Pressure political and media

The revelation of millions of documents linked to Jeffrey Epstein brought to light links between former Minister of Culture Jack Lang and the American financier. His name appears hundreds of times in recently published files, which has sparked criticism. an outcry politics and media in France.

Proposal to resignation à IMA

Under this pressure, Lang proposed; announced his resignation from the presidency of the Arab World Institute (IMA), which he has led since 2013, in a letter addressed to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot. The latter declared “ take note » of this proposal.

Judicial investigation in progress

At the same time, the National Financial Prosecutor's Office opened a preliminary investigation into « "laundering of aggravated tax fraud", targeting Lang and his daughter Caroline for their alleged financial links with Epstein. The authorities are seeking to determine the exact nature of these relationships, while Lang denies any awareness of the crimes of his former interlocutor.