Regarding Recent Actions by Morelander Troops on the "SeaTowers" Offshore PlatformHigh Lord of Yach Antek Dzhavid gave this short message at a press conference outside the former king's palace in Hrabohrada, with Matvey Karamovo standing beside him.First, let me congratulate Mr. Ironside on his engagement. Marriage is a happy and joyous occasion, one in which two families join their fates together, without intrigues or deception. This marriage is especially wonderful, as it joins not only two families, but two nations, uniting not just households, but peoples.
This is why it is with such a heavy heart that I find myself discussing this unfortunate subject today. For while East Moreland plans for this celebration of life, it also planned the slaughter of nine men by illegal and despicable methods. I speak, of course, of the actions taken on the SeaTowers offshore platform.
This week, the
Borlanders released a security video from the platform to news agencies around the world, including our own Mbruk Inquirer and Kherhorod Truth. The journalists who received this footage were so disturbed by it that they sent it straight to the provisional government. They were right to do so. In this video, devices fly into SeaTowers, releasing gas. Some people collapse and die quickly. Others are thrown into fits of seizures, before they are executed by Morelander special forces. I need not remind this audience that both the execution of people who have effectively surrendered and the use of chemical weapons are war crimes. Both myself and Mr. Karamovo have witnessed such events before, and are appalled that a civilised nation could adopt such barbaric practices.
We do not know what weapons were used in the attack, but given the symptoms shown in the footage, we believe it could have been 3-quinuclidinyl benzilate, hydrogen cyanide, or even a nerve agent.
I do not defend the acts of the Borlanders over the years. I do not claim to know the ultimate goals of the nine people who died on SeaTowers. But, neither can the Morelanders.
As stated by Mr. Ironside himself, there was no evidence of imminent danger from the platform. Even the capability of using the station in an ecological attack, their claimed concern, has not yet been confirmed, despite
claims of a “forecasted” disaster from the Morelander military. Nothing justified this disproportionate use of illegal force. There was no reason for the Morelanders to perform such a contemptible stunt. This attack can only be explained by hatred.
We here in Izhitsa know that our condemnation alone is powerless to effect any change. This is why we call on the international community to immediately initiate a public, independent investigation into these actions. East Moreland, a nation which, given its wealth and power, could have been a paragon of virtue on Mundus, has chosen instead a path of iniquity. God help us all if they continue on this path. Thank you.
Lord Dzhavid did not take questions after the speech.
OOC note: All of this information should be known ICly given the content of the things I've linked. However, I'll edit if I'm wrong.