Former culture minister Jack Lang resigns from Arab World Institute in Paris and is also subject of tax investigation
Jack Lang, a former French culture minister, has resigned as head of Paris’s prestigious Arab World Institute after revelations of his past contacts with the disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the launch of a financial investigation by French prosecutors.
Lang, 86, resigned on Saturday night before he was due to attend an urgent meeting called by the French foreign ministry to discuss his links to Epstein.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/07/veteran-french-politician-quits-as-head-of-prestigious-institute-after-epstein-links-revealed
Author : Angelique Chrisafis in Paris
Publish date : 2026-02-07 21:33:00
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