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 Hálka á höfuðborgarsvæðinu og Hellisheiði Innlent Ástæða fyrir því að genaumræðan hafi ekki náð mikilli útbreiðslu Innlent Veðurvaktin: Biðja fólk að halda sig heima í kvöld Veður Hlýni á föstudag og snjórinn geti horfið í næstu viku Veður Karlmaður lést í Bláa lóninu Innlent Ráðgjafinn ráðinn tveimur dögum eftir að grennslast var fyrir um málið Innlent Íslensk stúlka í klóm 764 hvött til sjálfsskaða og ofbeldis Innlent Færeyingar marka leið fyrir risastór neðansjávargöng Erlent Stærsti fellibylur í sögu Jamaíka Erlent „Alvöru“ jólasveinn gisti á Hótel Rangá 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 Hálka á höfuðborgarsvæðinu og Hellisheiði Innlent Ástæða fyrir því að genaumræðan hafi ekki náð mikilli útbreiðslu Innlent Veðurvaktin: Biðja fólk að halda sig heima í kvöld Veður Hlýni á föstudag og snjórinn geti horfið í næstu viku Veður Karlmaður lést í Bláa lóninu Innlent Ráðgjafinn ráðinn tveimur dögum eftir að grennslast var fyrir um málið Innlent Íslensk stúlka í klóm 764 hvött til sjálfsskaða og ofbeldis Innlent Færeyingar marka leið fyrir risastór neðansjávargöng Erlent Stærsti fellibylur í sögu Jamaíka Erlent „Alvöru“ jólasveinn gisti á Hótel Rangá Innlent