A former police officer has now become the main suspect in firing a firearm at the mayor’s car in Reykjavík.
According to sources at Fréttablaðið, the man in question is called Hallur Gunnar Erlingsson. The man is said to be in his mid-sixties and is considered dangerous.
Hallur was previously a police officer. But in the fall of 2003, he was sentenced to 18 months in prison for sexual offenses against his sister-in-law and two others.
He was kept in custody last Saturday and remained there until Monday. His custody has since been extended to Friday because police believe the man is a threat.
Attack on democracy?
In January it was reported that the mayor’s car had been shot at. Bullet holes were also found in the Social Democrats’ offices, the party Dagur comes from.
Another man was arrested last week but has since been released. Police, however, have seized a large collection of firearms at the man’s home, including two rifles.
The investigation has now been made a priority by the police in the capital area and the district prosecutor is investigating the case as a source violation.
Trying to correct their sins.
In 2010, Hallur got a clean slate after going through the courts to try to clear his name in a complex process called “restored honor”. This procedure actually clears a person’s legal reputation, not their criminal record, and implies that many witnesses testify that a person has changed from the offenses committed. His application was supported by seven certificates claiming to have proved that he was a changed man.
One of the alleged supporters, Ólafur Guðmundsson, spoke to RÚV four years ago where it was stated that he did not write a letter and did not know that Hallur applied for the restored honor.
A statement from the police said that the case was going well but it was not possible to share more information at this time.
Source: The Nordic Page