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[Lanakov]

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Subject : Peacekeeping activities in [color=#990000]Omega 49
Target : Coalition High Command
[color=#000000]Location : CPW Udaloy


[font=Courier New]Comrades,


I have been sent on a mission to enforce the Martial Law in Omega 49 yesterday.
The traffic was fairly dense, every vessel agreeing to submit to our routine scans, none of them bearing illicit cargo.
However, the system was crowded with imposing Zoner Warships, at least 4 of them were active during my patrol. They've shown good will and friendliness, not objecting to our authority. But in the unfortunate event of an escalation, I would recommend placing an emphasis on anti-capital weapon systems during our operations in this system.

During my investigations, I managed to catch a smuggler red-handed. It had just taken off of Gran Canaria and was about to move out when I scanned it and found evidence of slavery.



500 poor souls were held on board. As I ordered the captain to set them free, he started to question my authority, arguing that the Zoner laws did not condemn slavery. I consequently instructed him of Omega 49 now falling under Coalition jurisdiction, which pretty much made a criminal and a counter-revolutionary out of him.
As we discussed the unquestionable benefits of our expansion, one of the Zoner warships went in orbit of Gran Canaria and enquired about the situation. I informed its captain of the new status of Omega 49 as he returned from deep space exploration, and presented him with the slaver case.
Acting as a Zoner King Solomon, the captain of the Bahamut offered the slaver to release his slaves on Gran Canaria and recompensate his loss. The slaver agreed and did as he was told :



While such a tolerance of inhumane conduct is very questionable, the issue was resolved without a single shot fired. As I personally escorted the slaver ship out of Omega 49, I warned him that the Coalition would not give him a second chance if caught again dabbling in such a despicable trade. He promised to listen and to find a honest living, but I suggest being on the look out for any ship bearing the Archduke callsign.

This incident brings up a very worrying matter. It would seem that the Zoners are indeed tolerant of slavery, even going as far as to harboring known criminals on Gran Canaria. Had I not been there, I suspect that the captain of the Archduke would have not been worried and would have freely resumed his horrendous trade even if crossing the path of the many Zoners in flight at the moment.

In the interest of the human race as a whole, I suggest that the Coalition increases its patrols in the area, as the Zoner authorities seem to have forfeited their very humanity for the sake of being left alone. Therefore, our legitimacy in controlling Omega 49 cannot be contested.

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