As High Command knows, recently i was involved in a incident with a trader breaking the Rhienland-Liberty trade embargo. After myself and a Bounty Hunter destroyed his ship for not complying with a Stop order, the smuggler pressed charges against myself and the bounty hunter. The Liberty Government pressed the following charges against me:
Section C, subsection 4, line 3: "A Navy officer must always alert a smuggler of his/her intent to use lethal force, and reasoning behing using such leathal force --CHARGED--
Section C, subsection F, line 4: "A Navy officer must always give a smuggler the chance to drop the cargo and pay the fine; OR in relation to the Rhienland-Liberty trade embargo, the officer must give the smuggler the option to return to Rhienland --CHARGED--
I have no excuse for disobeying these parts of Liberty Law, and I pleaded guilty to the charges I was up against. I was forced to pay the smuggler all my credits, and hand in all my weapons. There has been much uproar about these laws being changed, and i am scheduled for a number of court appearances over the next few weeks to discuss the laws in question. As such, i will no longer be able to work full-time during the night-shift over the next couple of weeks. It is not of my choosing, I would rather be out in space defending Liberty instead of being stuck in a courtroom, however it is in my best interest to sort out the charges against me, and the laws that caused me to be charged.
I hope High Command can find someone to replace my shifts and protect Liberty when all her citizens are sleeping.