NationStates Jolt Archive

In a move celebrated by the Emperor and his government the peacekeepers within FWS have begun under the permission of the FWS senate to round up all the war criminals within the nation. The FWS emperor and his sons will also be tried for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The peacekeepers present will also be removing and dismatelling all weapons of Mass Destruction and their prduction facilities.

The trials will be held in Unified Sith under the emperor himself who is currently meeting out justice to war criminals in Unified Sith itself.

OOC: More details will be given when i can be bothered to type them up.

To be tried are Hendrik Rhodes and Gustavus Rhodes.



Hendrik Rhodes (42) Emperor of the Commonwealth and President of all Provinces. Rose to power at age 31 after his position as the youngest general (up to that time) in the Union of Republican Provinces enabled him to successfully win the presidential election by a landslide 94% of the vote. By age 35 he had the country renamed the Fascist White States. A voter plebiscite approved this by a 93% majority. After which the High courts were disbanded and a dictatorship was codified into law. Currently President Rhodes rules by Decree.

Gustavus Rhodes (19). Resides in Central Province. Head of Secret Police. Also helps oversee the Para Commando regiments. Involved in enforcing service in reserves / militias in all towns in Central Province. Graduated with Honors from Rhodes Military Academy at age 17

Momanguise remains reserved on this issue, and feels unable to celebrate the actions of Unified Sith while FWS remains an aparthied-istic society.

Also to be tried, the concentration camp commadants (there were 4 camps), the general of the grenadier guards, the general of the teutonic knights, 2 paracommando regiment colonels, and a few other minor officers.

"His Holy Majesty's Government has stated that they have no official position on this development, however one official has been quoted as saying "Justice in the White Fascist States? We'll believe it when we see it, and not before".
His Holy Majesty's Government has been following developments in FWS with great interest."

-AP

Judge: "This Tribunal is now session. We are here to
determine the extent of the war crimes, crimes against
peace, crimes against humanity, and other violations
of international law that took place in the FWS."

"Will the first defendant former president / emperor
Hendrik Rhodes please rise."

(Hendrik Rhodes Rises)


Judge: "Sir you stand accused of crimes against peace,
crimes against humanity, waging a war of aggression,
attempted racial genocide against the Western Tribals,
attempted ethnic genocide against the Coastal Tribals,
the use of chemical weapons agaist civilians, the use
of chemical weapons against soldiers, the use of
biological weaponry, allowing the use of slave labor,
and numerous other violations that will be detailed
later. Mr Rhodes, how do you answer these charges."

Hendrik Rhodes: "Not guilty on all charges."

Judge: "You may be seated. Gustavus Rhodes, please
rise."

(Gustavus Rhodes rises)

Judge: "Sir you stand accused of crimes against
humanity in that your unit of paracommandos that
parachuted into the Western Province in the
"7-day-civil-war" massacred approximately 10,000
Western Tribals. Also in the Western Tribal -Coastal
Tribal war, you stand accused of having your unit
massacre approximately 100,000 Coastal Tribals.
Furthermore, you stand accused of carrying out the
orders to launch a biological attack of Ebola, Small
Pox, and Bubonic Plague on Coastal Province, thus far
the death toll is at 800,000 and is expected to rise.
How do you answer these charges."

Gustavus Rhodes: "Not Guilty."

Judge: "General Walter Kruger, please rise."

(General Kruger Rises)

Judge: "Sir, you are accused of heading the ultra-fanatical secret group known as the teutonic knights. A quasi-miliary unit of hard-core rightists that is alleged to have persecuted political enemies of the regime. Also your members were in units that took part in atrocities in both the civil war and the coastal-western war. How do you plead?"

General Kruger: "Not guilty, there is no such thing as the teutonic knights. I Don't know what you're talking about."


And with that, the charges against the 3 primary defendants had been entered into the record. The Trials begin soon.

"An offer is extended to those of Nobel-birth who now find themselves persecuted by those of lower standing and wish to grant them leave to my Estate on the Island of Thage. Though I cannot grant you entry to Rotovia as my Family remains unable to conduct our affairs there the offer remains open."

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"These trials are applauded by the government of the Constitutional Republic of Rotovia and we express our joy at the final writing of the numerous wrongs done unto the people of FWS.

I must however stress, that our people will regard with caution any person to associate with the disgraced House of Thage, a family banished from Rotovia hundreds of years ago for numerous offences against our people including a conspiracy to commit genocide."

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Reading of charges will continue.

Judge: "General Alessandro Medici, please rise."

(General Medici rises)

Judge: "Sir, you stand accused of overseeing the allocation of slave labor for various industries. Particularly, you oversaw the construction of 4 camps for forced labor. This is a crime punishable by possible imprisonment. Also you stand accused of planning the extermination of 48,000 communist dissidents, that crime may be punishable by death. How do you answer these charges. Also, your name sounds Italian, how did you come to reside in the FWS?"

General Medici: "Not guilty, the first time I have learned of the existence of these camps is here today, right now. I never even knew they existed. About how I came to live here, my father and mother fled Italy as the communist armies took over in 1945. They were granted asylum in the FWS. I was born in the FWS."

Judge: "Interesting story, thank you for sharing that information."


Judge: "General Henry Cromwell please rise."

(General Cromwell rises)

Judge: "Sir, you stand accused of being the head of the "Grenadier-Guards" formations and of providing personal security to the President. It is therefore highly probable that you passed along orders to carry out war crimes, or that you personally oversaw them. This tribunal is charging you with assisting in the waging of a war of aggression. If our investigation reveals anything further, additional charges will be brought.
How do answer these charges?"

General Cromwell: "Not guilty, all I did was assure the President was safe every hour of every day. I had provided suitable units to see to his safety. I did nothing more than my assigned job."

Judge: "Colonel Hans Utrecht please rise."

(Colonel Utrecht rises)

Judge: "Sir, you stand accused of leading a unit of paracommandos in Western Province during the 7-day civil war. Your unit is alleged to have massacred no less than 15,000 non-combatants in a 2 day period. How do you answer these charges? Also, your name sounds German or Belgian, Please explain to the court how you came to live in the FWS.

Colonel Utrecht: "Not guilty, there was no such thing as a non-combatant in that conflict, children with bombs strapped to them tried to jump in front of our jeeps. Dogs with tnt strapped to them, and a stick set to go off as they ran under our vehicles, they were trained by the militants to look for food under vehicles, when they ran under the vehicle the stick catches and boom. No, there was no such thing as a non-combant. Not guilty. And as for how I came to live here... I was born here in the 1960s. My father, who was an officer in the Waffen-SS during the Second world war fled Germany shortly after the war ended in 1945 and was granted asylum and citizenship in the FWS. Eventually he met and married my mother. And sometime later, here I am."

Judge: "Thank you, you may be seated."

Reading of charges will continue.

Judge: "General Alessandro Medici, please rise."

(General Medici rises)

Judge: "Sir, you stand accused of overseeing the allocation of slave labor for various industries. Particularly, you oversaw the construction of 4 camps for forced labor. This is a crime punishable by possible imprisonment. Also you stand accused of planning the extermination of 48,000 communist dissidents, that crime may be punishable by death. How do you answer these charges. Also, your name sounds Italian, how did you come to reside in the FWS?"

General Medici: "Not guilty, the first time I have learned of the existence of these camps is here today, right now. I never even knew they existed. About how I came to live here, my father and mother fled Italy as the communist armies took over in 1945. They were granted asylum in the FWS. I was born in the FWS."

Judge: "Interesting story, thank you for sharing that information."


Judge: "General Henry Cromwell please rise."

(General Cromwell rises)

Judge: "Sir, you stand accused of being the head of the "Grenadier-Guards" formations and of providing personal security to the President. It is therefore highly probable that you passed along orders to carry out war crimes, or that you personally oversaw them. This tribunal is charging you with assisting in the waging of a war of aggression. If our investigation reveals anything further, additional charges will be brought.
How do answer these charges?"

General Cromwell: "Not guilty, all I did was assure the President was safe every hour of every day. I had provided suitable units to see to his safety. I did nothing more than my assigned job."

Judge: "Colonel Hans Utrecht please rise."

(Colonel Utrecht rises)

Judge: "Sir, you stand accused of leading a unit of paracommandos in Western Province during the 7-day civil war. Your unit is alleged to have massacred no less than 15,000 non-combatants in a 2 day period. How do you answer these charges? Also, your name sounds German or Belgian, Please explain to the court how you came to live in the FWS.

Colonel Utrecht: "Not guilty, there was no such thing as a non-combatant in that conflict, children with bombs strapped to them tried to jump in front of our jeeps. Dogs with tnt strapped to them, and a stick set to go off as they ran under our vehicles, they were trained by the militants to look for food under vehicles, when they ran under the vehicle the stick catches and boom. No, there was no such thing as a non-combant. Not guilty. And as for how I came to live here... I was born here in the 1960s. My father, who was an officer in the Waffen-SS during the Second world war fled Germany shortly after the war ended in 1945 and was granted asylum and citizenship in the FWS. Eventually he met and married my mother. And sometime later, here I am."

Judge: "Thank you, you may be seated."

Reading of yet more charges.


Judge: " Dr. Vladimir Gregorov please rise."

(Dr. Gregorov rises)

Judge: "Sir, you stand accused of overseeing the chemical weapons program of the FWS. Furthermore, you are charged with assisting in the setting up of the program. You were instrumental in the starting of the FWS chemical weapons program. Furthermore, you helped broked deals on the black market to acquire the needed chemical precursors after your attempt to acquire them under guise of legitimate medical research on the open market failed. Also and most serious is that you allowed the chemicals to be tested on political prisoners. How do you answer these charges? Also, your name sounds Russian, would you care to explain how you came to live in the FWS."


Dr. Gregorov: "Not guilty. There were no tests done on anybody with the intent to harm them. Also, my father and mother fled the USSR in 1938 and briefly moved to Romania. Later in 1938 they moved to Italy. My father gained Italian citizenship and joined the Italian army. After the defeat of the Italian army in North Africa, my father was offered a chance to join the Italian Division of the German Waffen-SS, which he accepted. After the defeat of Italy in world war 2, my father and mother fled to the FWS where they had been offered asylum and eventually gained citizenship. I myself was obtained my education in Chemistry at an American University."

Judge: "How long did you work on the chemical weapons program?"

Dr. Gregorov: "Six years."

Judge: "Where did you did you obtain the necessary precursor chemicals?"

Dr. Gregorov: "The black market."

Judge: "Which nation or nations provided them. or which non-governmental power sold them to your nation?"

Dr. Gregorov: "I don't remember."

Judge: "How many different chemical plants did you work in?"

Dr. Gregorov: "I don't remember."

Judge: "How many chemical plants are there total?"

Dr. Gregorov: "I don't remember."

Judge: "Where are the plants you worked at located?"

Dr. Gregorov: "I don't remember."

Judge: "Did you ever suggest using political prisoners as test subjects?"

Dr. Gregorov: "I don't remember."

Judge: "Did you ever actually use political prisoners as test subjects?"

Dr. Gregorov: "I don't remember."

Judge: "Who authorized you to deal with foreign agents to obtain the precursors?"

Dr. Gregorov: "I don't remember."

Judge: "Were you ever informed that the chemicals you were helping to make might be used in an attack on another nation particularly on civilians?"

Dr. Gregorov: "I don't remember."

Judge: "I think that will be quite enough. You may be seated."

Judge Danforth the Sith represenative overseeing these proceedings and a member of the pannel was interested by this lack of memory.

Judge Danforth: "Excuse me judge (Need an name) i would like to ask Dr Gregorov some questions on this matter. Dr Gregerov are you telling me that for six years of your life you do not remember most of what can be considdered your lifes work. Are you saying that you have all of a sudden come under a case of bad memeroy and i would like to remind you sir that the penalty for delibratly witholding evidence from this court is a very serious charge. You are being tried by Unified Sith laws no comment or the withholding of information is permitted. If this court finds that you are witholding information then iam afraid the punishment will be very severe indeed. I would advise you to double check on what you do or do not remember."

Judge Danforth the Sith represenative overseeing these proceedings and a member of the pannel was interested by this lack of memory.

Judge Danforth: "Excuse me judge (Need an name) i would like to ask Dr Gregorov some questions on this matter. Dr Gregerov are you telling me that for six years of your life you do not remember most of what can be considdered your lifes work. Are you saying that you have all of a sudden come under a case of bad memeroy and i would like to remind you sir that the penalty for delibratly witholding evidence from this court is a very serious charge. You are being tried by Unified Sith laws no comment or the withholding of information is permitted. If this court finds that you are witholding information then iam afraid the punishment will be very severe indeed. I would advise you to double check on what you do or do not remember."


Dr. Gregorov: "I am sorry your honor, but I was once exposed to some chemicals and ever since then my memory is rather bad. I would willingly tell you all that you seek to know. But I honestly don't remember a lot of it. I cannot tell you what I do not know. I am sorry."

Judge Danforth: I see perhaps you could name me the chemicals that you were exposed to. However in the meantime that is a suitable excuse you may sit down. However this claim will be investigated.

Reading of charges to continue.


Judge: "General Charles d'Albret, please rise."

(General d'Albret rises)

Judge: "Sir, you stand accused of overseeing the sale and/or trade of uranium produced in the mines of FWS to nations deemed potential threats. How do you answer these charges? Also, explain how you came to live in the FWS if you would please."

General d'Albret: "Not guilty, this is madness, we can trade with whomever we wish, who are you to tell us what to do. How did I come to live here? Well it is simple, when France lost Algeria and all the colonists left my father and mother chose to go to the FWS instead of moving back to a pathetic socialist nation."

Judge: "Wasn't your renowned for committing atrocities during the Algerian War?"

General d'Albret: "That depends what you consider an atrocity. But by your definition yes, he was."

Judge: "And the FWS still let him in and granted him citizenship?"

General d'Albret: "Yes they did."

Judge: "Isn't it true they even paid him 500,000 Fasces plus moving expenses to move to the FWS and assist with the army."

General d'Albret: "I wouldn't know anything about something that took place years before my birth."

Judge: "You mean your father or mother never spoke to you about any of this?"

General d'Albret: "I don't remember this and I fail to see the relevance it has anyway."

Judge: "Very well, I suppose you are right. We are here to find information on the FWS, not your father. You may be seated."


Judge: "General Gilbert John Cheyney, please rise."

(General Cheyney rises)

Judge: "Sir, you stand accused of violations of international law in regards that you helped organize persons defined as minors under the law into youth militia regiments and reserve units. How do you answer this charge?

General Cheyney: "Guilty as charged your honor. But hardly a crime worth mention. We sent our youths to summer camps, much like the Boy Scouts or any other typical youth function group. Although we put the emphasis on politics, religion, loyalty, physical fitness, and basic military knowledge in weapons and tactics. Hardly a crime."

Judge: "Because you have answered guilty I will pass sentence on you right now. I will take into consideration that you answered guilty and that it has not been shown that you have actually directly harmed anybody by your actions. You are hereby sentenced to 2 years house arrest in your estate in Central Province. You must not have any contact with FWS government or military personnel. Furthermore, you must pay a fine of 5,000,000 Fasces to an internationl help agency of your choosing. You have 6 months to pay the full sum. You may head home to begin your sentence."

General Cheyney: "Thank you your honor, most generous and fair. I choose to donate the money to the International Monetary Fund, I will pay right now." (Has an assistant bring him a case with the money in it).

Judge Danforth: I see perhaps you could name me the chemicals that you were exposed to. However in the meantime that is a suitable excuse you may sit down. However this claim will be investigated.

Dr Gregorov: "I was exposed to multiple chemicals at various times. In one instance I was exposed to Phosgene, it still causes me many lung troubles today. At another instance I was exposed to a key VX nerve agent precursor phosphorous pentasulphide, it has left my central nervous system damaged. My ability to recall specific information has thus suffered as a result. There were other times but they were too numerous and I cannot recall them all. But my wife is glad I am no longer in the chemical weapons field, that is something she tells me daily, so I cannot forget it."