Iceland's government just collapsed due to child molestation scandal

[Angst]

So this happened.

Basically the conservative coalition has pardoned a couple of convicted pedophiles, which is apparently an archaic procedure still legal, and tried to cover it up when investigated about it.

The prime minister's dad was involved, so it's not just politicians involved; the dad used his son's connections do further the pardon afaik.
http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/politics_and_society/2017/09/15/iceland_s_government_collapses/
http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/politics_and_society/2017/09/15/iceland_s_government_collapses/

This was announced to the media shortly after midnight last night. Yesterday it was revealed that the father of PM Benediktsson signed a letter of recommendation so that Hjalti Sigurjón Hauksson, a convicted pedophile, would receive what in Iceland is called "restored honour," a legal clause within the Icelandic judicial system which allows a person who has served their sentence for a serious crime to "restore their honour" thus being once again being able to seek employment. Letters of recommendation are required for this procedure.

Apologizes for writing the letter of recommendation
Already, this archaic clause has received a lot of criticism in media and within the public this summer when it appeared that Robert Downey, another pedophile, had received restored honour. Earlier this month it was revealed that another pedophile, Hauksson ,who was convicted of raping his stepdaughter almost on a daily basis from the age of five until she was seventeen, also received restored honour. What was not known, however, until yesterday, was that one of the three people who recommended this restored honour for Hauksson, was father of the PM, Benedikt Sveinsson.

The article has more details on this.

New elections are in October.

Whatya all think about it?

 

[Yeekim]

1) A sentence for something like this should be a damn lengthy one.
2) Once a criminal has served that sentence and has been released, s/he should obviously be able to seek employment again*.
3) Therefore, I wouldn't condemn anyone for writing such a letter of recommendation.
4) Even if I would, why should the PM be held accountable for the actions of his father?

* or maybe the restriction was only in place for particular office/profession? Then it could be justifiable, depending on specifics, but the article does not mention that...

 

[Perfection]

How does Bjork feel about this?

 

[Kyriakos]

So, any belgian and english politicians exporting their customs to Iceland?

 

[warpus]

a legal clause within the Icelandic judicial system which allows a person who has served their sentence for a serious crime to "restore their honour"

Can't restore something that wasn't there to begin with.

 

[Mechanicalsalvation]

#pedogate