Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Thorbjorn Jagland announces the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize as committee secretary Geir Lundestad is pictured behind him at the Nobel Institute in Oslo October 11, 2013. REUTERS/Heiko Junge/NTB Scanpix
OSLO (Reuters) - The committee that awards the Nobel Peace Prize accused its former secretary on Monday of a breach of trust for publishing a book that gives behind-the-scenes details of recent awards, including the one given to U.S. President Barack Obama in 2009.
Geir Lundestad's book, "Secretary of Peace", also describes personalities who decided the prize during his time as director of the Nobel Institute from 1990-2015. He attended meetings of the five-strong committee but did not have a vote.
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