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'''Rory Webster''' is a Chief Technician in the [[Federal Navy]] Engineering Corps. In 3301, he was the head of the department that maintained [[Starship One]]. He was arrested and charged with mass murder and treason in September 3306 for allegedly sabotaging Starship One shortly before it suffered a catastrophe in hyperspace, which resulted in the deaths of all of its passengers and crew except for former [[President of the Federation|President]] [[Jasmina Halsey]], who was subsequently recovered alive in an escape pod. Webster was tried before [[Federal High Court]] and sentenced to 20 years in prison; Webster received a lenient sentence rather than the death penalty in return for providing evidence and testimony that he had been coerced into committing his crimes by a superior officer, Fleet Admiral [[Lucas Vincent]].

'''Rory Webster''' was a Chief Technician in the [[Federal Navy]] Engineering Corps. In 3301, he was the head of the department that maintained [[Starship One]]. He was arrested and charged with mass murder and treason in September 3306 for allegedly sabotaging Starship One shortly before it suffered a catastrophe in hyperspace, which resulted in the deaths of all of its passengers and crew except for former [[President of the Federation|President]] [[Jasmina Halsey]], who was subsequently recovered alive in an escape pod. Webster was tried before [[Federal High Court]] and sentenced to 20 years in prison; Webster received a lenient sentence rather than the death penalty in return for providing evidence and testimony that he had been coerced into committing his crimes by a superior officer, Fleet Admiral [[Lucas Vincent]].

== Timeline ==

25 JAN 3307

*The [[Federal High Court]] on [[Mars]] has opened the trial of Fleet Admiral [[Lucas Vincent]], who is charged with conspiracy to commit murder and treason. Vincent stands accused of organising the sabotage of [[Starship One]] in 3301, resulting in hundreds of deaths. The [[Federal Times]]'s crime correspondent [[Ethan Takahashi]] reported: "The trial began with the prosecution counsel outlining the case. Material evidence obtained from Chief Technician Rory Webster, whose testimony led to Vincent's arrest, was presented before the jury. Vincent was questioned about a secure transmission from his office to the presidential vessel on the 24th of May 3301, ordering an unscheduled diversion to the Azaleach system for routine maintenance. This is where Webster's engineering team followed Vincent's orders to install the sabotaged [[hyperdrive]] component that caused the misjump. Evading the questions, Vincent claimed that the entire trial was a 'Liberal Party cover-up' and that Starship One was destroyed 'to put [[Felicia Winters|Winters]] in charge'. With the loss of President [[Jasmina Halsey|Halsey]] and Vice President [[Ethan Naylor|Naylor]], Felicia Winters did indeed assume the role of acting president and became leader of the Liberal Party. However, the defence counsel played down these accusations, instead declaring that Webster's recordings of Vincent's orders could have been falsified."<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/600ec05d4bd72d057e4512de GalNet: Trial of Fleet Admiral Vincent Begins]</ref>

11 JAN 3307

*Fleet Admiral [[Lucas Vincent]] of the [[Federal Navy]] will stand trial on the 25th of January, charged with conspiracy to commit murder and treason. The [[Federal Attorney's Office]] has successfully obtained a grand jury indictment against Fleet Admiral Vincent. He is accused of arranging the sabotage of presidential vessel [[Starship One]] in 3301, to assassinate then-President [[Jasmina Halsey]]. Although she was later recovered alive, hundreds died when the ship was destroyed in flight. These charges were brought following the trial of Rory Webster, a naval technician who was implicated in the failure of Starship One's [[hyperdrive]] system. Mr Webster confessed his involvement, but offered a plea bargain by providing evidence that he was following clandestine orders from Vincent. The subsequent arrest caused repercussions in military and political circles. President [[Zachary Hudson]]'s long-term association with Vincent resulted in Republican [[Congressman|congressmen]] losing confidence in his leadership, and increased the Liberal Party's popularity. As a naval chief of staff, Fleet Admiral Vincent is the highest ranking Federal military officer to ever stand trial. Media interest remains intense, with much public speculation about corruption among the [[Federation]]'s highest echelons. The trial will take place at the [[Federal High Court]] in [[Olympus Village]] on [[Mars]], and is expected to last several weeks.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5ffc472043077c407858899a GalNet: Date Set for Trial of Fleet Admiral Vincent]</ref>

09 OCT 3306

*Fleet Admiral [[Lucas Vincent]], one of the [[Federal Navy]] chiefs of staff, has been arrested on charges related to the destruction of [[Starship One]]. The trial of Chief Technician Rory Webster was halted by a plea bargain to reveal who ordered him to sabotage Starship One's hyperdrive in 3301. An update on proceedings was delivered by [[Milandu Okoro]] of the [[Federal Attorney's Office]]: "Mr Webster provided evidence that Fleet Admiral Vincent directly commanded him to arrange for Starship One to suffer the same fate as the [[Highliner Antares]]. The orders were allegedly provided on a private channel, accompanied by threats discouraging Mr Webster's refusal. The trial concluded with the judge summarily convicting the defendant of aiding and abetting mass murder. Chief Technician Webster received a lenient sentence of 20 years in prison, in acknowledgement that he performed criminal acts under duress. The [[Federal Intelligence Agency|FIA]] has detained Vincent in a high-security facility, and he has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder and treason. However, the case is likely to take several months to come to trial." There was no comment from President [[Zachary Hudson]], who is believed to be a personal friend of Vincent. A spokesperson for his administration said: "As always, the President has full confidence in our court system to deliver justice."<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5f8031b0b1c27315910a85d5 GalNet: Fleet Admiral Vincent Named as Starship One Saboteur]</ref>

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-'''Rory Webster''' is a Chief Technician in the [[Federal Navy]] Engineering Corps. In 3301, he was the head of the department that maintained [[Starship One]]. He was arrested and charged with mass murder and treason in September 3306 for allegedly sabotaging Starship One shortly before it suffered a catastrophe in hyperspace, which resulted in the deaths of all of its passengers and crew except for former [[President of the Federation|President]] [[Jasmina Halsey]], who was subsequently recovered alive in an escape pod. Webster was tried before [[Federal High Court]] and sentenced to 20 years in prison; Webster received a lenient sentence rather than the death penalty in return for providing evidence and testimony that he had been coerced into committing his crimes by a superior officer, Fleet Admiral [[Lucas Vincent]].
+'''Rory Webster''' was a Chief Technician in the [[Federal Navy]] Engineering Corps. In 3301, he was the head of the department that maintained [[Starship One]]. He was arrested and charged with mass murder and treason in September 3306 for allegedly sabotaging Starship One shortly before it suffered a catastrophe in hyperspace, which resulted in the deaths of all of its passengers and crew except for former [[President of the Federation|President]] [[Jasmina Halsey]], who was subsequently recovered alive in an escape pod. Webster was tried before [[Federal High Court]] and sentenced to 20 years in prison; Webster received a lenient sentence rather than the death penalty in return for providing evidence and testimony that he had been coerced into committing his crimes by a superior officer, Fleet Admiral [[Lucas Vincent]].
 == Timeline ==
+JAN 3307
+*The [[Federal High Court]] on [[Mars]] has opened the trial of Fleet Admiral [[Lucas Vincent]], who is charged with conspiracy to commit murder and treason. Vincent stands accused of organising the sabotage of [[Starship One]] in 3301, resulting in hundreds of deaths. The [[Federal Times]]'s crime correspondent [[Ethan Takahashi]] reported: "The trial began with the prosecution counsel outlining the case. Material evidence obtained from Chief Technician Rory Webster, whose testimony led to Vincent's arrest, was presented before the jury. Vincent was questioned about a secure transmission from his office to the presidential vessel on the 24th of May 3301, ordering an unscheduled diversion to the Azaleach system for routine maintenance. This is where Webster's engineering team followed Vincent's orders to install the sabotaged [[hyperdrive]] component that caused the misjump. Evading the questions, Vincent claimed that the entire trial was a 'Liberal Party cover-up' and that Starship One was destroyed 'to put [[Felicia Winters|Winters]] in charge'. With the loss of President [[Jasmina Halsey|Halsey]] and Vice President [[Ethan Naylor|Naylor]], Felicia Winters did indeed assume the role of acting president and became leader of the Liberal Party. However, the defence counsel played down these accusations, instead declaring that Webster's recordings of Vincent's orders could have been falsified."<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/600ec05d4bd72d057e4512de GalNet: Trial of Fleet Admiral Vincent Begins]</ref>
+JAN 3307
+*Fleet Admiral [[Lucas Vincent]] of the [[Federal Navy]] will stand trial on the 25th of January, charged with conspiracy to commit murder and treason. The [[Federal Attorney's Office]] has successfully obtained a grand jury indictment against Fleet Admiral Vincent. He is accused of arranging the sabotage of presidential vessel [[Starship One]] in 3301, to assassinate then-President [[Jasmina Halsey]]. Although she was later recovered alive, hundreds died when the ship was destroyed in flight. These charges were brought following the trial of Rory Webster, a naval technician who was implicated in the failure of Starship One's [[hyperdrive]] system. Mr Webster confessed his involvement, but offered a plea bargain by providing evidence that he was following clandestine orders from Vincent. The subsequent arrest caused repercussions in military and political circles. President [[Zachary Hudson]]'s long-term association with Vincent resulted in Republican [[Congressman|congressmen]] losing confidence in his leadership, and increased the Liberal Party's popularity. As a naval chief of staff, Fleet Admiral Vincent is the highest ranking Federal military officer to ever stand trial. Media interest remains intense, with much public speculation about corruption among the [[Federation]]'s highest echelons. The trial will take place at the [[Federal High Court]] in [[Olympus Village]] on [[Mars]], and is expected to last several weeks.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5ffc472043077c407858899a GalNet: Date Set for Trial of Fleet Admiral Vincent]</ref>
 OCT 3306
 *Fleet Admiral [[Lucas Vincent]], one of the [[Federal Navy]] chiefs of staff, has been arrested on charges related to the destruction of [[Starship One]]. The trial of Chief Technician Rory Webster was halted by a plea bargain to reveal who ordered him to sabotage Starship One's hyperdrive in 3301. An update on proceedings was delivered by [[Milandu Okoro]] of the [[Federal Attorney's Office]]: "Mr Webster provided evidence that Fleet Admiral Vincent directly commanded him to arrange for Starship One to suffer the same fate as the [[Highliner Antares]]. The orders were allegedly provided on a private channel, accompanied by threats discouraging Mr Webster's refusal. The trial concluded with the judge summarily convicting the defendant of aiding and abetting mass murder. Chief Technician Webster received a lenient sentence of 20 years in prison, in acknowledgement that he performed criminal acts under duress. The [[Federal Intelligence Agency|FIA]] has detained Vincent in a high-security facility, and he has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder and treason. However, the case is likely to take several months to come to trial." There was no comment from President [[Zachary Hudson]], who is believed to be a personal friend of Vincent. A spokesperson for his administration said: "As always, the President has full confidence in our court system to deliver justice."<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5f8031b0b1c27315910a85d5 GalNet: Fleet Admiral Vincent Named as Starship One Saboteur]</ref>

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