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 Þjóðhátíðargestum hleypt inn í Herjólfshöll meðan veðrið gengur yfir Innlent Klíndu límmiðum á Ormsson sem versla ekki einu sinni við Rapyd Innlent „Manneskja sem er komin á þetta plan hlýtur að vera rökþrota“ Innlent Breyti engu á jörðu niðri að viðurkenna sjálfstæði Palestínu Erlent Fjölskyldufaðir stunginn meðan sonurinn horfði á Innlent Opnun Samverks á Hellu fagnað Innlent Þjóðarpúls Gallups: Kristrún og Þorgerður gætu myndað meirihluta án Flokks fólksins Innlent Trump ræsir út kjarnorkukafbáta eftir „ögrandi“ ummæli Rússa Erlent Þjóðhátíð í Eyjum: Farþegafjöldi í Herjólfi komi á óvart Innlent Fékk sex milljónum of há laun og neitaði að endurgreiða þau 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 Þjóðhátíðargestum hleypt inn í Herjólfshöll meðan veðrið gengur yfir Innlent Klíndu límmiðum á Ormsson sem versla ekki einu sinni við Rapyd Innlent „Manneskja sem er komin á þetta plan hlýtur að vera rökþrota“ Innlent Breyti engu á jörðu niðri að viðurkenna sjálfstæði Palestínu Erlent Fjölskyldufaðir stunginn meðan sonurinn horfði á Innlent Opnun Samverks á Hellu fagnað Innlent Þjóðarpúls Gallups: Kristrún og Þorgerður gætu myndað meirihluta án Flokks fólksins Innlent Trump ræsir út kjarnorkukafbáta eftir „ögrandi“ ummæli Rússa Erlent Þjóðhátíð í Eyjum: Farþegafjöldi í Herjólfi komi á óvart Innlent Fékk sex milljónum of há laun og neitaði að endurgreiða þau Innlent