Good evening,
As you may be well aware, Cryer Pharmaceuticals strives to provide humanitarian aid wherever it is required within the Sirius sector, regardless of nationality, affiliation, gender etc. Following the call from the Munich system for such aid we proceeded to dispatch one of our bulk transporters, the Liberty Sun, to Planet Houston to see what we could move for them.
We were warned by Liberty Navy vessels upon entering the Hudson system that there had been reports of Rheinland military vessels firing on civillian vessels within their space - we had assumed a humanitarian transport would be allowed passage simply due to the nature of our mission.
We were quite wrong.
Upon arriving at the New Berlin gate within Hamburg we were confronted by a Military Cruiser and a smaller snub craft, we proceeded to comply with their orders and submit for a cargo scan, while also stating our mission, we were told that humanitarian aid was considered contraband under Rheinland law, we requested several times to see this law but they were particularly unhelpful and the only laws we were able to see were those of the Federal Republic, where the aid we were carrying was not considered contraband. We were told to drop the cargo and turn around, I suggested that we merely take the cargo back to Planet Houston, and even offered to let them escort us back to the border. They flat out refused and proceeded to open fire upon the vessel. The vessel itself was destroyed but myself and some of the crew managed to evacuate but others were not so lucky.
I've attached the audio logs for the encounter that we managed to retrieve, suffice to say we shan't be attempting any more aid until our security can be guaranteed with Rheinland.
[19.04.2020 20:14:18] KKS-Schwarzer.Wolf: Franz: Please cut your engines.
[19.04.2020 20:14:19] Bolan: cryer stop and cut your angine
[19.04.2020 20:14:24] /+\-Liberty.Sun: Foster: Evenin' folks. Cryer vessel Liberty Sun, on a humanitarian mission to the Munich system.
[19.04.2020 20:14:36] KKS-Schwarzer.Wolf: Franz: You are breaking the law of Rheinland, please drop this cargo.
[19.04.2020 20:14:43] /+\-Liberty.Sun: Foster: Which law am I breaking?
[19.04.2020 20:14:56] KKS-Schwarzer.Wolf: Franz: The law of Rheinland, would you be so kind and drop your cargo?
[19.04.2020 20:14:57] /+\-Liberty.Sun: Foster: If you could direct me to the correct section of the laws of Rheinland.
[19.04.2020 20:15:08] KKS-Schwarzer.Wolf: Franz: The imperial laws of Rheinland.
[19.04.2020 20:15:13] /+\-Liberty.Sun: Foster: Where are these laws?
[19.04.2020 20:15:30] KKS-Schwarzer.Wolf: Franz: They were updated when you entered one of the systems of Rheinland.
[19.04.2020 20:15:43] KKS-Schwarzer.Wolf: Franz: Please check your internal law system.
[19.04.2020 20:16:02] /+\-Liberty.Sun: Foster: The only laws I see relate to the Federal Republic of Rheinland.
[19.04.2020 20:16:12] /+\-Liberty.Sun: Foster: And civillian aid is not listed as contraband.
[19.04.2020 20:16:28] KKS-Schwarzer.Wolf: Franz: Please double check your law system, it should be there.
[19.04.2020 20:16:47] /+\-Liberty.Sun: Foster: It is not.
[19.04.2020 20:16:57] Kotomi: Where have I heard this before?
[19.04.2020 20:17:02] KKS-Schwarzer.Wolf: Franz: Then your system might not have the newest firmware, so the auto updater hasn't worked.
[19.04.2020 20:17:05] /+\-Liberty.Sun: Foster: As per article two of the Rheinland criminal code, civillian aid is not contraband.
[19.04.2020 20:17:36] KKS-Schwarzer.Wolf: Franz: Anyway, drop this cargo now and you can continue your way, if you won't follow our oders, your ship will be destroyed.
[19.04.2020 20:17:48] /+\-Liberty.Sun: Foster: I shall return to Liberty instead.
[19.04.2020 20:17:56] /+\-Liberty.Sun: Foster: You are welcome to escort me.
[19.04.2020 20:18:02] Hans.From.Holstein: You shall. But drop the cargo first
[19.04.2020 20:18:03] KKS-Schwarzer.Wolf: Franz: Not with this cargo Mister.
[19.04.2020 20:18:12] Hans.From.Holstein: We will then escort you
[19.04.2020 20:18:18] /+\-Liberty.Sun: Foster: This cargo is direct from Planet Houston, it shall be returned there.
[19.04.2020 20:18:27] KKS-Schwarzer.Wolf: Franz: That's a negative.
[19.04.2020 20:18:36] KKS-Schwarzer.Wolf: Franz: Drop the cargo now, or face consequences.
[19.04.2020 20:18:43] /+\-Liberty.Sun: Foster: You would fire on an unarmed humanitarian vessel?
[19.04.2020 20:18:52] [RM]Basilisk: Federalist Kanonenboot eliminated.
[19.04.2020 20:18:54] [RM]Basilisk: Statusbericht?
[19.04.2020 20:18:56] Hans.From.Holstein: You are in breach of Rheinland's laws
[19.04.2020 20:19:02] KKS-Schwarzer.Wolf: Franz: A vessel that is breaking the law of Rheinland, identified as a smuggler.
[19.04.2020 20:19:03] /+\-Liberty.Sun: Foster: Laws that you are not able to show me!
[19.04.2020 20:19:08] [RM]Basilisk: Oh fur the love of the Kaiser...
[19.04.2020 20:19:10] KKS-Schwarzer.Wolf: Franz: You look like a smuggler to me.
[19.04.2020 20:19:16] Hans.From.Holstein: Please do not resist and drop the cargo
[19.04.2020 20:19:23] [RM]Basilisk: Drop it now.
[19.04.2020 20:19:26] /+\-Liberty.Sun: Foster: The cargo will be returning to Liberty.
[19.04.2020 20:19:30] KKS-Schwarzer.Wolf: Franz: Die Herren, you have your orders, destroy this smuggler now.
[19.04.2020 20:19:30] Kotomi: Just between me and you Cryer
[19.04.2020 20:19:33] Kotomi: They aren't kidding
[19.04.2020 20:19:35] Kotomi: There it is
[19.04.2020 20:19:45] [RM]Basilisk: Brummbaer bearing re-adjusted. Feuer!
[19.04.2020 20:19:51] Death: /+\-Liberty.Sun was put out of action by Bolan (Gun).