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“My commission has certainly not been disbanded” Justice Baelius commented while reading the missive presented to him, “But overlooking an operation wherein few individuals are placed in a position of ensuring the rights of decades remain within the Code, while finishing the work uncompleted from past Solicitors-General to add twenty-three ignored Acts of the Diet. '' the Justice continued his rant with a soft shake of his head, “While also furthering the readability of the Code and restructuring the sectionized method to ensure the Code upholds the highest legal standard.” He sighed as his hand moved over the almost completed revisisation of the Code, ”Takes time, Assistant Solicitor-General. Legal correctness requires time. One within a position as yourself should maintain that patience and understand that perspective.” Justice Baelius finished his small rant towards the missive as his hand moved to throw it into his discarded papers within his office of the Supreme Court to return to his work on the Code.

RP Name: William Theodore Aubert MC Name: MCVDK Voted: Yessir

Endorsement List of the Nationals The National Party extends their endorsement to the following individuals for the public to perceive in an attempt to inform the population of the Empire of the Nationals candidates in order to encourage an educated vote within the election. In the Providence District, the Nationals extend their endorsement to the following candidates: 1) D'AZOR, Ledicort 2) KOVACHEV, George 3) DE LA BALTAS, Ciprian 4) VAN WICK, Ophelia Elizaveta 5) SELM, Edward 6) NAPIER, Edward In the Southern District, the Nationals extend their endorsement to the following candidates: 1) AUBERT, William Theodore 2) D’ARKENT, Alexander 3) ARMAS-MACDROCH, John Frederick In the Northern District, the Nationals extend their endorsement to the following candidates: 1) DE ANTUNYES, Duarte In the Western District, the Nationals extend their endorsement to the following candidates: 1) AURDAN, Godwin Euclid 2) TALHOFFER, Toni

“Glorious!” William Theodore commented between two puffs of a light cigerette, “The Nationals shall see the light of day within the House of Commons. Do not fret, my beloved Josephite opposition. We have not forgotten our seats yet!” William concluded his statement with a sign of the Lorraine Cross before moving back to reading a newspaper.

SURNAME: AUBERT FIRST NAME: William Theodore ADDRESS OF RESIDENCE: 4 Reden YEAR OF BIRTH: 1770 Are you registered and eligible to vote in the Southern District? Yes. Do you have any other title, peerage or military service that may conflict with becoming a Member of the House of Commons, as per the Edict of Reform (1763)? No. If yes, do you understand that you will be required to resign or abdicate from this position should you be elected to the House of Commons, and if this does not occur your seat shall be considered to be vacant?: Yes. ((MC NAME)): MCVDK

RULING ON THE PETITION FOR EVIDENCE After careful consideration of the Supreme Court in relation to the petition of evidence brought forth within the Judicial Review of Residence Status. It has been unanimously ruled within the Supreme Court, that all requested ballots will not be released to the public within the above mentioned case. The Court holds the opinion within the above mentioned review, that the ballots cast within the election, of which has been requested to be presented through the petition, is irrelevant to the argument required to be presented within the review. As delivered and penned by Justice Baelius Joined in opinion with Chief Justice Gray & Justice d’Aryn

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Judicial Review Response - Election Cancellation & Ballot Nullification 10th of Sun’s Smile, 1795 THE COUNCIL OF STATE, Represented by BASILEIOS BALTHAZAR BAELIUS of THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE, DESIRES TO RESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING JUDICIAL REVIEW; Election Cancellation and Ballot Nullification ON THE GROUNDS OF THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLE(S), DOCTRINE(S), EDICT(S) OR ARTICLES OF LAW: 202.091 - Where an individual intentionally assumes the identity of another individual for any purpose except the carrying out of high treason, this shall be impersonation in the second degree, an infraction. Oren Revised Code, CH202 ‘On Injury a the Person’ 203.051 - Where an individual, with the intent to defraud, knowing that he or she has no authority to do so, signs the name of another person or of a fictitious person, this shall be forgery, an infraction Oren Revised Code, CH203 ‘On Injury against Property’ 602.043 - The Crown, expressed in the person of His Imperial Majesty the Holy Orenian Emperor, is the linchpin of the reformed system. He shall call the Imperial Diet to session through a summons. In respect to the House of Commons, this is expressed through a national election. In respect to the House of Lords, this is expressed through his appointees. As a session of the Imperial Diet draws to its conclusion for one reason or another, the Crown shall dissolve the Imperial Diet. When the Crown summons the Imperial Diet again, the process is repeated. A session of the legislature shall sit for an amount of time that is flexible. Oren Revised Code, CH602 ‘On the Imperial Diet’ 604.011 - All citizens of the Holy Orenian Empire over the age of 18 who are registered to an address have the right to vote in national elections in the province of their residence. Oren Revised Code, CH604 ‘On Elections’ IN CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING: Within the year of seventeen ninety-four, the election for the House of Commons were ordered to halt upon the verbal command of his Majesty, the Holy Orenian Emperor Joseph II, and executed into the elections of seventeen ninety-four. It was elected and ordered to halt the elections of seventeen ninety-four after the Chancellor of Elections, and her office, had found massive amounts of fraudulent votes within the ballots. The Honorable, Mr. Samuel T. Savoyard, henceforth Mr. Savoyard, presents the argument before the Supreme Court, within his request for Judicial Review, that all forms of ballot nullification and election cancellation stands within breachment of the Oren Revised Code. The Honorable, Mr. Savoyard argues that all votes must be counted as per the statement of the following right within the following cite; 604.011 - All citizens of the Holy Orenian Empire over the age of 18 who are registered to an address have the right to vote in national elections in the province of their residence. [Oren Revised Code, CH604 ‘On Elections’] As per any right granted to any individual within the Oren Revised Code, it is the opinion of the respondent, that such right comes within the boundaries of responsibility and any breachment of such responsible behaviour in relation to the noted right, such as the breachment of the Orenian Revised Code, specifically that of criminal notion, invalidates the ballot of the individual, which thereby nullifies the ballot of that individual. The Chancellor of Elections specifically notes the following breachments of the Oren Revised Code to be valid within the confirmation of fraudulent votes; 202.091 - Where an individual intentionally assumes the identity of another individual for any purpose except the carrying out of high treason, this shall be impersonation in the second degree, an infraction. [Oren Revised Code, CH202 ‘On Injury a the Person’] 203.051 - Where an individual, with the intent to defraud, knowing that he or she has no authority to do so, signs the name of another person or of a fictitious person, this shall be forgery, an infraction [Oren Revised Code, CH203 ‘On Injury against Property’] Both the above presents the direct breachment of the Oren Revised Code, both of which is involved within the Lex Criminalis, and therefore grounds themselves within the categorized aspect of fraudulent material as noted within the Oren Revised Code throughout multiple different aspects of the Code, specifically those involving contracts between people of the Empire. As precedent has been set throughout the national elections for the twenty-one Diet, as of the creation of this document, all votes found within breachment of the Oren Revised Code, and thereby deemed fraudulent, is nullified through the election process. The Respondent argues that such is permitted to happen as the direct breachment of the Oren Revised Code overrules the notion above within the CH604 of the Oren Revised Code, meaning that the right to vote is nullified due to the breachment of the Oren Revised Code. Such exception is noted within the Oren Revised Code within the right to life, as written by Joseph I, whereas any individual of the Empire contains the right to life, except in the scenario where the individual is found guilty of treason, whereas the Courts of the Empire are permitted to execute the individual as that breachment of lawful behaviour has occurred. The scenario of breachment stands similar within fraudulent votes wherein the Office of the Chancellor of Elections is permitted to nullify ballots in breachment with the Oren Revised Code. Furthermore, to permit the proper procedure of the elections to occur, the Crown is explicitly given direct control over the Diets summon process, therein the national elections, and is thereby allowed to execute orders in relation to the election. Within the following cite is found the explicit control of the Diets summon, therein the national elections; 602.043 - The Crown, expressed in the person of His Imperial Majesty the Holy Orenian Emperor, is the linchpin of the reformed system. He shall call the Imperial Diet to session through a summons. In respect to the House of Commons, this is expressed through a national election. In respect to the House of Lords, this is expressed through his appointees. As a session of the Imperial Diet draws to its conclusion for one reason or another, the Crown shall dissolve the Imperial Diet. When the Crown summons the Imperial Diet again, the process is repeated. A session of the legislature shall sit for an amount of time that is flexible. [Oren Revised Code, CH602 ‘On the Imperial Diet’] Upon the report of the Chancellor of the Elections to his Majesty, the Holy Orenian Empire Joseph II, wherein the Chancellor verbally reported an amount of fraudulent votes of an amount upwards of twenty-five percent, found throughout the process noted above, were present within the elections of seventeen ninety-four, the Holy Orenian Emperor elected to utilize the rights of the above denotion from the Oren Revised Code to halt the entirety of the election. Wherein such pause of the election would permit the Ministry of Civil Affairs, in cooperation with his Majesty, the Holy Orenian Emperor Joseph II, and the Chancellor of Elections to find further ways to improve the safety of the elections of seventeen ninety-four prior to moving forward with the elections itself and thereby ensure the truthful will and voice of the people are heard prior to calling the results of the election of seventeen ninety-four. IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING: The Respondent notes the importance of permitting the Imperial Government and election official of the Empire to perform their duties within the national elections, wherein their expertise is utilized to permit absolute certainty and correctness upon release of the results of the election of seventeen ninety-four. The Respondent seeks to conclude the Judicial Review in relation to the cancellation of elections, as well as nullification of votes, to further permit the Chancellor of Elections, in cooperation with his Majesty, the Holy Orenian Emperor Joseph II, to further secure the situation, wherein the amount of fraudulent votes are not permitted to determine the result of the national elections themselves. Therefore, the Respondent sees the Judicial Review invalid, as none of the above legal codes of the Oren Revised Code has been breached throughout the electoral process and standard electoral precedent has been followed with utmost concentration and import. The Respondent further denotes the confirmation of proper fraudulent votes to be given to the Supreme Court in the scenario that such is deemed necessary by the Court. However refreigns from including the votes within the above document as non-fraudulent votes are included within the count, which per precedent of the national elections are to be kept within the borders of the Ministry of Civil Affairs beneath the Office of the Chancellor of Elections. YOURS HUMBLY, HIS EXCELLENCY, BASILEIOS BALTHAZAR BAELIUS on behalf of THE CROWN, THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE, PONTIAN PLACE 7, HELENA [[MCVDK#9258]]

STATEMENT FROM THE SOLICITOR-GENERAL 12th of Tobias’ Bounty, 1795 As penned by The Esteemed Institute of the Ministry of Justice, beneath the command of His Excellency, the Solicitor-General Basileios Balthazar Baelius, J. D. SSE. To, The Honorable, Samuel the Svoyard In light of the release of the missive named ‘The Josephite Party: For the Dignity of Some’ it is the wish of His Excellency, the Solicitor-General, to ensure publication of the process utilized throughout the investigation of Ostromir Carrion and Padraig O’Rourke, wherein the Ministry of Justice has conducted a proper investigation throughout the year of 1789, to ensure proper procedure was executed within the investigation of these state individuals. It worries me that politics has reached a point wherein the parties are to point fingers at one another for duties performed with utmost care throughout their tenure. Politics should be a place wherein the people can unite in debate and the prospect of future instead of an area wherein the people cannot come to a conclusion with one another- wherein the people cannot trust their government to do their duties. While the Ministry of Justice is agreeable largely of Josephite nature, with many of the prosecutors having Josephite ideals, the Ministry of Justice in itself does not specifically serve the Josephite Party. The Ministry of Justice serves the Crown and thereby executes through the will of the Crown- we do not seek to make a difference between Josephites nor Everardines. The Ministry always seeks to follow the phrase of which their motto states; “Veritas Omnia Vincit [Translated to “Truth conquers all”]”. The Ministry of Justice utilized the following method to conclude their statement; The Ministry of Justice started with contacting Padraig O’Rourke to create the foundation around the investigation. Padraig provides his general side of the story with basic information which was utilized throughout the investigation itself. Afterwards, Edward Napier was contacted by the Ministry of Justice to ensure the full story of the accusing side was provided by the Ministry- everything stated within the testimony of Edward Napier was crosschecked with witnesses. Ostromir Carrion and Edward Napier both provided conflicting statements, at which point the Ministry of Justice utilized a third party witness to ensure correctness. Both Ostromir Carrion and Edward Napier state their presence within the Novellen at the same time. Both individuals claimed to have one singular person present in both statements; Astrid Palmer. Napiers claim is then rejected by the fact that Astrid Palmer, the third party witness, states not to have seen Edward Napier within the Novellen at the time claimed within the statement of Edward Napier. Tanith Vursur was personally contacted for furthering the information provided within the investigation. Sadly the statement of Tanith Vursur provides next to nothing to the actual case as she claims not to remember anything about the actual events due to a ‘memory wipe’ which has been confirmed to be close to impossible with the individuals involved and accused. Most of Tanith Vursurs statement is drawn from the words of Edward Napier- which had been confirmed false at this point in time. The medical record, provided to the Ministry through the Practitioner-General, Doctor Morgryn, once more denies the statements made and claimed in the words of Edward Napier and Tanith Vursur. Most of the accused assault, allegedly consisting of rips and marks throughout the body, isn’t provided nor treated in the medical record. All Tanith Vursur is treated for is a broken nose, as well as minor glass charts within the area of the broken nose due to her glasses. This doesn’t match any of the description provided by the two accusers, that being Tanith Vursur and Edward Napier. Lastly, the accusers state that Ostromir Carrion has confirmed these accusations within a tavern of Haense. This cannot be confirmed as the third party witness referred to the Ministry within the statement of Edward Napier notes that his presence within the tavern did not hear nor see any form of accused statements. I shall happily prosecute Ostromir Carrion and Padraig O’Rourke in the scenario of crimes having been committed by these individuals. However, justice is not siding with the majority of the people, justice is not looking to the public and asking for aid. I do not prosecute people without the evidence to solidify any form of statements within the accusations, for that would be a breachment of the duties that I have sworn to perform. The Imperial Cabinet was never informed, consulted nor involved within the investigation itself. The Imperial Cabinet was never involved with the duties of the Ministry of Justice. The Josephite Party was never informed, consulted nor involved within the investigation itself. The Archchancellor was never informed, consulted nor involved within the investigation itself. The president of the Commons, a Josephite, was never informed, consulted nor involved within the investigation itself. The Ministry of Justice performed their duties to the most proper extent as possible. As noted within my statements upon closing the case of Tanith Vursur: “Should the scenario occur that any further evidence is provided to the Ministry of Justice, by the willing citizen of the Empire, which conflicts with the verdict of which the Ministry of Justice has concluded. The Ministry of Justice shall ensure further investigation to ensure such evidence, provided by the willing citizen of the Empire, is accounted for within the decision of the Ministry of Justice in relation to the accused. [Statement from the Solicitor-General: Regarding the Investigation of 1789]” The Ministry of Justice is willing to reopen the case in such a scenario- but that scenario has not come to light throughout the past six years of the case having been closed. I would like to conclude this statement with a request to both political parties of the Empire: I do not applaud the usage of criminal investigation and work to promote political idealism. I do not like the idea that my personal work shall inflict wounds upon either party, for that is not the reason my office exists. We’re present to protect the citizens of Oren- all citizens of Oren. We shall perform that duty with pride and without hesitation. It does not matter which side of the spectrum that individual resides on. Do not turn the governmental institutions into political battlefields. We are here to do our duties. Both the Ministry of Justice, Civil Affairs, Foreign Affairs, ect. We are not created for political discussion. We are not created to aid in political ideals. We are created to provide the foundation of the Holy Orenian Empires governmental system. Do not change that. THE FORMER STATEMENT FROM THE MINISTRY His Excellency, The Solicitor-General Basileios Balthazar Baelius, J.D. SSE.

Basileios Baelius hereby annouces stepping out of the candidate run for the House of Commons (aka- don’t put me on the ballet, tyvm)

SURNAME: Baelius FIRST NAME: Basileios ADDRESS OF RESIDENCE: Anpalais 13 DATE OF BIRTH: 1755 Are you registered and eligible to vote in the Holy Orenian Empire? Yes Do you have any other title, peerage or military service that may conflict with becoming a Member of the House of Commons, as per the Edict of Reform (1763)? No If yes, do you understand that you will be required to resign or abdicate from this position should you be elected to the House of Commons, and if this does not occur your seat shall be considered to be vacant?: Yes ((MC NAME)): MCVDK

ANNULMENT OF ORDER 6th of Harren’s Folley, 1794 As organized by The Esteemed Institute of the Ministry of Justice, beneath the command of His Excellency, the Solicitor-General Basileios Balthazar Baelius, J. D. Due to recent counsel and discussion amongst the administration of the Ministry of Justice- the Solicitor-General hereby sees fit to annul the above order. By Writ and Order of His Excellency, the Solicitor-General Basileios Balthazar Baelius, J.D.

SUBPOENA - THE CROWN v. SMITHSON 5h of Tobias’ Bounty, 1793 THE CROWN, Represented by BASILEIOS BAELIUS of THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE, DESIRES TO SUMMON THE FOLLOWING PARTY TO COURT; JOHN SMITHSON ON THE BASIS OF THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLE(S), DOCTRINE(S), EDICT(S) OR ARTICLES OF LAW: 209.011 - Where an individual knowingly signals intent to commit a crime at a future time, this shall be the crime of conspiracy, and is subject to the same class of punishment of the crime which conspiracy is caused for; 202.042 - Where an individual intentionally and with premeditation causes the death of another, this shall be murder in the first degree, a felony. 202.011 - Where an individual intentionally makes an unlawful attempt, coupled with a present ability, to commit a violent injury on the person of another, this shall be assault, a misdemeanor. Oren Revised Code, CH209 ‘On Inchoate Offenses’’ in reference to CH202 ‘On Injury against the Person’ John Smithson was found offering services wherein the above charges are within effect. Sergeant Willem and Solicitor-General Basileios heard these suspected issues and thereby arrested the man on sight. WITH THE PRESENCE OF THE FOLLOWING RELEVANT PARTY OR PARTIES: Sergeant Willem Galbraith [ @Willem Galbraith ] ON THE DESIRED DATE OF: [[DATE OF TRIAL / PENDING DISCUSSION WITH DEFENDANT] YOURS HUMBLY, BASILEIOS BAELIUS on behalf of THE CROWN, THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE, PONTIAN PLACE 7, HELENA [[MCVDK#9258]]

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A Guide to Orenian Legal Roleplay A comprehensive guide created to assist newly interested players within Oren to delve deeply into the complex and exciting legal roleplay of the Empire. Table of Content I - Preword II - Introduction to Oren III - The Oren Revised Code IV - The Courts of Law, Simplified V - Legal Procedure, Simplified VI - Difference between Civil and Criminal Law VII - Becoming a Lawyer I - Preword Welcome to “A Guide to Orenian Legal Roleplay”. This’ll be a reference post for anyone that wishes to participate in the legal roleplay which carries a major presence inside of Oren- this is an adventure into a complex and exciting niche of roleplay. With that said, it should be noted, legal roleplay is not easy. It’s often complicated with the requirement of multiple methods of argument, heavy aspects of writing and often heated conversations with your rivals! This guide will not give you everything that you need. It will not directly carry you through the entire methods of the legal roleplay; you’ll have to search for those things yourself. What will be provided within this guide is multiple simplified explanations and references to various posts (which you should definitely read yourself) to give you a kickstart as a legal roleplayer! II - Introduction to Oren The Holy Orenian Empire, seen from a legal standpoint, is a constitutional monarchy. This means that all political and legal power is provided to the people by the Crown through a select number of constitutional rights. The three main rights within the Empire are; the right to life, the right to liberty & the right to trial. These are good to know within the Courts- utilization of constitutional rights within legal arguments almost always proves efficient. You can part legal roleplay into three different branches; the legislative branch (i.e House of Commons), the executive branch (i.e The Ministry of Justice & Imperial State Army) & the judicial branch (i.e The Circuit Court & The Supreme Court). The legislative creates the laws of the Empire, the executive enforces the laws of the Empire & the judicial judges those charges with the laws of the Empire. This creates a fully adaptable and constantly changes legal system which encourages interaction between the various branches. You’re most likely to be involved with the executive branch & in interaction with the judicial. Therefore we’ll focus on those two aspects of the Orenian legal system. III - The Oren Revised Code Let us start with the basics; the 77 pages long document known as the Oren Revised Code (I told you legal roleplay wasn’t simple!). Do not let the amount of pages within the Oren Revised Code discourage you, the document is fairly simple to navigate. The Oren Revised Code is often referred to by the acronym ‘ORC’, which I’ll be using from this point forward. The ORC contains all of the laws within the Empire and functions as your primary tool within legal roleplay. Your legal arguments are almost always supposed to be based upon laws of the ORC, so getting familiar with it is important. The ORC can be divided into six sections, despite there being eight within the actual code. These sections are the following; Lex Criminalis (Criminal Law), Lex Haraccene (Civil Law), Lex Kaedreni (Military Law), Lex Lotharingium (Procedure & Judiciary Law), Lex Aristocratia (Peerage Law) and Lex Arcania (Magick Law). You’ll want to familiarize yourself specifically with criminal, civil, military and procedure & judiciary law as these create the cornerstones of the legal roleplay within Oren. You can find the ORC here; https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/189667-oren-revised-code/ IV - The Courts of Law, Simplified The Courts of Law is the place where a majority of your arguments will be made. Oren has two Courts; The Circuit Courts and the Supreme Court. You’ll likely be dealing with the Circuit Courts more than the Supreme Court; but it is important to note the existence of both courts as certain aspects of legal procedure will involve the Supreme Court. The Circuit Court will have a judge. This’ll be the person that rules on your case and they’re demanded to take a textualist approach to the ORC. You’ll be presenting before the Courts as either a Defendant or a Plaintiff- to explain these two terms in the simplest method possible; the Defendant is the person that is being accused of a crime and the Plaintiff is the person accusing someone of a crime. A lot of communication to the Courts is done by text. Various people have various ways to format these- so we recommend you read a few yourself. Two of the most important documents within the Courts are subpoenas and summons. Subpoenas is a legal summon by a governmental body in relation to breachment of Lex Criminalis. Summons is a legal summon by anyone in relation to breachment of Lex Haraccene. You cannot file a subpoena if you’re not a part of the Ministry of Justice. V - Legal Procedure, Simplified Legal Procedure is the backbone of legal roleplay within Oren. All legal roleplay must follow legal procedure to be correctly executed. Failure to follow legal procedure will often result in mistrials and appeals to the Supreme Court. You want to avoid that! Simplified, legal procedure follows the following; Submission of Subpoena / Summons Claiming of Judge Responding Affidavit Pre-trial hearings Court Trial Verdict This is extremely simplified and carries a lot more aspects. These are one of the aspects suggested to read more closely into and fully understand before delving into Court as failure to follow this can mean life or death for your client. Legal Procedure can be found here; https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/192894-legal-procedure-act-1772/ VI - Difference between Civil and Criminal Law The difference between civil and criminal law is extremely simple and doesn’t require much explanation. However, it’s important to know the difference between the two titles to avoid embarrassing confusions and misunderstandings. The main difference between civil and criminal law is who can execute it within Court. Criminal law can only be submitted through a subpoena which can only be submitted by the Ministry of Justice. Civil law can be submitted through a summons which can be submitted by anyone! Always double check that you’re not submitting a summons with criminal laws in it. VII - Becoming a Lawyer Becoming a lawyer will not be easy. I will not make that claim because legal roleplay is not easy in general. You’ll encounter many scenarios that become annoying OOCly and a lot of writing within the courts are OOC based. It takes a lot of time and a lot of dedication. With that said, start making a platform for yourself to establish yourself as a lawyer- the more good people have heard about you will result in more clients. Post forum posts to create awareness around your presence within the courts. Show people your success and knowledge within the courts. Grasp all knowledge you can get from those more experienced. Attend courts to hear the arguments made by other lawyers. A lot has to be taken into account. It is a learning process and continues to be. You can always learn from viewing others. On top of that; an excellent learning experience is provided within the Ministry of Justice as a Lawclerk. Legal clinics help newer people get a grasp of the methods used within the courts. Explore and create. Accept opportunities. Overcome challenges. With a little dedication to learn, you’ll be the next Orenian hotshot in no time!

ORDER OF CONSTABULARY RESTRUCTURE 4th of Horen’s Calling, 1791 As organized by The Esteemed Institute of the Ministry of Justice, beneath the command of His Excellency, the Solicitor-General Basileios Balthazar Baelius, J. D in cooperation with the Right Honorable, Chief Commissioner Aleksei Orlov. I - On Establishment of the Order I.I - Upon issuing the following order, His Excellency the Solicitor-General declares the following statement effective immediately within the Ministry of Justice. The Chief Commissioner swears to follow and uphold all changes created within the order to improve upon the Office of the State Constabulary. II - On the Renaming of the Constabulary II.I - In order to better fit the ideals of the Ministry of Justice, the Office of the State Constabulary shall hereby be known as the Office of the State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) III - On the Restructure of the Constabulary III.I - The Constabulary shall be restructured in the following form; IV - On the Redefinition of Roles IV.I - The Constabulary shall be redefined in the following form; Chief Commissioner The Chief Commissioner is tasked with leading the Office of the State Bureau of Investigation of the Ministry of Justice, with his primary duty being management of detectives. It is the duty of the Chief Commissioner to work with the Solicitor-General on filling the positions with worthy candidates to serve Their Imperial Majesties. Detective Detective’s make the vast majority of the Bureau and serve as the backbone of the branch. These men fulfill various tasks depending on the need of the office they have been assigned to. Detectives can often be expected to be tasked with doing investigatory work on cases and aiding prosecutors with investigatory work within criminal cases. They’re classed as the top men for aiding within law investigation issues. IV - On the Consequence of Order V.I - All personnel beneath the Chief Commissioner shall assume the position of Detective. By Writ and Order of His Excellency, the Solicitor-General Basileios Balthazar Baelius, J.D. in cooperation with the Right Honorable, Chief Commissioner Aleksei Orlov.

ORDER OF MINISTERIAL OBJECTIVITY 11th of Harren’s Folley, 1790 As organized by The Esteemed Institute of the Ministry of Justice, beneath the command of His Excellency, the Solicitor-General Basileios Balthazar Baelius, J. D. I - On Establishment of the Order I.I - Upon issuing the following order, His Excellency the Solicitor-General declares the following statement effective immediately within the Ministry of Justice. II - On Establishing Ministerial Objectivity II.I - Ministerial Objectivity shall be constructed to mean the objectivity required to establish proper understanding, of objective nature, of the Oren Revised Code. Wherein subjective and opinionated individuals, working actively within such an opinionated office, shall be barred from participation and execution of criminal law. II.II - The duty of the Ministry of Justice, and any person within such office, shall be to faithfully execute the law of the Empire. Thereby any subjective and opinionated person working within an office of such nature shall be considered unable to fulfill such duties. II.III - There shall be no consideration of any political ideological aspects within the Ministry of Justice. There shall be put one consideration for all workers within the Ministry of Justice; the law. III - On the Definition of Ministerial Objectivity III.I - The Ministry of Justice shall hold all forms of objectivity while dealing with the Courts of Law. It shall be the duty of the Ministry, and all members of such, to ensure proper usage of the Lex Criminalis to avoid conflict. An office of the not shall not hold the opinion of the subjective person; but be a spokesperson of the law. III.II - In accordance with established issues above the Ministry of Justice shall henceforth not hire people of opinionated offices. IV - On Barred Offices IV.I - All acting members of any form of legislative document shall be defined as a subjective and opinionated person of an active office. This includes the House of Lords, House of Commons & any city legislative body. IV.II - To ensure avoiding any form of conflict within the Ministry of Justice. The Ministry of Justice shall bar all members of any governmental branch to serve within the Ministry of Justice in that period. V - On Consequence of Order V.I - All acting members of any legislative body shall be asked to immediately resign from the position within the Ministry of Justice. Failure to resign on own condition shall result in termination of position and with such the inability to get rehired. By Writ and Order of His Excellency, the Solicitor-General Basileios Balthazar Baelius, J.D.

The Ministry of Justice wishes not to rebuttal against the appeal of Mr. Napier and encourages the Supreme Court to take a just decision.

STATEMENT FROM THE SOLICITOR-GENERAL: REGARDING THE INVESTIGATION OF 1789 11th of Sigismund’s End, 1789 After thorough investigation, in relation to the topic mentioned within the Open Letter from Mrs. Tanith Vursur, henceforth Mrs. Vursur, which includes multiple members of the involved situation and vigorous interrogation of all involved parties. The Ministry of Justice, under command of the Solicitor-General, has found the lack of evidence & lack of corresponding testimonies insufficient to support the claims which has been made by Mrs. Vursur. The Ministry of Justice have found the statements of all involved parties to be conflicting with one another. Therefore, the Ministry of Justice has drawn on the knowledge of multiple other parties, that of which includes servants and workers present within areas of suspicion, to further confirm or deny the statements made by both parties. Through the information provided to the Ministry of Justice, from all possible parties brought forth to the Ministry of Justice, it can therefore conclude specific elementals and issues within the testimonies of Mr. Edward Napier, henceforth Mr. Napier, and Mrs. Vursur to have insufficient amounts of solidified evidence and support. The Ministry of Justice can therefore not offer any form of legal support within the presented charges against Mr. Padraig O’Rourke, henceforth Mr. O’Rourke, and Mr. Ostromir Carrion, henceforth Mr. Carrion, and concludes the investigation of 1789 without further wishes to press charges against any of the accused individuals of the original present case. Should the scenario occur that any further evidence is provided to the Ministry of Justice, by the willing citizen of the Empire, which conflicts with the verdict of which the Ministry of Justice has concluded. The Ministry of Justice shall ensure further investigation to ensure such evidence, provided by the willing citizen of the Empire, is accounted for within the decision of the Ministry of Justice in relation to the accused. Yours Humbly, the Solicitor-General Basileios Balthazar Baelius, J.D. SSE.