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Activists Accused Of Bribing Public Officials
The Directorate of Public Prosecution has ordered the Metropolitan Police Chief to launch a reinvestigation of supposed bribes committed by activists Sema Erla Serdaroglu and María Lilja. The case traces back to April 2024, when Supreme Court lawyer Einar S. Hálfdánarson brought…
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Suspects Cleared Of All Charges In Notorious Icelandic Missing Persons Case
Today, the Supreme Court of Iceland officially acquitted Sævar Marinó Cieselski, Tryggva Rúnar Leifsson, Kristján Viðar Júlíusson, Guðjón Skarphéðinsson and Albert Klahn Skaftason of all charges levied against them in the infamous Guðmundur and Geirfinnur Case, an unsolved disappearance case that happened…
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The Mysterious Chronicles Of Mosfellsbær’s Unruly Cocks
An Icelandic man’s long battle over preventing his chickens from being confiscated by the police has finally come to an end. According to local news outlet Mbl, the Supreme Court recently rejected the decision of the District Court of Reykjavík to allow…
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90% Airbnb Increase: 44% Of Rental Market Listed
In the last twelve months, Airbnb listings in Reykjavík have increased 90%, and now account for 44% of the properties on the rent market, Visir reports. The figures come from a report by Professor Jeroen Oskam from Hotelschool The Hague in the…
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Offsite Voting Challenged
A group of Icelanders contend one part of Iceland’s offsite voting process was actually in violation of the law, and they have filed their complaint with the Supreme Court. Vísir reports that three Icelanders stand behind the charges – Bjarni V. Bergmann,…
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Supreme Court Confirms: Jailtime For Bankers
The Supreme Court has sentenced several key players in a market manipulation case within Landsbanki, confirming sentences handed down to the bankers by lower courts. RÚV reports that former bank manager of Landsbanki Sigurjón Þ. Árnason, along with former Landsbanki investment bankers…
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Asylum Seekers Sentenced To 30 Days
Two asylum seekers were sentenced to 30 days in jail for using false passports, but there is a good chance the matter will be overturned. A man from Sierra Leone and another man from Syria were both sentenced to 30 days in…
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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…
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Women Unprotected As Supreme Court Drops Restraining Orders
Iceland’s Supreme Court has dropped a restraining order against a man who is suspected of physically abusing his ex-partner and recently confessed to sending graphic sexually explicit videos of her to her work colleagues, reports Vísir. “I was in shock,” said Juliane…