Corsair Court

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Senor Sandrino,

I must admit to being somewhat surprised by your comments and reaction.

You have alluded to the fact that you believe that Samura do not make deliveries to either Corsair bases or ships. As a Corsair commander of sufficient rank to command a Cruiser you should be well aware that the fact that you personally have not seen something does not necessarily mean it is not true.

Samura has long been friends of the Empire, and they have consistently provided the Empire with a number of services not least in the area of logistical support.

I must admit to also be somewhat confused by your statement that you are defending Corsairs. I am mystified as to how you do this by attacking those that we are not at war with and actually have a mutually beneficial trade agreement with. Exactly how does firing on the friends of the Empire actually protect Corsairs? Do you not think that the Empire has enough enemies already that you feel it necessary to go and find a few more for us?

If you felt so strongly that Samura were not fulfilling their part of the bargain do you not think that it would have been more sensible to bring the matter to the attention of the Council BEFORE starting to take what you feel we are owed?

In addition to this, since when was the only import requirement of the Empire food? I assume that you have been away from Gamma for a while since you may not have noticed that there are bio domes that are attached to Skiros Station, and there are plans for more. Our ongoing requirement for imports of food is not as critical as once it was and it is hoped that one day it will be eliminated all together..

With regard to the fine of 5,000,000 that has been handed down to you for the presentation of a robot here the reasons for this are very simple. You were summoned. Not a robot'€¦ There is no reason that I am currently able to think of that would prevent you from attending the Court when you were able to send a robot in your place.

If you submit to the Court, and accept our judgement, then we will speak to Samura and request that they formally lift the Bounty.

Magistrate Jose

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