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In 3305, a follow-up investigation was opened by the [[Federal Attorney's Office]]. It found that Starship One had been sabotaged shortly before it embarked on Halsey's grand tour.<ref name="Inquiry">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5f5ba22df6205f3148762781 GalNet: Inquiry into Starship One's Destruction Concludes]</ref> On September 18, 3306, the [[Federal Intelligence Agency]] arrested Chief Technician [[Rory Webster]], the lead engineer in charge of Starship One's maintenance, on charges of mass murder and treason. Webster reportedly ordered unauthorised modifications to the ship's Frame Shift Drive.<ref name="Arrest">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5f64d17f13f948281632094e GalNet: Arrest Made in Starship One Criminal Case]</ref> | In 3305, a follow-up investigation was opened by the [[Federal Attorney's Office]]. It found that Starship One had been sabotaged shortly before it embarked on Halsey's grand tour.<ref name="Inquiry">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5f5ba22df6205f3148762781 GalNet: Inquiry into Starship One's Destruction Concludes]</ref> On September 18, 3306, the [[Federal Intelligence Agency]] arrested Chief Technician [[Rory Webster]], the lead engineer in charge of Starship One's maintenance, on charges of mass murder and treason. Webster reportedly ordered unauthorised modifications to the ship's Frame Shift Drive.<ref name="Arrest">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5f64d17f13f948281632094e GalNet: Arrest Made in Starship One Criminal Case]</ref> | ||
During Webster's trial, which began on September 28 at the [[Federal High Court]] on Mars, the prosecution revealed that Webster had his subordinates install new power regulators on Starship One prior to its launch, an action that Webster convinced the first investigation was routine. In 3305, one of the engineers who had installed the replacement regulators realized that, like the [[Highliner Antares]] incident, the regulators could have adversely affected the Frame Shift Drive if they had been modified before use. This engineer contacted the authorities, which led to the opening of the second investigation.<ref name="Trial1">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5f71a5ce735d9f51a72f47ce GalNet: Starship One Trial Begins]</ref> On October 5, shortly before the trial's conclusion, Webster offered to confess and implicate the party who allegedly ordered him to sabotage Starship One on the condition that the death penalty be taken off the table at sentencing.<ref name="Revelation">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5f7ae6605e1f2e7fab6c0a7f GalNet: Revelation Halts Starship One Trial]</ref> The true apparent mastermind of Starship One's destruction was revealed to be Fleet Admiral [[Lucas Vincent]], who was arrested by the Federal Intelligence Agency on charges of conspiracy to commit murder and treason on October 9. Webster provided evidence that Vincent had ordered him to sabotage Starship One and backed up his order with threats. While Webster was given a lenient sentence of 20 years in prison, Vincent was placed in a secure facility to await his trial in the coming months. In addition to reportedly having several policy disagreements with then-President Jasmina Halsey, primarily over her aggressive military interventions in [[Kappa Fornacis]] and other systems, Vincent was also noted to be a personal friend of current President [[Zachary Hudson]]. Hudson did not | During Webster's trial, which began on September 28 at the [[Federal High Court]] on Mars, the prosecution revealed that Webster had his subordinates install new power regulators on Starship One prior to its launch, an action that Webster convinced the first investigation was routine. In 3305, one of the engineers who had installed the replacement regulators realized that, like the [[Highliner Antares]] incident, the regulators could have adversely affected the Frame Shift Drive if they had been modified before use. This engineer contacted the authorities, which led to the opening of the second investigation.<ref name="Trial1">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5f71a5ce735d9f51a72f47ce GalNet: Starship One Trial Begins]</ref> On October 5, shortly before the trial's conclusion, Webster offered to confess and implicate the party who allegedly ordered him to sabotage Starship One on the condition that the death penalty be taken off the table at sentencing.<ref name="Revelation">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5f7ae6605e1f2e7fab6c0a7f GalNet: Revelation Halts Starship One Trial]</ref> The true apparent mastermind of Starship One's destruction was revealed to be Fleet Admiral [[Lucas Vincent]], who was arrested by the Federal Intelligence Agency on charges of conspiracy to commit murder and treason on October 9. Webster provided evidence that Vincent had ordered him to sabotage Starship One and backed up his order with threats. While Webster was given a lenient sentence of 20 years in prison, Vincent was placed in a secure facility to await his trial in the coming months. In addition to reportedly having several policy disagreements with then-President Jasmina Halsey, primarily over her aggressive military interventions in [[Kappa Fornacis]] and other systems, Vincent was also noted to be a personal friend of current President [[Zachary Hudson]]. Hudson did not comment on Vincent's arrest, but a spokesperson affirmed the President's confidence in the Federal court system.<ref name="VincentSaboteur">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5f8031b0b1c27315910a85d5 GalNet: Fleet Admiral Vincent Named as Starship One Saboteur]</ref> | ||
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