Icelandic Judge Recuses Herself from Case Following Controversial Comments

Landsrétt judge Ingibjörg Þorsteinsdóttir has stepped down from a criminal case involving unlawful imprisonment after her remarks during the main hearing raised concerns about impartiality.

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morgunbladidSwedish19h ago

Endurflytja þarf mál vegna ummæla

Ingibjörg Þorsteinsdóttir, dómari við Landsrétt, hefur vikið úr sakamáli eftir að ummæli hennar við aðalmeðferð þóttu geta vakið efasemdir um óhlutdrægni hennar. Málið varðar mann sem Héraðsdómur Reykjaness sakfelldi fyrir frelsissviptingu, kynferðisbrot, stórfellda líkamsárás, hótanir og fleiri brot. Hann var dæmdur í tveggja ára og sex mánaða fangelsi.

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Icelandic Judge Recuses Herself from Case Following Controversial Comments

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Endurflytja þarf mál vegna ummæla

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