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 Hafi verið látinn fljúga þrátt fyrir þekkt andleg veikindi Innlent Umfangsmiklar og óútskýrðar rafmagnstruflanir á Íberíuskaga Erlent Ráðist að fólki við Breiðholtsskóla um hábjartan dag Innlent Vilja láta rannsaka aðild flóttateymis í máli Oscars Innlent Rafmagnsleysið „fordæmalaust“ en engar vísbendingar um tölvuárás Erlent Benedikt telur undanbrögð útvarpsstjóra grátleg Innlent Allt á áætlun en Spánarfarar beðnir um að fylgjast með Innlent Engin hópnauðgun um páskana á borði lögreglu Innlent Hvetur Kanadamenn að kjósa sig Erlent Réðust á tvo menn á göngu 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 Hafi verið látinn fljúga þrátt fyrir þekkt andleg veikindi Innlent Umfangsmiklar og óútskýrðar rafmagnstruflanir á Íberíuskaga Erlent Ráðist að fólki við Breiðholtsskóla um hábjartan dag Innlent Vilja láta rannsaka aðild flóttateymis í máli Oscars Innlent Rafmagnsleysið „fordæmalaust“ en engar vísbendingar um tölvuárás Erlent Benedikt telur undanbrögð útvarpsstjóra grátleg Innlent Allt á áætlun en Spánarfarar beðnir um að fylgjast með Innlent Engin hópnauðgun um páskana á borði lögreglu Innlent Hvetur Kanadamenn að kjósa sig Erlent Réðust á tvo menn á göngu Innlent