Your Honor, as Imperial Inquisitor I would like to charge Duke Delphi Augustus of Antica with the crime of Terrorism. The Lawbook, Section IV, Sub-Section N, describes terrorism as follows:
1. Terrorism shall be defined as the unlawful use or threatened use of electronic violence (spamming, viruses, DOS attacks, etc.) by a person or an organized group of people against the citizens or their property with the intention of intimidating, damaging, coercing, or otherwise disturbing the State or the nation.
2. A terrorist act shall be punished by banishment from the Shirerithian board for no more than two weeks and no less than two days, depending on the seriousness of the attack.
3. If an attack produces extreme or permanent damage, then the sentence can be extended.
4. The Kaiser will decide the exact length of the banishment keeping in mind Articles 2 and 3 of this bill. It is preferable that he first discuss the matter with the Landsraad.
Recently, a certain "tgaoth" attacked the forums of both the Republic and Dinarchy of Antica, destroying them both. The Republic was only able to restore their posts after clever technical manipulation by official Nick Leghorn, while the Dinarchy has still not been properly restored. The damage, in the words of Sub-Sub-Section 3, was both "extreme" and "permanent".
I propose to the Judex that Duke Delphi Augustus, hereintoafterwards referred to as "the defendant", either orchestrated this act of terrorism himself or cooperated with another member of "tgaoth" in orchestrating this act of terrorism. The defendent stated many times his antipathy towards the Antican Republic, an antipathy shared by almost no one, and on at least two occasions even went so far as to say he wanted to destroy it, most recently two days before the attack took place. The defendant has previously used his impressive technological skill towards similar means, most notably the destruction of Avalonia in a similar incident for which he similarly denied responsibility until an internal Antican leak revealed his part in the affair. The defendant is one of perhaps as few as three people in our sector of micronationalism with the necessary skill to pull of such an attack. Finally, the defendant has admitted to knowledge of and association with the "tgaoth" organization, although he denies that this association was significant or destructive.
I accept this case for trial and call Delphi Augustus to come forward and enter a plea. He may speak to me on AIM for advice if he wishes. (I am Hypatia Agnesi 2.)
Scott, I would like a more detailed list of charges (terrorism, accessory to terrorism, etc.) added to your above post, so that everyone has a frame of reference of what is being argued, and Delphi can enter a plea on each charge.
If Delphi would like a lawyer to represent him, he may appoint one, either before or after he enters his plea. I will give both parties a period of 4 days from today to prepare their cases, unless an extension is requested and given. After that period, I will listen to opening arguments and look at evidence. The trial will begin on Friday.
Please keep in mind that Delphi is considered innocent until proven guilty.
In line with the intentions of Duke Delphi Augustus I shall serve as his primary legal counsel.
If it may so please the Court:
Your Honor, before my Duke Augusuts enters any plea regarding these charges - I request that the Inquisitor outline exactly what he is charging my client with. Will the prosecution seek to prove that Duke Augustus was a primary participant in the aforementioned events by the Inquistor? Or will a lesser charge be pressed, one that is not specifically outlined by Imperial Law? I think such specification is only fair, allowing for a fair and speedy trial.
I press one charge of terrorism - that of destroying the forum of the Republic of Antica. I will not press charges on the destruction of the Dinarchy as that is Delphi's own property.
I also press one charge of conspiracy to commit terrorism - that is, of working with one or more other people in order to execute and publicize the destruction of the forum of the Republic of Antica, and of working to protect those people from discovery and prosecution.
I will wait for opening arguments to be given no later than Tuesday. They will be posted in this thread. No direct discussion will be allowed in this thread. At any time before closing arguments, I may accept a plea bargain.
I would like to have a list of times when Scott, Delphi, and Rakesh will be reliably online this week so that we can conduct witness examination over AIM. You will send me (privately) names and screen names of all witnesses you wish to call along with the times they can be online as well. In order for a witness to be interviewed, both sides must be online simultaneously.
Other evidence will be presented in this thread, in the form of chat transcripts, documention, etc. Scott will be allowed to present his evidence and witnesses first, and then Rakesh will have a chance to respond with his own evidence and witnesses. A time for closing arguments will be set after all of the evidence has been set out. I will then give a day on which I will render judgment.
In the event that Delphi is found guilty on any charge, I will defer to Erik to decide on punishment.
If either side has questions or concernes about this format for the trial, please notify me by Tuesday and we can work something out.
I will be busy this week and think it would be a logistical difficulty to examine witnesses on AIM. I propose that we each send our witnesses a list of questions by email or whatever that they can answer. We can then give the list to you, you can post it, and the other person can send them a list of cross-examination questions. Is this acceptable?
I suppose that works. I was hoping to do it over AIM to prevent delays in reviewing each witness, but if you're going to have a hard time being on AIM, this will have to do. Another reason I wanted to do it over AIM was so that we could actually have objections to some questions, if necessary.
Please address any other concerns to me outside of this thread, though.
Your honor, the recent Tgaoth attacks on the Antican board revived the specter of micronational terrorism that we had all hoped was long buried. Worse, unlike the Huberts and !@#$%^&s of the past, Tgaoth covered his trail well. He used proxies, an unexceptional writing style, and an untraceable name and IP to prevent the classic tools of international investigation from determining his identity. The top technological minds of micronationalism admit that there is no hard-and-fast electronic proof that can lead us to Tgaoth. However, we must still consider the old style of investigation beloved by classic detective novels and the real world justice system alike - determining means, motive, and opportunity.
Tgaoth was someone with the technological skill to destroy a well-secured forum. He was someone with enough of a grudge against Antica that he was willing to risk everything to make it happen. And he was someone who had the ability and the to strike precisely when he did and how he did. It pains me to accuse my friend Delphi Augustus of this crime, but he is beyond a reasonable doubt the only person fulfilling all these conditions.
To destroy a forum, one must either obtain carefully hidden passwords or exploit arcane elements of PHPBB programming. Both of these take a high level of technical skill in a number of related disciplines known to the layman as hacking. Since hacking ability is often linked to general programming ability, we have a pretty good idea of who is and is not a hacker in micronationalism. The short "is" list contains only a few names, names like Sander Dieleman, Ryan Caruso, and Delphi Augustus. Of these, Delphi is the only one to have actually hacked a forum in the recent past. It was recently discovered that he hacked Avalonia during a brief Avalonia-Antica war, and then vehemently denied it. Therefore, Delphi has a history of both hacking forums and of denying having done so, and is the only person currently in micronations with such a history.
The Republic of Antica is a new, mostly peaceful nation with few enemies. Its recent declaration of neutrality prevented either Shireroth or the Grand Commonwealth from considering it allied with the other, and indeed the only disputes in which it has ever been involved have all involved the Dinarchy of Antica, the country from which it split after a long and emotion-filled sort-of-civil-war-type-thing. The only people with any motive to destroy Antica are its enemies in the Dinarchy, and of the three currently active Dinarchial citizens, Delphi is the one by far most involved in the lingering feud. Indeed, only a few days before the Tgaoth attack, Delphi declared how much he would love to hack Antica and destroy it.
The attacks took place around late evening Eastern Standard Time, which makes a European source unlikely as Europe would have been well into the late hours of the night. Knowing as we do that most micronational activity takes place in the evening, it suggests an attacker on the US or Canadian East Coast; Delphi lives in Washington, DC. On February 12th, while the attacks were taking place, Delphi was online with an away message up: the message read "For England, James", and was a quote from the movie Goldeneye, after which Delphi named his most powerful forum-destroying weapon.
Not only that, but Delphi by his own admission is involved with and has done work for Tgaoth, making him the only known associate of the organization. Although I believe Tgaoth when it claims to be a multi-person group, and although its spokesperson is almost certainly someone other than Delphi, Delphi's admitted association with them and alignment with their goals suggests that he may be either the "brains" of the outfit or at least its "tech guy". He has categorically refused despite the major international investigation to give the names of any other members of the organization, even though doing so, were his story true, would probably clear him from any suspicion.
Each of these things could certainly be a coincidence. But it is pretty darned unlikely. Together, and in the complete absence of any other possible suspects, they paint a picture of a Delphi angry at Antica's latest moves against him and upset over a recent demotion in Shireroth who lashed out by using his unparalleled technical skill to destroy his enemies.
I hope to call the following witnesses in order to bolster my points:
Sander Dieleman, who will discuss the technical aspects of the attacks and name, in his opinion, the subset of micronationalists skilled enough to implement them.
Matthew Basil, who will recall Delphi's previous attacks on his forum.
Speaker Olorix of the Republic of Antica, who will detail the depth feud between his nation and Delphi and confirm certain elements of Mr. Basil's story.
Also, if it please the judge, I will be calling myself as a witness. I understand this is unusual, but as the chief SHINE investigator and someone in frequent contact with Delphi before the attacks, I have important information that I wish to present. If you don't like this, we can talk about alternate ways to present it.
These are my opening arguments and the outline of my case. Thank you for your time.
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Reason:That name shall not be spake here
Considering certain macro-national obligations, I beg the Court's favor, and ask for a short delay in posting my opening statements and motions until no later than this Friday.
Terrorism is a heinous crime. It is an evil is begot from violence and anger, and one that cannot be eliminated - for such would be an impossible task. Centuries of behavioral research and science cannot explain the full nature of man, and likewise none of us are truly qualified to make assertions on why people resort to violence, terror and other hostile and aggressive tactics as a way to display their displeasure, make a statement, or simply bring attention.
Online, we have sought to create a better community - a community free from the societal ills that plague the nations we actually reside in. But we have failed in some regards - for instead of creating a better community we have developed communities, which are but microcosms of true society. In this sense war has fallen out of favor, and in its place has risen ism and terrorists who feel violence is the only answer and path before them.
The attacks on the Republic of Antica and the Dinarchy of Antica were indeed horrible. One always hopes that the attack before this one, was perhaps the last - that perhaps the bonds of friendship and camaraderie would allow us to deal with our problems in a more civilized and peaceful manner - but that never seems to be the case. Tgoath is but the new specter of such terrorism. A smarter more savvy terrorist. In the past such persons were caught with ease relatively quickly, but now we seem to be at the end of our metaphorical rope.
We fear the relative unknown, and it seems as if the Prosecution has taken upon itself the job of branding an innocent man as the perpetrator if not to but ease our minds, so we may all rest easy knowing that we know who the terrorist was. But peace of mind does not allow ourselves to slander and accuse a man who has dedicated himself to the betterment of this nation, and has become a personal friend to many of us.
As in any legal case, the burden of proof lies with the prosecution. Now let us examine what proof the prosecution wants to present.
Nothing.
What is painfully obvious from the Prosecution´s opening statements is that their entire case is based on circumstantial evidence. They have tried to create a profile of who this terrorist would want to be and have particularly tried to make sure it fits that of the accused. Let me review some of the points that the Prosecution introduced in their opening:
The Prosecution talks about technological skill, and how it is very likely that the actual terrorist had a technological know-how not many run-of-the-mill people have within our community. Supposedly there is a short-list of such people, but can this completely true - or is it simply another wild assertion made to fit the Prosecutions weak legal case? To be certain, we would not only have to question almost every member of our community, but also former or non-acbers - and even then we would not have definitive answer. How many of us would want to be completely honest about our technical abilities? Why does not the Prosecution´s "short list" include persons such as Abbas Namvari, Diga, Noseworthy, Archetype, or Hoefensills, - all of whom have demonstrated technical prowess in the past? Just because they are relatively inactive, does not automatically cancel them out as possible suspects due to their skills. Knowledge does not mean an automatic guilty sentence - and I doubt any software engineers or computer science majors would appreciate being de-facto suspects in future attacks.
If technological prowess is a theory filled with holes, then the Prosecution´s trump card must be motive - for who has a better motive than the accused? What the Prosecution said about the relations between the Republic and former Dinarchy of Antica can be conceded, because such is public knowledge - but what the Prosecution fails to grasp is that terrorists and terrorism do not need motives or reasons for their destruction. What is the difference between a declared conflict, an undeclared conflict, and terrorism? These are questions the Court must understand before it condemns any man of being a terrorist. If the accused had the motive and the ability, why did he not strike in a declared conflict with the Republic? Can the Prosecution introduce some order of circumstantial evidence, which can create a mold for a person who had no qualms spying, hacking and attacking nations one day but had to become a terrorist the next? It is a big jump, and one that must be found incredulous by this Court.
The Prosecutions set of circumstantial evidence continues with vague references to away messages, time zones and associations between the accused and the actual perpetrator of the crimes. What is missing hear, one should dare ask? Corroborating evidence. Direct evidence. Some hard fact that can prove beyond reasonable doubt that the accused is guilty. Without such, these are bue Prosecution - because the accused has become but the easiest person to blame.
I ask this Court to do its duty in a fair and just manner. We should not tarnish a good man´s name simply because we need someone to blame, someone to direct our anger, or someone to take the fall. We have the weigh the strength of the evidence - if the Prosecution can but present circumstantial evidence, then we must acquit. If the Prosecution leaves any doubt in your minds, then we must acquit. If the Prosecution cannot sufficiently prove that the accused is guilty, we must acquit. That is the duty of this Court.
Thank you, gentlemen. Opening arguments are concluded.
Scott, you will have until Wednesday to present all of your evidence, unless you contact me outlining a reason for an extension past Wednesday. If you have questions with regard to the format you should use to present something, contact me. Send me an up-to-date list of witnesses (in case that has changed), along with their emails and AIM accounts.
Rakesh, I will set a day for you to have all of your evidence presented after Scott has presented his. You will have a chance to question any witness Scott calls, most likely via email, as soon as he has called them and posted their interview. If you call witnesses, Scott will also be able to question each after you post their interview. Naturally, my preference for witness examination is over AIM, but email interviews will have to do.
If either side has any questions about the format at this point, or needs an extension, please contact me. I will be out of town this weekend but should get back on Sunday.
I am postponing the trial until next week, at the earliest.
I have been fighting a sinus infection for 3 months now, and after being on antibiotics for a month, off for 5 days (during which my infection got FAR worse) and back on them for close to a week now, I find I cannot function mentally, or even keep up with school. Obviously, this mental state is not conducive to giving a fair judgement, so the trial is postponed until I am feeling better.
I will post again at that time, reconvening. In the mean time, please do not post any evidence whatsoever or contact me about the trial.
If things go well, I will restart the trial next Wednesday, which is when I have my last final. With the sinus infection, studying has been damn near impossible, and focusing on my finals is a high priority.
I apologize for all of the inconvenience, but I'm sure we can all agree that a fair, objective judgement is more important than forcing the trial to go faster.
The prosecution would first like to call to the stand Mr. Matthew Vasroixe of the Republic of Lavalon, the former President of the Republic of Avalonia.
Q: Can you explain what happened during the Antican attacks on Avalonia?
A: The details are a bit foggy since it's been about a year now. But basically Antica hacked Avalonia's forums, filling it with hundreds of messages titled "ANTICAN ATTACK" "ANTICAN ATTACK" (the 1st attack), attempted to hack it again and do the same and mostly failed (because I changed some settings), and hacked it for a final 3rd time, this time successfully, locking me out of the administrator panel, banning all my users except certain Anticans, and finally locking the forums as well as changing the forum theme (the 3rd attack).
Q: Was your forum destroyed during the attack?
A: Yes, the forum was destroyed but then restored; however, that was Delphi's plan. When it was restored, of course, Delphi was then able to say Avalonia tried to attack itself so that it could blame Antica. Delphi Augustus committed this attack, as his username was constantly trolling my forums before the first attack and during the attempt at the second attack.
Q: Did Delphi later lie about this attack taking place?
A: Anticans admitted to carrying the 1st attack. No one has yet confirmed my claim of a 2nd attack. As for the 3rd attack, Delphi made sure that everyone knew it had taken place, and blamed it on Avalonia, saying we made the attack on ourselves. Unfortunately, he was generally believed by the micronational community--although there were some skeptics. He was able to claim Avalonia made the attack on itself, because after he stole administrator access he changed the theme to one that I had been testing a few weeks before the attacks.
I don't dislike Delphi as a person, and he'd probably be a friend in real life. I've experienced worse in micronationalism. Don't be too hard on Delphi, he was probably having a bad day, as we all do.
The prosecution would next like to call to the stand Chancellor Olorix of the Republic of Antica.
Q: Can you describe the history of the relationship between Delphi Augustus and the Republic of Antica?
A: The relationship historically between Delphi Augustus and the Republic of Antica has been one of hostility, primarily from Delphi. From the time of the last Antican revolution during late 2005, where the Dinarchy of Antica collapsed and the majority of the citizenry formed the new Republic of Antica, Delphi's extreme frustration at the loss of 'his' nation has morphed into an intense hatred of his former citizens in the Republic of Antica. His increasingly authoritarian tendencies during early 2005 led to major personality conflicts emerging between many members of the Dinarchial government (Particularly myself, Steven and Chrimigules) and Delphi: these conflicts were to shape Delphi's entire policy toward the Republic. Early on, we discovered that Delphi through the de-encryption of the password database or through some sort of 'breaking and entering', was reading our intelligence forums in the Republic. The biggest issue in relations was the Dinarchy's legislative resolution to end diplomatic relations with any state that recognised the existence of the Republic. This hugely eroded our foreign policy capabilities and reflected a fundamental hope of Delphi's that our new Antica would fail. Even in this climate, direct evidence that the Republic wished to end the hostility is found in the Reconciliation Resoultion (2005) (http://foghorn.myfxh.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=253) and later, attempts to negotiate over political issues via an intermediary with Delphi broke down due to his unwillingness to join a discussion table with Republican Anticans. Following the hack attacks on the Antican forums, Delphi in a conversation with a high level member of the Republican leadership displayed a high level of cocky-ness (So what? attitude) when presented with the charge that he had carried out the attacks. At the time, and since then, we have viewed this chat as the clearest evidence possible that Delphi was party to the attacks. In conclusion, the relationship between the Republic of Antica and Delphi Augustus has been extremely hostile since the Republic seceded from the Dinarchy.
Q: How do you think Delphi feels about the Republic of Antica right now? What makes you think he feels this way?
A: With Delphi's entrance into Shireroth, he has toned down his public criticism of the Republic. However, this does not reflect reality at all: in private has remained extremely hateful and angry toward the Republic, emotions that have characterised his relationship with us for the last several months. Private conversations with him by members of the Republic with him have clearly displayed this (as demonstrated above), including my own interactions with him.
Q: Can you give an exhaustive list of the enemies of the Republic of Antica, including anyone who might have any motive to attack or try to harm it?
A: To put it in simple terms, Delphi is regarded by Republican authorities as the sole public voice that has consistently called for the destruction of our nation, thus is regarded as the only serious long term enemy of the Republic with motive to launch (or be heavily involved with) hack attacks on our nation. Our foreign policies, including under my own leadership, have angered nations (including Shireroth, for which I have regretted and have since apologised), but I have never seen anything whatsoever that has led me to suspect that Shireroth or any other nation on whose toes we have trodden was party to the Tgaoth attacks.
The prosecution calls to the stand Ramu Sander Dieleman of the Empire of Lemuria.
Q: As a leading technical expert in micronationalism, can you give us some idea how these attacks might have been done?
A: Well, I _think_ that the attacks were conducted by executing an SQL query on the MySQL database that stores the phpBB's content (the messages, the users, just about everything). SQL is a kind of programming language used solely to communicate with databases. To run an SQL query on a database, however, you need to somehow gain the rights to do so. Obviously, this can't be done by an outsider. You need to either gain access to a database account with the proper rights, or...you could attempt 'injecting' SQL. Understanding the concept "SQL Injection" requires a bit more info. Basically, a web application like phpBB communicates with the database by "building" SQL queries based on user input, sending them to the database. The retrieved result is then formatted nicely and presented to the user. The construction of these queries based on user input is where things can go wrong. What if the user, instead of entering, for example, his username, entered a few SQL commands? If the user input is inserted ('injected') into the query without checking it properly and removing potentially harmful bits, like SQL code, an outsider can execute arbitrary SQL queries on the database. In most places in the code, SQL input is thoroughly checked, but there's always a few places where injections might be possible.
What I think happened in Antica is that Tgaoth, either by obtaining the password of a database user with the proper privileges or by SQL injection, gained access to the databases, and ran one short line of SQL code. This should be enough to empty the database column that stores the content of all posts.
Q: Who in micronationalism do you think has sufficient technical knowledge for such an attack?
A: I think either Delphi or me would be capable of this. Though I think it happened through obtaining a password, because I don't know of any SQL Injection leaks in the latest few releases of phpBB. Maybe there is someone else who is carefully hiding his ICT-related skills. I recently found out Mr. Vasroixe knows how to program, but I don't think he could pull this kind of thing off.
The prosecution would like to finish by calling to the stand Minister Scott Alexander of the Republic of Shireroth.
Q: Has Delphi ever said anything in private conversation or in discussions with SHINE that lead you to believe he knows more than he is letting on regarding Tgaoth?
A: Yes. In several cases, Delphi admitted to knowing the identity of one member of Tgaoth. However, he refuses to reveal the identity to Shirerithian authorities on the grounds that it is a friend of his and he is honor-bound not to do so. He has also suggested that he is himself involved in Tgaoth. The following is from the Secret Evil Plans forum: "I do not know who did this [attack on Antica]. There is one person whom I was contacted from as "Tgaoth", whom said that he represented a group. That one person is not capable, either technically or evil-ly, of doing something like this. Period. So far as I was concerned, I was the top technician of us all."
Q: Has Delphi ever suggested that he wanted to or could delete the Antican forum?
Yes, Delphi has considered deleting the Antican forum off and on since the Republic first revolted from the Dinarchy. In each case, he was convinced not to, usually on the grounds that he would get in trouble or that it would not be a permanent setback to the Republic. Most significantly, he mentioned a desire to destroy the Republic's forums a few days before the Tgaoth incident happened. Here is an AIM conversation I had with him. My computer has timestamped this February 9th. The Tgaoth attack occurred on February 12th.
Delphi Augustus: Perhaps I should take a sebatical...
GSquid314: If you want to you can, but I don't think it's necessary.
Delphi Augustus: I'm really REALLY getting pissed, and if I do something really bad, I want it clear it's my own action.
Delphi Augustus: RoA might not exist soon. And I DON'T want you to give them a heads up.
Delphi Augustus: If anything more than a "Delphi's pissed, you might want to reconsider fucking with him"
GSquid314: Oy vey, I thought we agreed that would be a bad move.
Delphi Augustus: In the diplomatic, long, sense, yes. But they have no honor, and they won't fight by the rules
Delphi Augustus: Backstabbing at every turn
GSquid314: In what sense do they not have honor?
Delphi Augustus: Foghorn has double crossed me at LEAST twice or thrice now
Delphi Augustus: And they're now trying to screw me in public
[edited out: an unrelated conversation on Ardashir]
GSquid314: Believe it or not, I'm going to have to go to sleep soon, as I'm kinda sick and have early class tomorrow. Do you have any particular suggestions?
Delphi Augustus: For a general course of action?
GSquid314: Yes.
Delphi Augustus: No. No further. I had suggestions for how to handle it before, but now the situation has changed, as we've proved ourselves amenable to their demands. Right now I'm honestly feeling like I've got nowhere to turn, and I'm not bluffing Scott when I say I'm almost to my breaking point with Foghorn and the Republic's bullshit. I've resisted snapping this long, but unless something changes, I'm not going to be able to much longer.
Delphi Augustus: But I don't want to burden you. I'll try and last through tomorrow, at the very least. You should get your rest.
Q: So do you believe Delphi is completely responsible for Tgaoth?
A: No, not completely. Writing style analysis suggests that the person who has posted under the name "Tgaoth" is not Delphi. It is probable that, as Tgaoth himself claims, it is a multi-person organization. However, Occam's Razor suggests that Delphi is a leader of or at least high-level technical advisor in this organization. My best hypothesis right now, which is not nearly as certain as I would like it, is that Delphi is working with someone from the old Dinarchy who is otherwise no longer around in micronationalism. Whatever the specifics, however, Delphi seems to be the person providing the motive and the firepower.
Thank you, your honor. The prosecution rests.
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I have not yet read through the entire evidence you just posted, however I will do so this evening and give Rakesh a deadline for his evidence to be submitted. I would like all witnesses you called to post in this thread to guarantee that, yes, that is their actual testimony. Then we can proceed.
Okay. Some of these people were hard to contact, so if it is okay with you let's go ahead with Rakesh's evidence and I'll make sure all of them post before the trial is over.
Rakesh, you have until Thursday to post your evidence. If you can arrange to get your witnesses to post and verify their testimony, or IM me to verify it, that would be good.
Scott, unless you can get your witnesses to verify their testimony by contacting me (even email works), I won't be able to accept it in my final deliberations.
Rakesh, please contact me immediately to explain this delay and ask for an extension if necessary, or I will be forced to declare a mistrial. I will declare a mistrial on Wednesday and refer everything to the Kaiser if your evidence is not posted.
My apologies. Rakesh has been dismissed, and I am forfeitting my right to representation in this trial. It should not be taking place in the first place, considering that the prosecution admitted to having nothing more than "evidence" and testimonies as circumstantial evidence. There is no proof and there is no reason to waste my time or Rakesh's defending myself in a battle of details and circumstance. I said from the get-go I was willing to concede both my motive and ability. That, however, doesn't make me guilty. Do what you will.
Former Dinarch of Antica
Former Citizen of Shireroth
Former Scourge of Micras
Ok, unless you have anything else to say I'll just let Scott post some sort of closing argument and then pass judgment. Hopefully we can get this over with by Friday.
I still need Vasroixe to confirm his testimony with me. An IM or PM is sufficient. My appologies to Vasroixe if he's already confirmed and I've just forgotten.
Olorix and Sander have contacted me, and I feel safe in assuming that Scott stands behind his own testimony.
I emailed Vasroixe and hopefully he'll take care of it.
If Delphi's not going to say anything, I might as well not make any closing arguments either. I've pretty much said everything I have to say.
I confirm that the testimony presented is indeed my own.
Also, may I ask the officers of the court to avoid using my real-life name? I just don't want the people at work to know who's using up all their bandwidth. (Have you seen the images on Lavalon's website? They're HUGE).
