Margeir Receives Millions in Compensation – Had Harassed a Female Colleague at the Police Station

The Icelandic state must pay Margeir Sveinsson, an assistant police chief in the capital area, two million in compensation after he was transferred to another position a year and a half ago. He had previously been sent on leave after a female police officer filed a complaint about harassment and violent behavior by him towards her over a period of several months. The police chief notified the district prosecutor of...

The State Attorney General intends to appeal the case of Margeir Sveinsson, a police chief, against the Icelandic state to the Supreme Court. The Reykjavík District Court recently found that the police chief in the capital area had not been authorized to change Margeir's scope of work.

The Reykjavík District Court has annulled the decision of the Metropolitan Police to change the duties and responsibilities of Margeir Sveinsson after his female colleague accused him of sexual harassment and violent behavior towards her.