Key US Witness Against Assange Arrested in Iceland
https://consortiumnews.com/2021/10/07/key-us-witness-against-assange-arrested-in-iceland/
Sigurdur “Siggi” Thordarson was arrested in Reykjavík on Sept. 24 and put in Iceland’s highest security prison under a “rarely invoked” law that allows police in Iceland to detain someone considered to be in the middle of crime spree, Stundin reported.
Thordarson “was brought before a judge after police requested indefinite detention intended to halt an ongoing crime spree. The judge apparently agreed that Thordarson’s repeated, blatant and ongoing offences against the law put him at high risk for continued re-offending,” Stundin said. Thordarson admitted in an interview with Stundin last month that he was engaged in ongoing criminal activity.
Thordarson admitted in an earlier interview with Stundin in June that he lied to the FBI about Assange directly ordering hacking operations — a key element of the U.S. computer charge against the WikiLeaks founder. Thordarson was granted immunity by the FBI against prosecution in exchange for becoming an FBI informant in a sting against WikiLeaks in 2010.
It is not clear if Thordarson recanting his testimony is related to his recent arrest. In his September interview Thordarson said the FBI promised not to reveal to Icelandic authorities any crimes he committed in Iceland in exchange for his cooperation.