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 Greindi þátt almennings og fjölmiðla í máli „strokufangans“ Innlent Handtóku ökumann eftir eftirför á Sæbraut Innlent Vonar að Rauði krossinn endurskoði afstöðu sína Innlent Sagður hafa tæmt sjóði flokksins og rekur nýja stjórn úr húsnæðinu Innlent Þúsundir syrgja í Tehran og Trump segir æðstaklerkinn ljúga Erlent „Ég vorkenni því fólki sem lét narra sig í þessa vegferð“ Innlent Halla forseti blandar sér í götuljósaumræðuna Innlent Svifvængjaflugslys við Reynisfjall Innlent Mikil reiði á Þingeyri vegna flutnings fóðurstöðvar Arctic Fish Innlent Formaður og gjaldkeri Vorstjörnunnar kærð fyrir efnahagsbrot 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 Greindi þátt almennings og fjölmiðla í máli „strokufangans“ Innlent Handtóku ökumann eftir eftirför á Sæbraut Innlent Vonar að Rauði krossinn endurskoði afstöðu sína Innlent Sagður hafa tæmt sjóði flokksins og rekur nýja stjórn úr húsnæðinu Innlent Þúsundir syrgja í Tehran og Trump segir æðstaklerkinn ljúga Erlent „Ég vorkenni því fólki sem lét narra sig í þessa vegferð“ Innlent Halla forseti blandar sér í götuljósaumræðuna Innlent Svifvængjaflugslys við Reynisfjall Innlent Mikil reiði á Þingeyri vegna flutnings fóðurstöðvar Arctic Fish Innlent Formaður og gjaldkeri Vorstjörnunnar kærð fyrir efnahagsbrot Innlent