Naval Operations Headquarters [Message Dump]

[Nadir]

I understand the trader in question was being abusive to the pilot of TBH ship and was smuggling contraband.

This is an exceptional circumstance and confusion is to be expected. In future, neutral parties should be asked to desist from attacks if the situation is unclear, then an investigation should be carried out.

I appreciate that as the unlawful trader was docked he/she/it couldn't be scanned: obviously the trader persuaded Typhoon that they were being attacked by a pirate.

I believe all sides of this difficulty behaved reasonably with the exception the smuggler who is guilty of smuggling and perverting justice (re giving false statement to enable crimes to be committed). In future the KNF will not be so easily used. If the trader's name is known, it is to be entered into the KNF's criminal database with status 'wanted' with a 4 million credit fine outstanding (to be delivered to KNF coffers). Of course, TBH may exact their own compensation in neutral space as they see fit.

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