Ögmundur Jónasson, Iceland’s Minister of the Interior, says he will support an opposition proposal to cancel the ongoing trial of former Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde. Read the full story

Geir H. Haarde, former Prime Minister of Iceland, has had formal charges laid against him in the High Court case over his alleged incompetence before and during the banking crisis. He has criticised the process openly. Read the full story

A request for the electronic communications of former Icelandic Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde has been upheld in the case against him for negligence before and during the banking crash. Read the full story

Iceland’s long-awaited Landsdomur high court will convene today for the first time as it prepares to try the former Prime Minister for negligence in the banking crash. Read the full story

Assistant state prosecutor in Iceland, Sigridur J. Fridjonsdottir has said she would likely accept the role of special prosecutor in the case against former Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde. Read the full story

Former Icelandic Prime Minister, Geir Haarde has appointed the Supreme Court lawyer Andri Arnason to represent him now that parliament has voted to send him to trial over the banking collapse. Read the full story

Iceland’s Althingi parliament voted unanimously (63 votes for, zero against) to endorse the findings of the committee which looked into the so-called black report on the banking crisis. But the four ex-ministers recommended for prosecution by the committee were voted on individually. All MPs were present and voted. Read the full story

“The conclusion of the majority of the parliamentary committee, which has been discussing the Althingi investigation committee report, to lay charges against former ministers, is very disappointing for me. I believe that the majority has come to the wrong conclusion,” says former Icelandic Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde. Read the full story

Bjarni Benediktsson is the new party leader of the Independence Party, with 58.1 percent of votes, and is taking over the leadership from Geir Haarde, former Prime Minister and successor to David Oddsson. At the party conference Haarde said the Independence Party had made “serious mistakes” when the banks were privatized six years ago. Read the full story

Geir Haarde this afternoon spoke to journalists explaining that the government coalition between his Independence Party and the Social Democrats is now over. He will officially inform President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson of the situation at 16.00 this afternoon at the President’s Bessastadir residence. Read the full story