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36 Bankers, 96 Years In Jail
Local news outlet Fréttablaðið has calculated that in the past few years the Icelandic judiciary has sentenced 36 bankers to a total of 96 years in prison. All of the criminal cases are linked to the notorious crash of the Icelandic banking system in 2008. …
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Court Confirms: No Jail For False Passports
Reykjanes District Court took into consideration changes made to immigration law, which went into effect last January 1, when sentencing an asylum seeker to 30 days probation for arriving in Iceland on a false passport last September. Up until now, courts have…
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Citizens Propose Jail Be Converted To Bathhouse
Reykjavík’s direct democracy website has seen one proposal take a decided upswing in popularity: converting the Hegningarhús jail on Skólavörðustígur into an east European-style bathhouse. The proposal in question was submitted by a Reykjavík resident on Betri Reykjavík, the capital’s website for…
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Inmates Bothered By Downtown Partygoers
Inmates at downtown Reykjavík’s very own jailhouse, Hegningarhúsið on Skólavörðustígur, often request earplugs so that they may get a full night’s sleep. The earplugs are needed to muffle the noise from the city’s “vibrant nightlife” as engaged in at nearby bars and cafés, according…
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Convicted Icelandic Banker Seemingly Drunk On National TV
Recently convicted banker, former chairman of the Kaupthing board, Sigurður Einarsson, conducted an interview with RÚV last night, while seemingly heavily intoxicated. An unnamed RÚV source who was present when the interview was broadcast has confirmed with the Grapevine that newsroom staff…