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Answer to Magistrate Sanchez - eclipse_star - 01-31-2012
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***Source: "ECG|Adm***Evolution"***
Honoured council, Representatives of this chamber, Friends.
There is no denying this regrettable incident.
I am guilty for the loss of lives and resources - It was my shot that downed the Betty.
I shall describe the scene as it occured, and trust in the wisdom of this Council to dispense justice as they see fit.
The scene is nearly as described by the previous witnesses, with one notable exception: My shot was intended for the Sparta! - I had come within range and discovered that ship in open hostilities with the two TOP vessels.
I`ll start by saying that these events took place only after the ultimatum given by this esteemed Council regarding the Omicron Theta and Omega-41 systems.
Benitez, TBH and ECG ships were covering the system on converged patrols.
Just before the incident we were engaged in Gamma space with three hostile Zoner Juggs, and some Outcast vessels, that eventually sought refuge in Omicron Theta. On the way back to Crete, we received a distress signal, stating that 2 ships had escaped the blockade, and we therefore proceeded directly to Crete.
Arriving at the scene we immediately determined that the ships in question were ToP, and a cruiser was shooting at them. We perceived this cruiser to be the Sparta!
This breached protocol. I was not aware of any formal order that defined aggressive action toward these traders and it was beyond reason that they were such an immediate hostile threat against the superior guns of the Sparta! that they couldnt be taken into custody, or escorted out of the system.
I give my assurance to this council that there was no time for verbal intervention to the Sparta, to my knowledge. My intention was to draw the Sparta!s attention and fire away from the traders.
I ordered my crew to fire a warning shot at the bow to impact the shields 1/5th. To my utmost regret there was a miscalculation in the targeting system and the Betty went down as she moved into the direct line of fire.
I will add that reparations were paid immediately to the surviving pilot of the Betty and the families of his lost crew. The total payment was 6.5million credits.
There is no gun turret evidence of the transaction and I have my intelligence units tracking down the pilot of the betty in the hope of gaining his testimony. In the meantime I must stand on my honor that the pilot was reimbursed.
In finality:
I see no course of action that would have proven more effective, nor prevented this tragic loss, given that the Sparta! had deemed these vessels hostile and was engaging with its overwhelming firepower. I do not believe a direct order would have prevented the intended decision to down these traders.
In the final assessment however, the decison to fire upon the Sparta! and that thus destroyed the Betty was mine and mine alone.
I await with humility the judgement of the unfailing Council in this matter.
Evolution.
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Answer to Magistrate Sanchez - Vito - 02-01-2012
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ID: Vittorio "Vito" Sanchez
Location: Planet Crete, Omicron Gamma
ID: Vittorio "Vito" Sanchez
Location: Planet Crete, Omicron Gamma
I will not discuss this outside the Corsair Court. Your hearing is scheduled for tomorrow.
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