Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Geir Haarde, Iceland Ex-PM, Indicted For Role In Financial Crisis

Iceland's former Prime Minister Geir Haarde has been referred to a special court in a move that could make him the first world leader to be charged in connection with the global financial crisis.

After a heated debate Tuesday, lawmakers voted 33-30 to refer charges to the court against Haarde for allegedly failing to prevent Iceland's 2008 financial crash – a crisis that sparked protests, toppled the government and brought the economy to a standstill by collapsing its currency.

Bush and Cheney should feel lucky they don't live in Iceland.

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1 comment:

Elizabeth said...

That's wild.