Charges Dropped Against Protestors 22. júní 2006 12:54 Íslandsvinir mótmæla Mótmæli Mótmælaganga Hlemmur Laugarvegur Earlier this month, Minister of Foreign Affairs Valgerður Sverrisdóttir filed charges against a group of protestors who marched carrying a banner that read: "Drown Valgerður Not Iceland," a reference to the flooding that will occur when the Kárahnjúkar dam project - which Sverrisdóttir has strongly supported - is complete. Sverrisdóttir took this as a threat against her life, but the case was investigated and subsequently dropped by Reykjavík police, who apparently saw no reason to believe Sverrisdóttir's life was threatened. While Sverrisdóttir will not comment on the matter, she did indicate that it could be possible for her to take the case to the state attorney's office. - pfn News News in English Mest lesið Rak í rogastans þegar hann las viðtalið við Bubba Innlent Aldrei séð annan eins hraðakstur eftir þrjátíu ár í lögreglunni Innlent Árbæingar áhyggjufullir vegna umdeildra framkvæmda Innlent Metfjöldi á biðlista og mögulega þarf að vísa frá Innlent Nítján ára ferðamaður fannst látinn Erlent Friðarviðræður hafnar í Katar og Netanyahu heldur til Washington Erlent Einstök litasamsetning á Prinsi Greifa Innlent Íbúðin í rúst eftir Airbnb-gesti Innlent Bíll í ljósum logum á Skaganum Innlent Tilkynnt um hóp pilta í grunsamlegum erindagjörðum Innlent
Earlier this month, Minister of Foreign Affairs Valgerður Sverrisdóttir filed charges against a group of protestors who marched carrying a banner that read: "Drown Valgerður Not Iceland," a reference to the flooding that will occur when the Kárahnjúkar dam project - which Sverrisdóttir has strongly supported - is complete. Sverrisdóttir took this as a threat against her life, but the case was investigated and subsequently dropped by Reykjavík police, who apparently saw no reason to believe Sverrisdóttir's life was threatened. While Sverrisdóttir will not comment on the matter, she did indicate that it could be possible for her to take the case to the state attorney's office. - pfn
News News in English Mest lesið Rak í rogastans þegar hann las viðtalið við Bubba Innlent Aldrei séð annan eins hraðakstur eftir þrjátíu ár í lögreglunni Innlent Árbæingar áhyggjufullir vegna umdeildra framkvæmda Innlent Metfjöldi á biðlista og mögulega þarf að vísa frá Innlent Nítján ára ferðamaður fannst látinn Erlent Friðarviðræður hafnar í Katar og Netanyahu heldur til Washington Erlent Einstök litasamsetning á Prinsi Greifa Innlent Íbúðin í rúst eftir Airbnb-gesti Innlent Bíll í ljósum logum á Skaganum Innlent Tilkynnt um hóp pilta í grunsamlegum erindagjörðum Innlent