To those involved in the Freeport 1 Witch Hunt

[Dab]

Bolded the important part here. BAF/bretonia have no RP reason to barge into this issue. it is a zoner issue, though his actions go against zoner policy and zoners want him gone, the BAF has no legal right to have a say n omega 3. by its own charter, bretonian laws are NOT valid in omega 3. Attempting to circumvent ths is frankly, out of roleplay, since bretonia cannot stand another front. Trying to take over will raise more chaos with Hessians, Corsairs, and others, as well as giving the zoners incentive to bring goods to kusari instead. BAF getting into this mess is the same as shooting yourself in the foot. No matter how its looked at, RP wise its a TERRIBLE idea.

1.) governed by specific decrees of Her Majesty's Government

It was a specific decree that the government would require its approval for FP1 administrators from now on. We have a player government, if you'd like to ask'em.

2.) Dakun's having ordered Blood Diamonds was considered by us to be an illegal act, regardless of the location. If someone in Bering were to order Blood Diamonds, we'd still consider it an illegal act. We would not be able to take action because he is outside of our realm of control, we cannot get to him. However, he would be considered a criminal inside Bretonia or its protectorates. Buying Blood Diamonds is supporting the Red Hessians, and that is aiding an enemy of Bretonia. That means we consider you an outlaw. This (and several other reasons highlighted in previous posts) is why there is an arrest warrant issued for Dakun's character.

3.) The Treaties of Freeport 1 and the Omega Pact both have terms listing Omega-3 as sovereignty of Bretonia, and those treaties are more recent than the Charter, and treaties are official government decrees/policies/information. Thus, by both treaties, that system is under our control and our laws, and our authority. The Freeport 1 treaty even specifically states that they recognize Bretonian authority over the system.

Article 1. Zoners of Freeport 1 recognise authority of Kingdom of Bretonia over the Omega-3 system, interest of Bretonia in maintaining security of trade connections, [and] mining operations and research missions.

4.) The actions of Dakun were a direct threat to the security of Freeport 1;

Article 3. Zoners of Freeport 1 on their own accord allow Bretonian Armed Forces and Bretonian Police Authority to use Freeport as a resupply base and temporary post in exchange of maintaining security of Freeport and surrounding space.

5.) Bretonian authority supercedes NFZ regulations in the event of danger;

Article 4. <snip> ... In case of any possible dangers, the authority of Bretonian Armed Forces overrun the No Fire Zone regulations if no member of local authority is present. If the force was implemented by Bretonian Armed Forces in No Fire Zone, they undertake to provide the proof of legality of their actions in 48 hours.

The issue here was, Dakun was officially the local authority, but also the cause of the danger. Because of the latter, we had the authority to take action, even if it was against the local authority. Proof of legality was presented within 48 hours.

6.) The statement to Zoners/Rheinland about capital ships was based on the following;

Article 6. <snip> ... Fearless Destroyers may be stationed at Freeport 1, so long as the number and callsigns of them are given to the Bretonian Government.

There was also no accusation of wrongdoing here on the part of the Zoners, but as a simple notice to remind people to inform the government/get permission for larger/other ships. That passage was mostly for Rheinland, which had brought in a cruiser and battleship that day, in violation of our Omega Pact treaty.



Please at least read our treaties before commenting on them. :\

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