Photos: masked vandal targets election posters

Election posters for Sambandsflokkurin have been the target of extensive vandalism in Tórshavn city centre.

KvF's resident photographer, Bjarni Árting Rubeksen, went on an early-morning walk through the city centre to see what it was all about.

Valplakatir, Herverk, Sambandsflokkurin

Some posters have been torn down, others torn in pieces and then binned.

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This poster of health minister Kaj Leo Johannesen ended up in the rubbish bin behind the Paname Café

A group of young people saw a man wearing a ski mask and riding a red bike tearing down posters last night.

Valplakatir, Herverk, Sambandsflokkurin

They say he displayed threatening behaviour towards them. He asked if they had cameras; they said they did not. He proceeded to walk erratically back and forth a few times with posters in his hands and then he threw them into a rubbish bin.

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This poster of Elsebeth Mercedis Gunnleygsdóttir. a candidate for Fólkaflokkurin, not Sambandsflokkurin, had fallen down, but there were no clear signs of vandalism here

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All Sambandflokkurin posters on the wooden construction fence for the canal project have been vandalised in one form or another.

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Valplakatir, Herverk, Sambandsflokkurin

Sambandsflokkurin posters were also torn down behind Essabar.

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In Denmark, vandalism against election posters is punishable in accordance with section 291 subsection 2 of the criminal code. In cases where such vandalism is of an extreme political nature, it can result in a jail term of up to six years. However, the most common penalty for election poster vandalism in Denmark is a DKK 1,500 fine.

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