The Report of the Althingi Special Investigation Commission
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The Report of the Althingi Special Investigation Commission is an investigation into the collapse of the Icelandic banking system in 2008 that was published on April 12, 2010.
Following the collapse of the Icelandic banking system, Althingi established a special investigation commission to "seek the truth relating to the events leading to, and the causes of, the downfall of the Icelandic banks in 2008, and related events"
. The commission consists of three members, Supreme Court Justice
Páll Hreinsson who serves as chairman, Parliamentary Ombudsman
Tryggvi Gunnarsson and Sigríður Benediktsdóttir associate chair at Yale University
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The commission released its report on April 12, 2010 and then held a press conference at 10:30 UTC. The report was made available to the public both in print and online
and a summary with excerpts from the report was also published online in English
.
Following the collapse of the Icelandic banking system, Althingi established a special investigation commission to "seek the truth relating to the events leading to, and the causes of, the downfall of the Icelandic banks in 2008, and related events"
. The commission consists of three members, Supreme Court Justice
Supreme court
A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of many legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, instance court, judgment court, high court, or apex court...
Páll Hreinsson who serves as chairman, Parliamentary Ombudsman
Parliamentary Ombudsman
The Parliamentary Ombudsman is the principal ombudsman authority in Finland, in Sweden and Iceland, charged with the supervision of the public authorities...
Tryggvi Gunnarsson and Sigríður Benediktsdóttir associate chair at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
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The commission released its report on April 12, 2010 and then held a press conference at 10:30 UTC. The report was made available to the public both in print and online
ONLINE
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and a summary with excerpts from the report was also published online in English
English language
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