Former Norwegian Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland, who briefly held the position in the 1990s, was charged with “aggravated corruption” for alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

Norwegian police reportedly conducted searches of properties owned by the former prime minister as part of a corruption investigation.

Jagland had previously been protected by diplomatic immunity that came from his work with the Council of Europe.

However, that immunity has been waived.

“The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has waived the immunity of former Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland following a request from the Norwegian authorities to pursue proceedings relating to allegations of aggravated corruption,” the Council of Europe stated.

Norway is undergoing a reckoning after leading political figures, including former Premier Thorbjorn Jagland were revealed to have had ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. https://t.co/bGF5jPVXue

— Bloomberg (@business) February 13, 2026

Al Jazeera noted:

Police told the council in the request that they are investigating whether the benefits Jagland may have received could amount to “passive bribery”.

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Okokrim cited repeated instances, between 2011 and 2018, when Jagland and/or members of his family made use of Epstein’s apartments in Paris and New York, as well as stays at his property in Palm Beach, Florida.

“For at least one of these private vacations, travel expenses for six adults appear to have been covered by Mr. Epstein,” Okokrim wrote.

After previously maintaining that his ties with Epstein were part of normal diplomatic activities, Jagland told the newspaper Aftenposten this month that he had shown “poor judgement”.

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