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 Hvítabjörninn felldur: Forðaði sér inn og sendi skilaboð á dóttur sína Innlent Reyndist ekki faðir stúlknanna Innlent Rafrettukóngur og eigandi Drekans sakaðir um 740 milljóna brot Innlent Nafn mannsins sem lést í vinnuslysi í Árborg Innlent Benedikt Sveinsson er látinn Innlent Endalaus þrautaganga Haraldar eftir svörum Innlent Engar ábendingar borist þrátt fyrir ákall Innlent Kona á níræðisaldri sá björninn í þriggja metra fjarlægð Innlent Brynjar segir af sér Innlent Senda vopnaða menn á svæðið 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 Hvítabjörninn felldur: Forðaði sér inn og sendi skilaboð á dóttur sína Innlent Reyndist ekki faðir stúlknanna Innlent Rafrettukóngur og eigandi Drekans sakaðir um 740 milljóna brot Innlent Nafn mannsins sem lést í vinnuslysi í Árborg Innlent Benedikt Sveinsson er látinn Innlent Endalaus þrautaganga Haraldar eftir svörum Innlent Engar ábendingar borist þrátt fyrir ákall Innlent Kona á níræðisaldri sá björninn í þriggja metra fjarlægð Innlent Brynjar segir af sér Innlent Senda vopnaða menn á svæðið Innlent