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 Hundrað prósenta tollaaukning á allar vörur frá Kína Erlent Kourani fluttur á Klepp Innlent Hvattir til að leggja tímanlega af stað Innlent Beygjuvasarnir stórhættulegir Innlent Nóbelsnefndin rannsakar mögulegan leka og óvenjuleg veðmál Erlent Halla og Þorbjörg á leið til Kína Innlent Gengst við því að hafa grandað farþegaþotunni Erlent Tveir þriðju vilja að Ísland dragi sig úr Eurovision Innlent Þarf að una áminningu í máli móður í forsjárdeilu Innlent Fjöldi látinn eftir að verksmiðja sprakk í loft upp 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 Hundrað prósenta tollaaukning á allar vörur frá Kína Erlent Kourani fluttur á Klepp Innlent Hvattir til að leggja tímanlega af stað Innlent Beygjuvasarnir stórhættulegir Innlent Nóbelsnefndin rannsakar mögulegan leka og óvenjuleg veðmál Erlent Halla og Þorbjörg á leið til Kína Innlent Gengst við því að hafa grandað farþegaþotunni Erlent Tveir þriðju vilja að Ísland dragi sig úr Eurovision Innlent Þarf að una áminningu í máli móður í forsjárdeilu Innlent Fjöldi látinn eftir að verksmiðja sprakk í loft upp Erlent