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  • Tax Evasion Case Against Jónsi Dismissed

    Tax Evasion Case Against Jónsi Dismissed

    Icelandic band Sigur Rós was accused of tax evasion in 2018, which the band denied, stating that it was a misunderstanding. The public prosecutor pursued charges of tax fraud against the band’s lead singer, Jónsi, while charges against other members were dropped.…

  • Tax Evasion Case To Continue Against Jónsi

    Tax Evasion Case To Continue Against Jónsi

    In 2018, members of Sigur Rós were accused of tax evasion. The band denied all accusations, saying this must have been a misunderstanding. Earlier this week, it became known that the public prosecutor will proceed with the charges of tax fraud against…

  • All Highly Unlikely

    All Highly Unlikely

    The freedom fighter Last things first: Styrmir Gunnarsson, former editor of Morgunblaðið, has published his memoirs from the Cold War. As reported, these disclose, among other things, that during most of the 1960s, Styrmir provided the Independence Party’s Chair and Minister of…

  • State Prosecutor: Fatal Police Shooting Legal, But Changes Are Needed

    State Prosecutor: Fatal Police Shooting Legal, But Changes Are Needed

    The police committed no wrongdoing in the fatal shooting of a gunman last December, the State Prosecutor has determined, but the matter does underscore some needed changes to the system. Vísir reports that investigations of how the police dealt with the Sævar…