Páll Vilhjálmsson
Páll Vilhjálmsson is a journalist who has been involved in a defamation case against fellow journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson regarding comments he made about an investigation into alleged phone tapping and drugging incidents. Páll appealed to the Landsréttur after a lower court ruled his statements were baseless and ordered him to pay damages. He has previously faced legal challenges related to his journalistic work, including a past defamation case against Þórður Snæ Júlíusson and Arnar Þór Ingólfsson.
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Recent news mentions
Páll Vilhjálmsson was acquitted in court regarding his writings about Samtökin 78.
Páll sýknaður vegna ummæla um Samtökin 78
Iceland· 2025-07-04Páll Vilhjálmsson expresses gratitude that the Landsréttur court has supported freedom of expression in the case against him.
Segir dóminn veita tjáningarfrelsinu vörnIceland· 2025-06-27
Páll is appealing a defamation ruling against him related to comments he made about Aðalsteinn.
Ummælin séu tilhæfulaus og tilbúningurIceland· 2025-05-30
