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On September 18, 3306, coming on the heels of the conclusion of a criminal investigation into the Starship One disaster by the [[Federal Attorney's Office]],<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5f5ba22df6205f3148762781 GalNet: Inquiry into Starship One's Destruction Concludes]</ref> Chief Technician [[Rory Webster]] of the [[Federal Navy]] Engineering Corps was arrested and charged with mass murder and treason. The investigation claimed that Webster was responsible for ordering unauthorised changes to Starship One's [[Frame Shift Drive]] shortly before it departed on former President [[Jasmina Halsey]]'s ill-fated official tour in May 3301.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5f64d17f13f948281632094e GalNet: Arrest Made in Starship One Criminal Case]</ref> Webster later confessed and exposed Fleet Admiral [[Lucas Vincent]] as the person who ordered him to sabotage Starship One, leading to Vincent's arrest on charges of conspiracy to commit murder and treason.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5f8031b0b1c27315910a85d5 GalNet: Fleet Admiral Vincent Named as Starship One Saboteur]</ref> Due to Vincent's close friendship with Federal President Zachary Hudson, the public and some news feeds concluded that Hudson had been involved in a conspiracy to assassinate Halsey. As a result, support for Hudson and the Republican Party had fallen sharply by October 19, and the Liberal Party regained majority support for the first time in years. Amid Hudson's refusal to issue a statement on Vincent, over a dozen [[Congressmen]] resigned in protest to avoid association with what some alleged was "the crime of the century".<ref name="TurmoilHudson" /> | On September 18, 3306, coming on the heels of the conclusion of a criminal investigation into the Starship One disaster by the [[Federal Attorney's Office]],<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5f5ba22df6205f3148762781 GalNet: Inquiry into Starship One's Destruction Concludes]</ref> Chief Technician [[Rory Webster]] of the [[Federal Navy]] Engineering Corps was arrested and charged with mass murder and treason. The investigation claimed that Webster was responsible for ordering unauthorised changes to Starship One's [[Frame Shift Drive]] shortly before it departed on former President [[Jasmina Halsey]]'s ill-fated official tour in May 3301.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5f64d17f13f948281632094e GalNet: Arrest Made in Starship One Criminal Case]</ref> Webster later confessed and exposed Fleet Admiral [[Lucas Vincent]] as the person who ordered him to sabotage Starship One, leading to Vincent's arrest on charges of conspiracy to commit murder and treason.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5f8031b0b1c27315910a85d5 GalNet: Fleet Admiral Vincent Named as Starship One Saboteur]</ref> Due to Vincent's close friendship with Federal President Zachary Hudson, the public and some news feeds concluded that Hudson had been involved in a conspiracy to assassinate Halsey. As a result, support for Hudson and the Republican Party had fallen sharply by October 19, and the Liberal Party regained majority support for the first time in years. Amid Hudson's refusal to issue a statement on Vincent, over a dozen [[Congressmen]] resigned in protest to avoid association with what some alleged was "the crime of the century".<ref name="TurmoilHudson" /> | ||
Simultaneously with the Federation's political turmoil, the [[Empire]] was focused on an internal anti-terrorism operation to root out the [[Neo-Marlinist Liberation Army]]. Believing that supporters of the [[Marlin Duval|Marlinist]] ideology were collaborating with the more radical and violent NMLA, the [[Imperial Navy]] attempted mass arrests of Marlinists. Millions fled their homes to escape persecution, and by October 20, 3306, many had arrived in several outlying Federal systems. The Empire formally requested that the refugees be returned, but Federal Ambassador [[Jordan Rochester]] refused and asked Federal Congress to grant the refugees asylum.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5f8eccd964813d010413e662 GalNet: Marlinist Refugees Flee to the Federation]</ref> | Simultaneously with the Federation's political turmoil, the [[Empire]] was focused on an internal anti-terrorism operation to root out the [[Neo-Marlinist Liberation Army]]. Believing that supporters of the [[Marlin Duval|Marlinist]] ideology were collaborating with the more radical and violent NMLA, the [[Imperial Navy]] attempted mass arrests of Marlinists. Millions fled their homes to escape persecution, and by October 20, 3306, many had arrived in several outlying Federal systems. The Empire formally requested that the refugees be returned, but Federal Ambassador [[Jordan Rochester]] refused and asked Federal Congress to grant the refugees asylum.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5f8eccd964813d010413e662 GalNet: Marlinist Refugees Flee to the Federation]</ref> On October 26, Congress approved a proposal from [[Shadow President]] [[Felicia Winters]] to grant temporary citizenship to the Marlinists in defiance of President Hudson's stated intention to return them to the Empire.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5f96dae3c5f82d16485c8ba7 GalNet: Congress Votes to Accept Marlinist Immigrants]</ref> | ||
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