Renatus-Marna v. King Leo de Savin [TRIAL]

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Est. 1651

 

GLOBAL ASSEMBLY

       As many are already aware, for the last three Seeds, the Global Assembly's judicial branch, lead by Magistrate Louise Ferdinand, has been hard at work to resolve the recent assault of a Renatian envoy, the alleged oath broken by the King of Santegia-Haria, as well as the kidnapping of political leaders. King Leo de Savin, after spending nearly a month in Renatian prisons, was released on a 7.5k mina bail, paid by the Tribe of Kadarsi's leadership. Afterwards, on the 11th of the First Seed, 1655, King Leo de Savin was tried in his absence, reprsented by his three lawyers from the private law firm, San Adrían & Co.

 

[!] The court case between King Leo de Savin of Santegia-Haria v. the Crown of Renatus-Marna, c. 1655

 

       The result from the court hearing is cited in this excerpt, taken directly from the judicial report;

 

       "The ruling was conducted after a rather brief hearing, where both the plaintiff and defendants lawyers presented a shocking lack of evidence to all accounts. There were no such existing documents entailing any alleged “oath” between the Renatus-Marna government and King Leo, despite the plaintiff’s emissions that such an agreement was being considered, and in the process of being drafted. In addition, there was no reliable evidence which lead the court nor the international community to believe that King Leo de Savin, nor the state of Santegia-Haria, had any ties to the ‘Reiver’ mercenaries, let alone any bandit group. However, based on overwhelming eye witness accounts of specific Santegian soldiers present at the incident, King Leo de Savin, along with any military personnel, are banished from within the borders of Renatus-Marna, lest invited otherwise. In addition, this shall furthermore set a precedent that, in order to present sufficient evidence in a court of international law, physical documents must be accessible to the jury and the magistrate."

 

((The full report can be found here.))

 

       In summary, the result from this court hearing was inconclusive, due to a stark lack of evidence. Due to the eyewitness accounts of Santegian soldiers present at the incident, however, we have decided that it is fair to uphold a ban on Santegian envoys from unjustly treading upon Renatian or Marnan soil, at least until further notice, or unless otherwise lifted by the Renatian government.

 

       The political side effects from this outcome, thus far, have been an increased fervor in the "War on Banditry," declared last year by Palatine of Haense, Robert Sigismund. At the Second Convention, he attacked nations which utilize bandit warfare, stating, "We cannot make any discrimination against states who harbor such terrorism or bandits who propagate it." This has set a standard, including among allied nations such as Santegia, that the employment of bandits by world governments is becoming increasingly frowned upon. This political development is an awfully large cultural shift from earlier eras, where mercenary employment by world governments wasn't too uncommon.

 

That concludes this report. If you've any inquiries relating to this court session, or about the Global Assembly, do not fret to contact our offices.

 

Godspeed to you all.

[!] The notice ends here.

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