Terje Rød-Larsen resigns as president of the International Peace Institute



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At an extraordinary board meeting on Thursday, Terje Rød-Larsen decided to resign as chair of the Norwegian-backed International Peace Institute think tank.

Terje Rød-Larsen has resigned as president of the IPI think tank. Photograph: Håkon Mosvold Larsen / NTB

The dismissal is confirmed by the board of the expert group, writes Dagens Næringsliv. Vice President Adam Lupel will be Rød-Larsen’s temporary replacement.

On Wednesday, the chairman of the board, Kevin Rudd, strongly opposed Rød-Larsen and called the extraordinary meeting of the board for him to explain himself.

Over the past year, DN has documented a series of connections between Rød-Larsen, IPI, and the late financier and abuser Jeffrey Epstein.

According to the newspaper, Rød-Larsen borrowed money from Epstein and authorized a refund that went through IPI.

– Neither the loan nor its repayment had previously been delivered to the board or to me as president. Rød-Larsen apologized to the board for what he described as a serious error of judgment, President Rudd told DN on Wednesday.

The board has emphasized that they did not know about the connection between Rød-Larsen and Epstein.

Rød-Larsen has been repeatedly asked before to clarify his connections to the now-deceased billionaire, without giving clear answers.

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