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 Nítján ára ferðamaður fannst látinn Erlent Fagnar „hugrökkum hetjum“ Bandaríkjahers en skrifar um þarmaflóruna á sautjánda júní Innlent Banamaður ráðherra fær að stíga fæti út fyrir fangelsið Erlent Tilkynnt um hóp pilta í grunsamlegum erindagjörðum Innlent Gul viðvörun: Brýna fyrir fólki á húsbílum að vara sig á vindinum Innlent Boltaleikir bannaðir á skólalóðinni eftir klukkan tíu Innlent Íbúðin í rúst eftir Airbnb-gesti Innlent Bíll í ljósum logum á Skaganum Innlent Metfjöldi á biðlista og mögulega þarf að vísa frá Innlent Hegseth hafi logið því að gengið sé á vopnabirgðir Bandaríkjanna 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 Nítján ára ferðamaður fannst látinn Erlent Fagnar „hugrökkum hetjum“ Bandaríkjahers en skrifar um þarmaflóruna á sautjánda júní Innlent Banamaður ráðherra fær að stíga fæti út fyrir fangelsið Erlent Tilkynnt um hóp pilta í grunsamlegum erindagjörðum Innlent Gul viðvörun: Brýna fyrir fólki á húsbílum að vara sig á vindinum Innlent Boltaleikir bannaðir á skólalóðinni eftir klukkan tíu Innlent Íbúðin í rúst eftir Airbnb-gesti Innlent Bíll í ljósum logum á Skaganum Innlent Metfjöldi á biðlista og mögulega þarf að vísa frá Innlent Hegseth hafi logið því að gengið sé á vopnabirgðir Bandaríkjanna Erlent