“The European Commission is investigating whether former British ambassador to the US Peter Mendelsohn broke European Union rules over his contacts with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Politico, “European Truth”
Details: Although Britain left the EU six years ago, Mendelsohn remains bound by the commitments he signed during his tenure as commissioner from 2004 to 2008.
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Newly released documents show that in 2010, he allegedly gave Epstein advance notice of a €500bn bailout for the euro at the height of the Greek debt crisis.
According to documents released in the US, Epstein sent an email to Mendelsohn the night before saying that “his sources had informed him” of the assistance.
“It will be announced tonight,” Mendelssohn replied.
At the time, the British government chose not to participate in the euro bailout, but was involved in the negotiations that paved the way for the emergency measures, so should have known how things were developing.
“We have rules deriving from the treaty and a code of conduct that commissioners, including former commissioners, must follow,” European Commission spokesman Balaž Ujvari said on Tuesday, February 3.
According to him, when there are signs that the rules may not have been followed, the European Commission investigates any potential violations.
“We will assess whether, in light of these newly released documents, there may be violations of the relevant rules regarding Peter Mendelsohn,” he added.
Note, Mendelssohn announced his resignation from Britain’s House of Lords after it became known about a series of scandalous emails that linked him to sex offender Epstein.
Documents released by the US Department of Justice also show that Epstein transferred $75,000 to bank accounts believed to be the beneficiary of Mendelsohn, who was a Labor MP at the time.
In September 2009, Epstein transferred £10,000 to Mendelsohn’s partner, now her husband, to finance an osteopathy course and other expenses.
Mendelssohn, who left the Labor Party, would be required to return and re-take the oath during the next session of Parliament to retain his membership.