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 Vaktin: Tillagan samþykkt og annarri umræðu um veiðigjöld lokið Innlent Lögregla rannsakar alvarlegt slys í Lágafellslaug Innlent Fordæmalaus ákvörðun sem gæti breytt Alþingi til framtíðar Innlent „Hann er að eigna sér eitthvað sem hann á ekki“ Innlent Krefjast bóta verði ekki fallið frá áformum um skólaþorp Innlent Velti bílnum við Fjarðarhraun Innlent Hóta að loka svæðinu við Seljalandsfoss Innlent Fundu 36 hugsanlega þolendur mansals á Íslandi í alþjóðlegri lögregluaðgerð Innlent „Þetta er alvarlegur áfellisdómur yfir forsætisráðherra“ Innlent Kristrún fái ef til vill að bragða á eigin meðali fyrr en síðar 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 Vaktin: Tillagan samþykkt og annarri umræðu um veiðigjöld lokið Innlent Lögregla rannsakar alvarlegt slys í Lágafellslaug Innlent Fordæmalaus ákvörðun sem gæti breytt Alþingi til framtíðar Innlent „Hann er að eigna sér eitthvað sem hann á ekki“ Innlent Krefjast bóta verði ekki fallið frá áformum um skólaþorp Innlent Velti bílnum við Fjarðarhraun Innlent Hóta að loka svæðinu við Seljalandsfoss Innlent Fundu 36 hugsanlega þolendur mansals á Íslandi í alþjóðlegri lögregluaðgerð Innlent „Þetta er alvarlegur áfellisdómur yfir forsætisráðherra“ Innlent Kristrún fái ef til vill að bragða á eigin meðali fyrr en síðar Innlent