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 Eins og að vera staddur í martröð og geta ekki vaknað Innlent Kosningavaktin: Íslendingar ganga að kjörborðinu Innlent Ætla að opna Bláa lónið 29. nóvember Innlent Jöfnuðu fjölbýlishús við jörðu um miðja nótt Erlent „RÚV er sá fjölmiðill sem er líklega einna lengst til vinstri á Íslandi“ Innlent Hlutverk flokksforingja stórlega ofmetið í kosningabaráttunni Innlent Segist svikin af Viðreisn og segir sig úr flokknum Innlent Stöðugt gos og engir skjálftar Innlent Rafmagnsmastur í hættu vegna hraunflæðis Innlent Eldri maður á gamalli Corollu ógnaði ekki lífi hjóna á nýjum Ram 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 Eins og að vera staddur í martröð og geta ekki vaknað Innlent Kosningavaktin: Íslendingar ganga að kjörborðinu Innlent Ætla að opna Bláa lónið 29. nóvember Innlent Jöfnuðu fjölbýlishús við jörðu um miðja nótt Erlent „RÚV er sá fjölmiðill sem er líklega einna lengst til vinstri á Íslandi“ Innlent Hlutverk flokksforingja stórlega ofmetið í kosningabaráttunni Innlent Segist svikin af Viðreisn og segir sig úr flokknum Innlent Stöðugt gos og engir skjálftar Innlent Rafmagnsmastur í hættu vegna hraunflæðis Innlent Eldri maður á gamalli Corollu ógnaði ekki lífi hjóna á nýjum Ram Innlent