The Norwegian police have announced the opening of an investigation into Thorbjørn Jagland, who led the Labour government from 1996 to 1997, on suspicion of 'aggravated corruption' in connection with his past ties to the American sex offender.

The Norwegian police have announced the opening of an investigation into Thorbjørn Jagland, who led the Labour government from 1996 to 1997, on suspicion of ‘aggravated corruption’ in connection with his past ties to the American sex offender.

Jagland was prime minister of Norway from 1996 to 1997 and secretary general of the Council of Europe from 2009 to 2019. Between January 2009 and March 2015, he also chaired the committee that selects the Nobel Peace Prize winner. The police “have opened an investigation into… Thorbjorn Jagland, on suspicion of aggravated corruption,” said the Norwegian police’s economic crime unit, Okokrim, in a statement.