Posted on 02/25/2026 4:04:34 PM PST by Golden Eagle
Former Norwegian prime minister Thorbjørn Jagland has been hospitalised following an alleged suicide attempt, amid charges of gross corruption linked to his ties with the late US financier Jeffrey Epstein. The 75-year-old, who served as Norway's leader from 1996 to 1997, was taken to hospital last week, according to local media reports.
This comes just days after he was formally charged on 12 February. Police had raided several of his properties earlier this month as part of the investigation sparked by the latest Epstein files release. Jagland, also a former secretary-general of the Council of Europe and chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, is said to be in critical condition.
According to investigators from Økokrim, Norway's economic crime unit, the probe focuses on whether Jagland received gifts, travel, and loans in connection with his official positions. The files reveal that Epstein covered expenses for Jagland and his family between 2011 and 2018.
Arrangements in 2014 included Jagland, his wife, two children, and his son's girlfriend staying at Epstein's Palm Beach home and Caribbean island. Jagland's diplomatic immunity was waived on 11 February to allow the proceedings. Norwegian broadcaster NRK reported that police suspicions arose from the Epstein files, leading to raids on Jagland's apartments in Oslo and Risør.
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Out all of ‘em...
He should flee there and come here and run as a Democrat.
He is described as leftist, union organizer, stupid, corrupt, and the worst premier in Norway history.
Despite of that (or maybe because of that) he has been elected as the secretary-general of the Council of Europe for total 10 years.
His tenure as secretary-general has been controversial, he has been accused of inaction against corruption, and of servility towards Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
A perfect Democrat!
Someone reported that he’s the guy who nixed Trump for the Peace Prize, and pushed it for Obama.
The parliament has appointed an external inquiry into the foreign ministry's links to Epstein, while the World Economic Forum has launched an independent investigation of its Norwegian CEO, Børge Brende.
This is the guy who JUST RECENTLY replaced Klaus Schwab as CEO at the WEF. Usually, those at the WEF are considered the elite of the elite, an ultimately protected class. But I guess after a Prince was arrested for the first time in almost 500 years, no one may be safe.
I hope Tedros is compromised, too. I’d love to see him flame out and be arrested.
The wages of sin.
Yes. He was a big reason Obama got the Nobel prize.
I love how it’s all tumbling down for these folks.
Jeffrey Epstein suicide in jail cell...
Jean-Luc Brunel French associate of Epstein suicide in jail cell...
Now this...
The sooner the better.
Are deadly.
During the 2016 campaign, Epstein was trying to get Jagland to help him arrange a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to discuss Trump.
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