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 Útlit fyrir mestu snjókomu í október í manna minnum Innlent Um 140 umsækjendur um alþjóðlega vernd týndir og eftirlýstir Innlent Erfitt að segja til um viðbrögð við nýjum faraldri miðað við Covid-viðbrögð Innlent Allt að þriggja tíma bið í dekkjaskipti Innlent Matarbankar segjast ekki munu anna eftirspurninni Erlent Komu innlyksa mæðginum til bjargar í Landmannalaugum Innlent Garðheimar ljósið í myrkrinu við meinta gímaldsgötu Innlent Aftökur á meintum smyglurum „ekki morð“ heldur „vörn við eitri“ Erlent Leit að flugvélinni horfnu engan árangur borið Erlent Gular viðvaranir vegna snjókomunnar suðvestantil Veður
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 Útlit fyrir mestu snjókomu í október í manna minnum Innlent Um 140 umsækjendur um alþjóðlega vernd týndir og eftirlýstir Innlent Erfitt að segja til um viðbrögð við nýjum faraldri miðað við Covid-viðbrögð Innlent Allt að þriggja tíma bið í dekkjaskipti Innlent Matarbankar segjast ekki munu anna eftirspurninni Erlent Komu innlyksa mæðginum til bjargar í Landmannalaugum Innlent Garðheimar ljósið í myrkrinu við meinta gímaldsgötu Innlent Aftökur á meintum smyglurum „ekki morð“ heldur „vörn við eitri“ Erlent Leit að flugvélinni horfnu engan árangur borið Erlent Gular viðvaranir vegna snjókomunnar suðvestantil Veður