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Guðmundur Ingi Kristinsson New Minister For Children
During a cabinet meeting between the Icelandic government and President Halla Tómasdóttir on Sunday, March 23, former minister for children and education Ásthildur Lóa Þórsdóttir formally resigned. On March 20, news broke that Ásthildur had pursued a romantic relationship with a minor…
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Over-Budget City Project Could Spell The End For Reykjavik Mayor
It started innocently and mundanely enough—an old bunker down at Reykjavík’s Nauthólsvík beach was to be renovated, with an estimated cost of 158 million ISK. When all was said and done, however, the total cost amounted to 415 million ISK, leaving many…
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Scandalous, Iceland Style
There are a lot of variations on what qualifies as a political scandal across the world, and Iceland has its own tortuously putrid version. I was raised in the US, on politics littered with good ole’ infidelity and prostitution rings. I was…
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Meet Iceland’s New (Old) Government
A new government formed in the wake of the Panama Papers scandal has been formally announced. In the wake of a meeting between the Progressive Party and the Independence Party, held about an hour ago, it was just announced ago that the…
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PM, Finance Minister To Answer For Offshore Accounts
Both ministers will be present in parliament on Monday, and investigations are revealing that we have only seen the tip of the iceberg when it comes to elected officials with offshore accounts. Kjarninn reports that both Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson and…
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Kári Stefánsson Calls For PM’s Resignation, Citing “Treason”
DeCODE CEO Kári Stefánsson has called for Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson to resign, in no uncertain terms. In an open letter he wrote to the Prime Minister in Morgunblaðið, Kári took the gloves off in not only calling for Sigmundur’s resignation,…
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Petition Calling For PM’s Resignation Gathering Signatures Fast
An online petition calling for Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson’s resignation is gathering signatures rapidly. At 20:00 Icelandic time yesterday, Vísir reported some 3,000 signatures on the petition. At the time of this writing – 12:41 Icelandic time – that figure has…
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Interior Minister’s Cousin Lands Leading Police Position
Birna Guðmundsdóttir was hired over more qualified applicants the same time as the police launched an investigation of her cousin Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir, the Minister of the Interior, reports DV. Earlier this month, Birna obtained a high ranking position with the Police Academy…
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Minister Makes False Statement In Parliament
Minister of the Interior Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir made claims about the leaked memo on Nigerian asylum seeker Tony Omos which have proved false. DV reports that the minister, addressing parliament on January 27, told her colleagues, “The memo that has been appearing from…
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Government Sentenced To Award Asylum Seeker Damages
Reykjavík District Court has ruled that the Icelandic government must pay an asylum seeker over 2 million ISK in damages for false detention and deportation without properly hearing his case. In the court’s opinion, the Icelandic government must pay Atila Askarpour 2,350,000 ISK…
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Leaked Memo Created Within Ministry, Sources Contend
Sources within the Ministry of the Interior contend that a memo which leaked to select members of the press and impugned a Nigerian asylum seeker was, in fact, created within the ministry. DV reports that sources they spoke to say that the now-infamous…
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Protestors Want New Prosecutor
The nine protestors charged with disobeying police orders at the Gálgahraun lava field last October have asked that a new prosecutor be appointed, as he will also be called upon to be a witness in the trial. RÚV reports that the trial of…
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Special Prosecutor Joins Ministry Investigation
Special Prosecutor Ólafur Hauksson is back, taking part in the criminal investigation of the Ministry of the Interior. DV reports that Ólafur – a prosecutor who took on many of Iceland’s financiers and bankers – will be replacing Assistant Commissioner of the Greater Reykjavík Area…
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Iceland Among Countries Urged To Prosecute Assange
Iceland cited among countries pressured by the US and UK government to prosecute Wikileaks founder following the exposure of the Afghanistan war logs, reports The Intercept. Top-secret documents supposedly provided by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, published on The Intercept, have revealed how the…
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Joint Lawsuit Against Vodafone
An association of claimants has been founded to file a joint lawsuit against Vodafone, reports RÚV. Last year the text messages, passwords and other personal data of over 70,000 Vodafone customers were posted online after the Vodafone website was hacked. The joint lawsuit will…