Police in Norway have opened an investigation into a high-profile diplomat and her husband over their links to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Mona Juul resigned as ambassador to Jordan and Iraq on Sunday, days after she was suspended following Norwegian media reports that each of her children would receive $5m (£3.6m) in a will allegedly signed by Epstein days before he died. Emails released in the so-called Epstein files also appear to show that Juul's husband, Terje Rød-Larsen, had dinner with Epstein in Paris in June 2019, weeks before Epstein's arrest in the US on sex trafficking charges. Juul's lawyer has stated she 'does not recognize the accusations made against her,' while Rød-Larsen's lawyer expressed confidence that the investigation will clarify 'there is no basis for criminal liability'. An 'aggravated corruption' inquiry has been launched by Norway's economic crime unit Økokrim, which will investigate whether benefits were received in connection with Juul's diplomatic position. A property in Oslo has been searched as part of the investigation. Juul and Rød-Larsen were involved in negotiating the 1993-1995 Oslo Accords, a significant diplomatic agreement between Israel and Palestinians. The ties to Epstein have drawn attention to several other prominent figures in Norway, highlighting a concerning network of connections that continues to unfold.