The prison break of the prime suspect in the Bitcoin Heist on Tuesday took yet another bizarre turn today when the man, Sindri Þór Sindrason issued a public statement claiming he fled because he considers his imprisonment unjust, promising to return back to Iceland soon and claims he is in negotiations with police about his return. The Chief of Police in Suðurnes District told the local newspaper Fréttablaðið that Sindri's statement is full of inaccuracies and falsehoods.
Historic heist, daring escape
Sindri Þór was being held in the minimum security prison Sogn in South Iceland as a witness and suspect in the largest heist in Icelandic history, a series of break-ins into data centers involved in cryptocurrency mining. He escaped the prison shortly after midnight on Monday by crawling through a window. He managed to flee the country by boarding a plane to Sweden. The Prime Minister of Iceland was onboard the same flight.
Read more: Prison break: Suspect escaped the country, took same plane as Prime Minister to Sweden
Police in Iceland has requested assistance from their colleagues in Sweden in apprehending Sindri. Gunnar Ólafur Schram, Police Superintendent with the Police in Suðurnes district told the National Broadcasting Service that he was confident Sindri would be caught soon. There are no examples of successful prison escapes in Icelandic history.
Bizarre public statement: I will return soon
The local newspaper Fréttablaðið received a statement from Sindri Þór where he presents what he argues is his side of the story. In the statement Sindri argues that he didn't really break out of prison, since he claims he was actually a free man when he crawled out of a window under the cover of darkness to flee the country.
Read more: Why I broke out of prison: Read the full public statement of suspect in Bitcoin heist
Furthermore he claims his civil rights were violated when he was kept in solitary confinment while Police searched for the equipment stolen in the break-ins, and that he is preparing negotiations with the Police about the terms of his return to Iceland.
I can stay on the lam for as long as I please, I have made contact with a group of people who will provide a roof over my head, arrange transportation for me and even fake ID and money to pay my expenses. It would be no problem if I want, but I would much rather deal with these things back in Iceland, so I will return soon.
A string of falsehoods, nonsense
Ólafur Helgi Kjartansson, the Chief of Police in the Suðurnes district told Fréttablaðið that the story Sindri presents as his side of events is utter nonsense. Sindri was not a free man on the day of his escape from prison, and Police has not agreed to any form of negotiation with the escaped prisoner.
Its rather simple. Everything in this letter appears to be wrong, except his statement about getting a fake ID and thus breaking the law.
The prison break of the prime suspect in the Bitcoin Heist on Tuesday took yet another bizarre turn today when the man, Sindri Þór Sindrason issued a public statement claiming he fled because he considers his imprisonment unjust, promising to return back to Iceland soon and claims he is in negotiations with police about his return. The Chief of Police in Suðurnes District told the local newspaper Fréttablaðið that Sindri's statement is full of inaccuracies and falsehoods.
Historic heist, daring escape
Sindri Þór was being held in the minimum security prison Sogn in South Iceland as a witness and suspect in the largest heist in Icelandic history, a series of break-ins into data centers involved in cryptocurrency mining. He escaped the prison shortly after midnight on Monday by crawling through a window. He managed to flee the country by boarding a plane to Sweden. The Prime Minister of Iceland was onboard the same flight.
Read more: Prison break: Suspect escaped the country, took same plane as Prime Minister to Sweden
Police in Iceland has requested assistance from their colleagues in Sweden in apprehending Sindri. Gunnar Ólafur Schram, Police Superintendent with the Police in Suðurnes district told the National Broadcasting Service that he was confident Sindri would be caught soon. There are no examples of successful prison escapes in Icelandic history.
Bizarre public statement: I will return soon
The local newspaper Fréttablaðið received a statement from Sindri Þór where he presents what he argues is his side of the story. In the statement Sindri argues that he didn't really break out of prison, since he claims he was actually a free man when he crawled out of a window under the cover of darkness to flee the country.
Read more: Why I broke out of prison: Read the full public statement of suspect in Bitcoin heist
Furthermore he claims his civil rights were violated when he was kept in solitary confinment while Police searched for the equipment stolen in the break-ins, and that he is preparing negotiations with the Police about the terms of his return to Iceland.
I can stay on the lam for as long as I please, I have made contact with a group of people who will provide a roof over my head, arrange transportation for me and even fake ID and money to pay my expenses. It would be no problem if I want, but I would much rather deal with these things back in Iceland, so I will return soon.
A string of falsehoods, nonsense
Ólafur Helgi Kjartansson, the Chief of Police in the Suðurnes district told Fréttablaðið that the story Sindri presents as his side of events is utter nonsense. Sindri was not a free man on the day of his escape from prison, and Police has not agreed to any form of negotiation with the escaped prisoner.
Its rather simple. Everything in this letter appears to be wrong, except his statement about getting a fake ID and thus breaking the law.
