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Five Year Inquiry Into Samherji’s Activity In Namibia Concluded
The Icelandic District Prosecutor has concluded its inquiry into the activities of fisheries company Samherji in Namibia, which began five years ago. The prosecutor is yet to decide whether any charges will be brought against any of the defendants. Nine current and…
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A Poisonous Story Of Corruption
The biggest bribery scandal in Icelandic history The story of the Samherji case is not only the largest bribery scandal in Icelandic history, but also a global tale of corporate malfeasance, political corruption, journalistic tenacity, and artistic freedom. It unfolds like an…
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Transparency International & IPPR Issue Scathing Statement On Fishrot Scandal
Three years since news first broke that Icelandic fishing company Samherji was bribing Namibian officials in order to get lucrative fishing rights, not a single Icelander has been brought to justice for their part in the crime. Last Friday, Transparency International in…
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Fishrot Files: Icelandic Investigations Into Samherji Bribes, Tax Evasion Begin
Two Icelandic banks are already investigating the accounting of Samherji—the Icelandic fishing giant currently embroiled in a scandal involving bribing Namibian officials for fishing quotas, and using a shell company in a tax haven to squirrel away the proceeds, Vísir reports. Samherji’s…
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Fishrot Files: Samherji In Damage Control, But Investigations Continue
Management of Samherji—the Icelandic fishing giant currently embroiled in a scandal involving bribing Namibian officials for fishing quotas, and using a shell company in a tax haven to squirrel away the proceeds—are trying their best to minimise and deflect criticism. However, investigations…
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Fishrot Files: The Response In Iceland So Far
Samherji CEO Þorsteinn Már Baldvinsson has temporarily stepped down from his post, RÚV reports, while investigations are being conducted in the wake of the revelations being brought to light by the Fishrot Files—an exposé by Wikileaks and numerous media outlets showing how…
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Icelandic Fishing Company Engaged In Bribery, Tax Evasion, Plundering African Resources
Some 30,000 documents published by Wikileaks as The Fishrot Files, and subsequently reported on by Stundin, RÚV’s investigative news programme Kveikur, Al-Jazeera and The Namibian, show that Samherji, Iceland’s largest fishing company, has for years been engaging in bribery of public officials…
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What Namibia and Iceland have in common
What do Iceland and Namibia have in common? Despite one’s first guess—likely of ‘nothing’—the nations share something other than Atlantic coastlines. With a population barely surpassing 230,000, Windhoek is a rather small national capital. The wealthy few are an equal mixture of…