Nobel Peace Prize committee under investigation for politicized selection of nominees
A Norwegian researcher has succeeded in getting Swedish authorities investigate whether the Nobel Peace Prize committee is choosing war makers and activists, rather than those who promote peace, as Alfred Nobel intended.
In a development that can only delight authorities in Beijing, The Associated Press reported today that Nobel Peace Prize officials were under investigation for choosing nominees based on the wrong set of criteria.
An adverse decision could, in theory, cause the Stockholm County Administrative Board, which oversees charitable foundations in the Swedish capital, to suspend award decisions going back three years, though this would be unprecedented, according to the AP.
The deadline for nominations for the next prize closed today.
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