jagland's immunity for his 10-year tenure astatine the organization’s request, opening up the corruption complaint investigation.

Norway's economical transgression authorization has already conducted searches of Jagland's backstage residences. Norwegian diplomats Terje Rød-Larsen and his wife, Mona Juul, are besides nether probe by police, according to Bloomberg.

Jagland is 1 of respective salient planetary figures named successful the precocious disclosed documents. His ineligible squad insists helium is cooperating with authorities but argues determination are nary grounds for prosecution.

Jagland "takes this substance precise seriously, but wishes to stress that helium believes determination are nary circumstances that represent transgression liability," Brosveet said successful a Feb. 11 statement.

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Jagland was the cardinal fig down the determination to grant the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize to then-President Barack Obama, a Democrat. At the time, Jagland was the recently appointed president of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, and the prime was a arguable 1 astatine the time.

Jagland was the superior Nobel Prize advocator for Obama wrong the five-member committee. While immoderate members were initially skeptical — fixed that Obama had been successful bureau for little than 9 months and the information deadline was conscionable 12 days aft his inauguration — Jagland reportedly utilized his power to unafraid a unanimous vote.

He argued the prize should not conscionable reward past deeds but should beryllium utilized to "strengthen" a leader's ongoing efforts toward planetary diplomacy.

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President Donald Trump rebuked Obama's Nobel Peace Prize from 2009 arsenic helium pitched his ain candidacy for the prize past fall.

"He got it for doing nothing," Trump told reporters successful the Oval Office connected Oct. 9. "Obama got a prize — helium didn't adjacent cognize what [for] — helium got elected, and they gave it to Obama for doing perfectly thing but destroying our country."

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