Police Shuts down Camp 8. ágúst 2006 11:00 Kárahnjúkar Police in Egilsstadir arrested fourteen protestors who had entered the Kárahnjúkar construction area and chained themselves to machines. Two of the protestors were Icelandic and the rest were foreign. The camping site at Snæfell was closed down by authorities and campers sent away. According to police, the landowner at Snæfell asked for them to be removed. Spokesman for Íslandsvinir, the association responsible for the protest camp says that individuals obviously have a right to protest against the dam. He added that the protestors arrested were not members of the Íslandsvinir association but were there by their own means. Íslandsvinir are considering pressing charges and their lawyer Ragnar Aðalsteinsson said " The National Power Company does not control the policeforce in Iceland, but police heeded their demands. " News News in English Mest lesið Lögregla rannsakar alvarlegt slys í Lágafellslaug Innlent Sex vikið úr starfi vegna banatilræðis gegn Trump Erlent Fyrsta rafknúna flugvélin í dönsku innanlandsflugi Erlent Tekur önnur Íslendinga þátt í erfiðustu og lengstu kappreið í heimi Innlent Draga Dettifoss til Reykjavíkur Innlent Segir ummæli ráðherra um sig ógeðfelld Innlent Sleginn í andlitið með hnúajárni Innlent Hélt á lokuðu umslagi Innlent „Það er þarna sem rússneskir kafbátar fara í gegn“ Innlent Þingfundi frestað: Stjórnarandstaðan lagði fram „aðeins mýkri“ tillögu Innlent
Police in Egilsstadir arrested fourteen protestors who had entered the Kárahnjúkar construction area and chained themselves to machines. Two of the protestors were Icelandic and the rest were foreign. The camping site at Snæfell was closed down by authorities and campers sent away. According to police, the landowner at Snæfell asked for them to be removed. Spokesman for Íslandsvinir, the association responsible for the protest camp says that individuals obviously have a right to protest against the dam. He added that the protestors arrested were not members of the Íslandsvinir association but were there by their own means. Íslandsvinir are considering pressing charges and their lawyer Ragnar Aðalsteinsson said " The National Power Company does not control the policeforce in Iceland, but police heeded their demands. "
News News in English Mest lesið Lögregla rannsakar alvarlegt slys í Lágafellslaug Innlent Sex vikið úr starfi vegna banatilræðis gegn Trump Erlent Fyrsta rafknúna flugvélin í dönsku innanlandsflugi Erlent Tekur önnur Íslendinga þátt í erfiðustu og lengstu kappreið í heimi Innlent Draga Dettifoss til Reykjavíkur Innlent Segir ummæli ráðherra um sig ógeðfelld Innlent Sleginn í andlitið með hnúajárni Innlent Hélt á lokuðu umslagi Innlent „Það er þarna sem rússneskir kafbátar fara í gegn“ Innlent Þingfundi frestað: Stjórnarandstaðan lagði fram „aðeins mýkri“ tillögu Innlent