Police confirm closure of Hamborgarafabrikkan restaurant

Police assisted Iceland’s tax authority in sealing the Hamborgarafabrikkan restaurant at Höfðatorg on Wednesday, mbl.is reports. A notice reading “Closed due to malfunction” was placed over the official seal.

Ásmundur Rúnar Gylfason, an assistant chief superintendent with the Capital Region Police, confirmed that officers helped the tax authority seal the restaurant. He said he could not comment further and did not know whether the operation also involved the Hlöllabátar restaurant at Bíldshöfði.

Earlier on Wednesday, police chief superintendent Grétar Stefánsson confirmed to mbl.is that Hlöllabátar at Bíldshöfði had also been closed. He said other locations were involved but did not know which ones.

Tax commissioner Snorri Olsen said the closure measures were intended to prevent companies that have not met their obligations from accumulating further debt to the state.