Oakeshottland
19-01-2004, 09:29
QUISLING SENTENCED [report from the Kirkwick Times, the RCO's leading newspaper]
By Jonah Adler [Staff Writer]
CHURCHILL NAVAL BASE - Sentence was passed today on Jacob Quisling, former Member of Parliament and ringleader of the party takeover of Oakeshottland. Having been found guilty of multiple counts of treason, Quisling recieved a life sentence of hard labour.
"You set yourself above the people of our land, and tried to make yourself a dictator," said Lord Shaftsbury, speaking for the House of Lords. "You attempted to make yourself the highest in our land. Now you will live like the lowest."
Shaftsbury stated that the death penalty would have been assigned to Quisling had not Queen Victoria interceded on his behalf. Insiders speculate that the Queen did so in order to mitigate the penalty that may be assigned to her son, James II. The heir was used as a puppet by Quisling during his rise, and the heir's culpability has been under review by a special panel.
The punishment itself is hard labour for the rest of Quisling's natural life in the uranium mines in the Dominion of New Kirkwick. New Kirkwick is a semi-autonomous imperial holding of the RCO.
Dominion Governor Buckley, the head executive of New Kirkwick, said that Quisling will be treated fairly, and kept from escape. "Quisling's Nationalist party turned the RCO into a frightening place," said Buckley. "New Kirkwick will not allow him to escape, and will make sure he regrets his actions."
Prime Minister Burke of the RCO has also assured the public that Quisling will no longer present a danger. "Quisling's rise to power was an aberration, one that shall not be repeated."
When asked whether he believed Quisling should have been executed, the Prime Minister replied, "The House of Lords has made its decision."
Reaction to the sentencing has been mixed. "They should have hanged him," says Jack Derbyshire of Suffolk. "He's a menace, and drug us through hell. No reason to keep him alive."
"The judgement was fair," said Lynne Hastings of Kirkwick. "Better that we lock him away, rather than become monsters ourselves."
Quisling and his Nationalist party took control of the government shortly after the move of dissidents to the Dominion of New Kirkwick and the Colony of Conradistan. Taking advantage of the confusion, Quisling and his men isolated the Queen, manipulated Prince James II, and set forth a reign of fear among the political elites. Only after order was restored (thanks to the work of loyalist military and police forces) did the full situation become clear.
Quisling's associates have all already been convicted, serving terms ranging from five years to life in prison.
By Jonah Adler [Staff Writer]
CHURCHILL NAVAL BASE - Sentence was passed today on Jacob Quisling, former Member of Parliament and ringleader of the party takeover of Oakeshottland. Having been found guilty of multiple counts of treason, Quisling recieved a life sentence of hard labour.
"You set yourself above the people of our land, and tried to make yourself a dictator," said Lord Shaftsbury, speaking for the House of Lords. "You attempted to make yourself the highest in our land. Now you will live like the lowest."
Shaftsbury stated that the death penalty would have been assigned to Quisling had not Queen Victoria interceded on his behalf. Insiders speculate that the Queen did so in order to mitigate the penalty that may be assigned to her son, James II. The heir was used as a puppet by Quisling during his rise, and the heir's culpability has been under review by a special panel.
The punishment itself is hard labour for the rest of Quisling's natural life in the uranium mines in the Dominion of New Kirkwick. New Kirkwick is a semi-autonomous imperial holding of the RCO.
Dominion Governor Buckley, the head executive of New Kirkwick, said that Quisling will be treated fairly, and kept from escape. "Quisling's Nationalist party turned the RCO into a frightening place," said Buckley. "New Kirkwick will not allow him to escape, and will make sure he regrets his actions."
Prime Minister Burke of the RCO has also assured the public that Quisling will no longer present a danger. "Quisling's rise to power was an aberration, one that shall not be repeated."
When asked whether he believed Quisling should have been executed, the Prime Minister replied, "The House of Lords has made its decision."
Reaction to the sentencing has been mixed. "They should have hanged him," says Jack Derbyshire of Suffolk. "He's a menace, and drug us through hell. No reason to keep him alive."
"The judgement was fair," said Lynne Hastings of Kirkwick. "Better that we lock him away, rather than become monsters ourselves."
Quisling and his Nationalist party took control of the government shortly after the move of dissidents to the Dominion of New Kirkwick and the Colony of Conradistan. Taking advantage of the confusion, Quisling and his men isolated the Queen, manipulated Prince James II, and set forth a reign of fear among the political elites. Only after order was restored (thanks to the work of loyalist military and police forces) did the full situation become clear.
Quisling's associates have all already been convicted, serving terms ranging from five years to life in prison.