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 Möguleg slit á fríverslunarsamningi við Ísrael tekin fyrir Innlent Þyrlan kölluð út á mesta forgangi Innlent Aðsetur ríkisstjórnarinnar logar eftir árásir næturinnar Erlent Ákærðir fyrir hópnauðgun gegn ólögráða stúlku Innlent Vilja skylda samskiptaforrit til að skanna einkaskilaboð fólks Erlent Hótar að beita stríðsmálaráðuneytinu: „Chipocalypse Now“ Erlent Labubu bangsar ekki lengur velkomnir í Ísaksskóla Innlent Bandaríkjamenn handtóku yfir þrjú hundruð Suður-Kóreumenn Erlent Hringveginum lokað vegna umferðarslyss Innlent Rafmagnsflugvél reynd í áætlunarflugi í Noregi 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 Möguleg slit á fríverslunarsamningi við Ísrael tekin fyrir Innlent Þyrlan kölluð út á mesta forgangi Innlent Aðsetur ríkisstjórnarinnar logar eftir árásir næturinnar Erlent Ákærðir fyrir hópnauðgun gegn ólögráða stúlku Innlent Vilja skylda samskiptaforrit til að skanna einkaskilaboð fólks Erlent Hótar að beita stríðsmálaráðuneytinu: „Chipocalypse Now“ Erlent Labubu bangsar ekki lengur velkomnir í Ísaksskóla Innlent Bandaríkjamenn handtóku yfir þrjú hundruð Suður-Kóreumenn Erlent Hringveginum lokað vegna umferðarslyss Innlent Rafmagnsflugvél reynd í áætlunarflugi í Noregi Erlent