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 Segir réttarríkið standa í vegi sínum Erlent Ætla að hernema Gasaströndina Erlent Ekki sé hægt að kaupa fólk út eða rífa hús sem séu byggð samkvæmt leyfum Innlent Allt of mikið af svipuðum íbúðum á markaði skapi misræmi Innlent Bíða með að selja íbúðir frekar en að lækka verðið Innlent Víða rigning og hiti að fjórtán stigum Veður Skallaði mann og dónalegur við lögregluþjóna Innlent Fjórtán börn handtekin eftir að drengur lést í eldsvoða Erlent „Þetta hefur verið sorgleg þróun“ Innlent Maður sem lét snáka bíta sig 200 sinnum lykill að tímamótamóteitri Erlent
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 Segir réttarríkið standa í vegi sínum Erlent Ætla að hernema Gasaströndina Erlent Ekki sé hægt að kaupa fólk út eða rífa hús sem séu byggð samkvæmt leyfum Innlent Allt of mikið af svipuðum íbúðum á markaði skapi misræmi Innlent Bíða með að selja íbúðir frekar en að lækka verðið Innlent Víða rigning og hiti að fjórtán stigum Veður Skallaði mann og dónalegur við lögregluþjóna Innlent Fjórtán börn handtekin eftir að drengur lést í eldsvoða Erlent „Þetta hefur verið sorgleg þróun“ Innlent Maður sem lét snáka bíta sig 200 sinnum lykill að tímamótamóteitri Erlent