Monday, April 23, 2012

Geir Haarde

  • Iceland's former Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde was acquitted on the major counts in a trial probing his responsibility for the country's economic collapse in 2008.
  • (Bloomberg)
  • Iceland's former Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde was acquitted on the major counts in a trial examining his responsibility for the country's economic collapse in 2008.
  • (Bloomberg)
  • REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - An Icelandic court ruled on Monday that former Prime Minister Geir Haarde was guilty of one charge related to negligence in connection with the North Atlantic island nations financial meltdown in 2008 but gave him no punishment.
  • (au.news.yahoo.com)
  • The court also said the state would pay Geir Haardes expenses for defending the case. Haarde, who led the government from 2006 to 2009, was the first government leader anywhere to face criminal prosecution because of the global banking crisis.
  • (Boston Globe)
  • In 2009, Icelands Geir Haarde became the first European head of state to lose power as a result of the financial crisis.
  • (Foreign Policy)
  • REYKJAVIK (AFP) - A special Icelandic court on Monday found former prime minister Geir Haarde guilty on one of four charges over the collapse of the countrys banks in 2008.
  • (au.news.yahoo.com)
  • Former Icelandic PM Geir Haarde has been found not guilty of negligence over the 2008 financial crisis that saw the islands economy go into meltdown. A special court in Reykjavik said Mr Haarde would face no punishment and his legal expenses would be paid for.
  • (BBC News)
  • Geir Haarde, the only government leader to face trial because of the global financial crisis, has pleaded innocent to four charges alleging that his negligence in carrying out his duties contributed to the disaster.
  • (KAAL-TV)

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