FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
From the Office of Minister of Internal Affairs
Michael L. Jones
An arrest warrant has been issued for the Mr. Berger, leader of the Faschistische Nationalbewegung (FNB), for violation of the Peaceful Politician's Act, Conspiracy to Commit Treason, Treason, and other charges. This is issued strictly on the basis of law.
The government of Solentia is grateful to the government of Kalopia for forwarding evidence which shows that the FNB, commencing in 4327, moved his paramilitary group Junge Faschisten to Kalopia for training outside of Solentia's borders. The Peaceful Politician's Act requires the disbandment of such a force, or their reassignment to the Senate in general. We have evidence the FNB took this action with the intent to 'take over Solentia' with their paramilitary group. Mr. Berger was well aware of the law and took every opportunity to let everyone know he had no intention of following the law, and making it clear he thought he was above it. Mr. Berger further outlined a plan to turn a blind eye to his own party's misdeeds once he 'controlled the Ministries of Internal Affairs and Defense.'
We take these crimes very seriously and we are quite frankly shocked that elected civil servants are the perpetrators of conspiracies to overthrow their own government by force. Treason is a capital crime in Solentia, and its possible Mr Berger and his co-conspirators could potentially face the death penalty were a trial to come to a worst-case scenario for them. Arrest warrants on similar grounds have also been issued for other key leadership within the FNB such as their Vice Chairman.
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The President made a brief statement on television following the press release from Internal Affairs:
"It is with great sorrow that during my term as President the greatest threats to the independence of our Nation have come from within. Mr. Berger and the FNB are not above the law. This is not a petty vendetta on our behalf, but the addressing of serious crimes of treason against our country and our democracy. We cannot idly stand by while the threats of the takeover of Solentia are made by a man who controls thousands of men with guns. Mr. Berger and other instrumental FNB leadership are urged to turn themselves in and they will be afforded due process of law. If they decide to run, they will be found. We ask the Great Nation of Kalopia, our respectful neighbors, to extradite any FNB membership along with their paramilitary men. The paramilitary men will be offered amnesty, and will be assisted with reintegration as well as assistance in achieving gainful employment."
The President continued on to say, "The FNB continually chooses to be an Actor of War against Solentia, continually causes petty conflict and strife, and strives to achieve their coup d'etat. In politics we value and encourage healthy and respectful opposition, but the FNB choose to be petty, vindictive, and threaten violence. There is no need to tolerate them within our borders, let alone our Senate, and we will take efforts to achieve just that."
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(Another news article is reprinted from Kalopian News:
http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=7244&p=126864#p126864 BREAKING: Many Arrested as Kalopian Secret Service Dupes FNB)