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One Arrested In Iceland Following Large-Scale Hit Against Child Sexual Exploitation
On February 28, Europol published an announcement outlining the result of Operation Cumberland — a global operation which supported authorities in 19 countries in a large-scale hit against child sexual exploitation. 25 arrests were made worldwide, with suspects engaging in the distribution…
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Five Arrested In Armed Operation In Akureyri
Police in Northeast Iceland, backed by the National Commissioner’s Special Forces Unit, arrested five individuals on January 12 during an operation at a residence in Akureyri’s Glerárhverfi neighbourhood, reports RÚV. The arrests followed reports of an assault and threats involving weapons. Due…
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Over A Year After Protest, Demonstrators Face Charges
More than a year after the fact, a demonstrator who took part in a peaceful protest at the Ministry of Justice is now facing charges of disobeying a police order, Fréttablaðið reports. The accused has responded in an open letter, published in…
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Union Head Criticises Arrest Of Foreign Workers
Police recently arrested four foreigners at a construction site who are alleged to be working in Iceland under false pretenses, Vísir reports. The chair of one of Iceland’s largest labour unions has criticised these arrests, saying that authorities should focus on employers…
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Two Icelanders Arrested By Israeli Forces While Helping With Olive Harvest, Later Released
Two Icelandic women, former Reykjavík City Councilperson Björk Vilhelmsdóttir and Tinna Eyberg, were taken into custody by Israeli forces while picking olives in Palestine for the International Women’s Peace Service. They were released less than two hours later. Sveinn Rúnar Hauksson, Björk’s…
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Ask A Lawyer: Can You “Plead The Fifth” In Iceland?
Anyone who’s ever watched a cop show or courtroom drama from the US is likely very familiar with the concept of “pleading the fifth,” i.e., the right to refuse to incriminate yourself in any answer to questions from a police officer or…
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Wikileaks Editor: “We Will Fight” Extradition Of Julian Assange
Wikileaks editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson told the Grapevine that today’s arrest of Julian Assange violates both international law and “moral decency”. He says Wikileaks is ready to fight his extradition to the United States. In a brief phone interview this morning, Kristinn told…
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VIDEO: Man With Knife Disrupts March For Our Lives Rally In Iceland
A gathering of Americans in Iceland protesting gun violence in their home country was briefly interrupted by a man armed with a knife. The man was confronted by an attendee, and police were called to the scene, but it is unknown at…
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Suspected Murderer Of Klevis Sula Set To Be Released From Custody Today
The man who is suspected of attacking two Albani men in the Reykjavík city centre, including Klevis Sula who died from his wounds, is set to be released from custody today, as the 12 days he was set to be detained for…
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Icelandic Man Arrested In Texas
An Icelandic man was arrested in Austin, Texas last week for assaulting his Icelandic girlfriend at the Four Seasons hotel, reports Vísir. The suspect was released on bail after paying 650.000 ISK (6.000 USD) the following day and as he was not…
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Case Dropped Against Man With HIV
The district prosecutor has decided to drop the case against an HIV+ man accused of knowingly infecting a number of women with the virus, due to a lack of evidence for the allegations. The accused has maintained his innocence throughout, and only…
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Drug Cop Asked To Be Investigated
The high-profile investigation of a police officer in the drug crimes division has just taken a new twist. According to sources close to RÚV, the officer, who was reportedly accused of charges unknown related to “an unnatural relationship between a police officer…
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Drug Cop Arrested For Charges Unknown
A police officer for the drug crimes division was arrested and is facing charges, but what those charges are has not been disclosed. RÚV reports that the police officer in question was arrested and questioned on December 29. He was since been…
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Woman Arrested With Fake Gun
A woman was arrested in Selfoss yesterday after threatening people on the street with an imitation shotgun, reports RÚV. Police were called at roughly 10 am after the woman in question drove her car up to a teenage boy on Langholt Street…
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Man Arrested For Beating Up Tourist
A young man was arrested last night after he attacked a tourist outside the Cabin Hotel on Borgartún in Reykjavík, reports DV. The man, who was found in possession of drugs, violently resisted his arrest and spent the night in jail. The…
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Man Arrested 14 Nights In A Row
Police arrested a man for the 14th time in two weeks last night as he attempted to steal from a store on Austurstræti in central Reykjavík, reports Vísir. The man, who is in his forties, has been bungling shop burglaries every night for…
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Pamphlets On Civil Rights For Concert-Goers
An Icelandic civil rights group will be handing out pamphlets at music festivals informing people of their legal rights when confronted by police. Snarrótin, a civil rights group in Iceland, has taken issue with the way police conducted themselves at the Secret…
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Hells Angels Arrest Illegal
A judge has ruled in favour of Ólafur Vilberg Sveinsson, a Hells Angels member who sued the state for wrongful arrest, reports DV. The judge concluded that Ólafur was entitled to 80.000 ISK in damages, plus interest. Ólafur was arrested in 2012 in connection…
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Attempted To Elude Arrest By Hiding In Bush
A driver attempting to elude arrest in Reykjavík yesterday afternoon tried to outwit police by hiding in a large bush, reports Vísir. The driver, pulled over for suspicious driving, abandoned his vehicle before the police could reach him and ducked into a large thick…