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Official inquiry into the conduct of the Icelandic authorities

Isabella | 02.05.2006 13:48 | Ecology | Globalisation | Social Struggles

An official inquiry into the conduct of the Icelandic authorities and police during the protests against the multinational corporate invasion of Iceland and the destruction of its pristine nature in the summer and autumn of 2005 is underway.

One of many illegal arrests
One of many illegal arrests


The Directorate of Immigration finally ruled that it had no right to deport any of the foreign people who demonstrated summer 2005 against the heavy industry policy of the Icelandic government.

The threats of deportations were in fact nothing but illegal persecution of people who were exercising their democratic rights to protest against the crimes of a highly autocratic and corrupt government. This is exactly what was pointed out in the article 'Surprise, surprise!' as early as September 2005. See  http://www.savingiceland.org/node/144

No actual deportations of anti-dam protestors took place. Had they taken place they would have been illegal!

People who were on the Icelandic Directorate of Immigration list for possible deportation are all perfectly free to travel back to Iceland.

Isabella
- Homepage: http://www.savingiceland.org


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