Although we have had our disagreements with the Elwynnese, every good Shirerithian stands in shock and outrage at the recent deletion of the Ewynn fora. The malicious destruction of a micronation's messageboard is a heinous crime in our hobby, because it is an attack against that nation's history and culture, and against everything that that nation wishes to preserve from loss in the face of Time. Although the very newness of the Elwynnese board meant that there was less to lose, precisely the same attack on many other nations would have resulted in the loss of much more.
But more outrageous still is that the prime suspect for the deletion is one that the Elwynnese had counted among their own: Ardashir Khan, the Emir of Raspur. The Elwynnese have presented evidence to indicate that his was the account that was responsible for the deletion. Bad enough that they should be attacked so: but how much worse for it to come about through treachery! Such depravity should not go unpunished, and we should do all we can to see that justice is served.
The Emir has resigned his citizenship in Ashkenatza; in Elwynn he will no longer be welcome. But what of Babkha, where he has resided so long? Where, up until the very day of the deletion, he was Grand Vizier, and where it is presumed he still holds citizenship? Will his compatriots there try him for what he has done? If they will not, will they deliver him to those who will? The ancient Mango-Camel Pact has an article of extradition; do they still hold to the treaty?
Members of the Landsraad, I ask your assent to the following:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Landrsaad:
-That the micronationalist known as Ardashir Khan, or the Emir of Raspur, having been accused of the deletion of the message board of Elwynn, should stand trial on the charge of micronational terrorism;
-That the Judex of the Imperial Republic of Shireroth, by virtue of its long association with both Elwynn and the Emir of Raspur, be permitted to try him by the definition of micronational terrorism as detailed in Lawbook XII.L, not excluding the right of Elwynn or any other concerned entity to try him as well;
-That, should the Emir of Raspur be found guilty at trial, his banishment from the lands of Shireroth be made permanent, and that, by the grace of the Kaiser, the punishment of Non-Utterance be inflicted upon him, so that his name may not be spoken in Shireroth until the end of days, and that any other punishments appropriate to the law be carried out upon him;
-That, to the furtherance of these ends, the Imperial Government should inquire of the Imperial State of Babkha and its government whether they intend to permit the Emir of Raspur to remain a citizen of their realm and whether they would permit his extradition to Shireroth or any other entity wishing to place him on trial;
-That the Imperial Government might also, in seeking extradition, remind the Imperial State of Babkha of the Mango-Camel Pact that long bound our nations together, and ask if they still consider it valid and binding;
-That, should the Pact be considered still binding by both parties, the Imperial Government should invoke Article VII, which requires extradition by one party when an individual is being tried by the other party for a banishable offense;
-That, should the Pact be considered binding by both parties, the Imperial Government shall not pursue enforcement of Article V with respect to recognition of the Elwynnese secession unless and until negotiations with the Elwynnese are deemed unsuccessful.
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