Icelanders continue to stage further protests following the Panama Papers scandal. Hundreds of protesters intend to gather in front of the parliament building for the fifth consecutive day, calling for the resignation of finance minister Bjarni Benediktsson and Ólöf Nordal, minister of the interior, whose names were on the leaked files.
The protests will begin at 5 pm today. Another protest is scheduled to take place at 2 pm tomorrow, Saturday.
Shamed Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson was forced to step down after the Panama Papers linked him to an offshore company. Fellow Progressive Party member and former agriculture and fisheries minister, Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, was appointed Prime Minister in his place.
Sigurður Ingi’s appointment is quite controversial as he was publicly supportive of the embattled PM, once quoted saying: “It’s tricky to own money in Iceland” when asked about Sigmundur Davíð's offshore company.
Bjarni owned part in a company called Falson & Co, which was set up in the Seychelles. According to the Guardian Bjarni’s interest in Falson was held through bearer share certificates, which do not record the name of the owner.
Icelanders continue to stage further protests following the Panama Papers scandal. Hundreds of protesters intend to gather in front of the parliament building for the fifth consecutive day, calling for the resignation of finance minister Bjarni Benediktsson and Ólöf Nordal, minister of the interior, whose names were on the leaked files.
The protests will begin at 5 pm today. Another protest is scheduled to take place at 2 pm tomorrow, Saturday.
Shamed Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson was forced to step down after the Panama Papers linked him to an offshore company. Fellow Progressive Party member and former agriculture and fisheries minister, Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, was appointed Prime Minister in his place.
Sigurður Ingi’s appointment is quite controversial as he was publicly supportive of the embattled PM, once quoted saying: “It’s tricky to own money in Iceland” when asked about Sigmundur Davíð's offshore company.
Bjarni owned part in a company called Falson & Co, which was set up in the Seychelles. According to the Guardian Bjarni’s interest in Falson was held through bearer share certificates, which do not record the name of the owner.
