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Quartyr 1st, 1600
The threats from Goldecia and Teaunas didn't go over well with the fascist government, especially the insinuation from the Goldecians that they may take action to stop the fascist attempts to put down the protests. The fascists feared regime change from Goldecia, especially considering how they had supplied the rebellion that led to the current situation in Kolhar. That wasn't something that they wanted to allow.
So they tasked their diplomat with asking Adwest, should Goldecia try to use force to bring regime change, would Adwest protect them from Goldecian aggression?
Meanwhile, the government made an official response to the situation. They were concerned about it, after all. Especially Kurn Mogh, who wasn't about to let it go unanswered. Had he ordered the police to suppress the protests with the force that they did? No, at no point did he ever order them to do that. That decision was made by the chief of police, hand-picked to ensure that all situations such as that were taken care of swiftly. But he also didn't stop them when he learned of the situation, after all it wasn't the first time the chief of police had done something like that and it had worked in most other situation. He had simply ordered them to ensure that nobody died as a direct result of any action.
So Kurn went onto make a statement, aired through their propaganda networks not available within the south, to air his side of the story.
He looked straight at the camera as he spoke.
"We have recently been receiving unwarranted threats from other countries, particularly Goldecia, regarding a situation that happened a little under 1 month ago that was internal and none of their concern. Allow us to set the record straight.
On the 20th of Dosa, there was an unlawful gathering in Quvak. This gathering was staged by a small number of criminal individuals who disobeyed police attempts to diffuse the situation. Police repeatedly and peacefully attempted to end the situation and disperse the gathering. The criminal individuals were given 10 chances by police to resolve the situation peacefully. Every time the criminal individuals refused. As such the police was left with no choice but to use force to end the gathering. This is not a new thing, I'd imagine that even in a country like Goldecia if a bunch of criminals gathered on the streets, blocked traffic, and refused to disperse when ordered to do so by police 10 times, the Goldecian police would use force to end the gathering.
Furthermore, we had no choice but to use more force than was normal due to the actions of the criminal individuals. Many of them resisted arrest, which left officers with no other options than to use more force in order to gain the compliance of these criminals with police action. All of this was necessary to maintain public order and prevent a potential riot by criminal thugs. Goldecia and all other countries are wrong to condemn what was necessary police action.
Unless they have an ulterior motive, they have no reason to interfere in what is the internal affairs of our country. Goldecia is the country that must learn restraint, otherwise we will be forced to act to defend ourselves. But so long as they do not interfere in our own domestic affairs, we will not cross paths."
Quartyr 3rd
Again, people gathered on the streets of Quvak. This time there were more. The initial group, consisting of 1000 individuals (400 from the previous protest and 600 new protesters) was joined by countless other individuals. Though it was hard to get a head count, at least 5000 indviduals were in the protest but likely more. Many bystanders joined, many of them people who had heard of what happened in the previous protest. What started as a protest demanding policy change to lower food prices was morphing into an anti-government protest.
Police responded quickly, this time attempting the same tactic. But quickly police realized that the protesters were too numerous for the previous tactic to work. The police tried to corner the protesters, but they pushed against the police line. With that many people all moving at once, police couldn't stop them from forcing the line.
The police chief realized this, and authorized the use of water cannons, tear gas, and pepper spray, tools that he had previously prevented the police from using fearing the escalation of protests from accidental injuries, including potentially unintentionally deadly incidents, brought about by this, a policy that likely directly resulted in the violence that the police inflicted on the protesters during the last protest.
The ordered weapons were rapidly provided to the police. Protesters were ordered to disperse, but they did not. The order was repeated 3 more times, but the protesters didn't listen. The order was given one more time, this time with a warning that use of force to disperse the protesters was authorized. When the warning was given, protesters lunged at police.
Water cannons and pepper spray were immediately deployed. Protesters that fell on the ground were immediately dragged away by police and loaded onto vans. Though the protesters were now further away from police, they didn't disperse. Tear gas followed, being shot directly at the crowd. Finally, with this action, the protesters scattered. Police grabbed whoever they could and arrested them, but a few individuals were injured after being hit by tear gas canisters. One of them, D'Tan Kobek, who had joined the protests after his brother J'Rell didn't come home from the last protest, was critically injured after being accidentally hit in the head by a tear gas canister. The injured were immediately taken to a police hospital and treated for their injuries. D'Tan, knocked out by the incident, was placed in the ICU until he regained consciousness. Doctors were concerned about potential brain injuries following the incident. His skull was cracked and he bled inside his skull, but doctors managed to treat him. He was then released to police custody.
Quartyr 9th
D'Tan found himself lucky, as he was immediately released. They thought him to be low-risk after the injuries he sustained, and the prison closest to the protest site was nearing capacity from all the mass arrests. It was either send protesters to other prisons, or release a small number of low-risk protesters to prevent overcrowding.
He went home to be find a letter in his mailbox, informing him that his medical coverage from the only health insurance company present in Kolhar was suspended and he would be expected to foot his entire medical bill himself. It was an expensive bill, and if that was the case the government had likely placed him on a blacklist of for higher-paying jobs. He had no prospects of ever paying off the bill.
He spoke with some people he met during the protests, and where they confirmed that the same thing had happened to the others released from the hospital. But the fact that some were released gave them hope. But they wanted to get word out of what was happening. The news and pictures were given to a friend, one who had not participated in the protests but sympathized with them.
Her name was B'Elana Tolka. There was a reason she didn't take part in the protests. She hated the government just as much as anyone else, but she already was acting against them.
Her family was a family of fisherman, and she had access to a boat. A boat that she regularly used, but not simply for fishing.
Quartyr 12th
When B'Elana left for international waters, it was little noticed. She always went fishing in the direction, and would sneak off in situations like this. It made making the catch for the day difficult, but there was a far more lucrative item she gained. She regularly met with a team of Goldecians, average people who were acting on their own, and received foreign media through flash drives. But this time, she had something to give them.
When she saw the Goldecian ship she signalled to them. When she saw the reply, she turned off all the lights to attract less attention. When the Goldecians, whom she had been working with for years but only knew by codename as it was safer that way, finally came she spoke.
"Hey, I know that you're here to give me the flash drives, but this time I have something for you." she said as she ran into the ships.
She left with three SD cards. These contained the video and some photos of the protest. But she also had a letter, which contained some more photographs.
"There was another protest in Quvak, it was put down with force again. This time police used water cannons, pepper spray, and tear gas. Some people were hurt. The police released some people, but those who were injured and went home found that they lost their health insurance. Their medical bills will probably bankrupt them."
The threats from Goldecia and Teaunas didn't go over well with the fascist government, especially the insinuation from the Goldecians that they may take action to stop the fascist attempts to put down the protests. The fascists feared regime change from Goldecia, especially considering how they had supplied the rebellion that led to the current situation in Kolhar. That wasn't something that they wanted to allow.
So they tasked their diplomat with asking Adwest, should Goldecia try to use force to bring regime change, would Adwest protect them from Goldecian aggression?
Meanwhile, the government made an official response to the situation. They were concerned about it, after all. Especially Kurn Mogh, who wasn't about to let it go unanswered. Had he ordered the police to suppress the protests with the force that they did? No, at no point did he ever order them to do that. That decision was made by the chief of police, hand-picked to ensure that all situations such as that were taken care of swiftly. But he also didn't stop them when he learned of the situation, after all it wasn't the first time the chief of police had done something like that and it had worked in most other situation. He had simply ordered them to ensure that nobody died as a direct result of any action.
So Kurn went onto make a statement, aired through their propaganda networks not available within the south, to air his side of the story.
He looked straight at the camera as he spoke.
"We have recently been receiving unwarranted threats from other countries, particularly Goldecia, regarding a situation that happened a little under 1 month ago that was internal and none of their concern. Allow us to set the record straight.
On the 20th of Dosa, there was an unlawful gathering in Quvak. This gathering was staged by a small number of criminal individuals who disobeyed police attempts to diffuse the situation. Police repeatedly and peacefully attempted to end the situation and disperse the gathering. The criminal individuals were given 10 chances by police to resolve the situation peacefully. Every time the criminal individuals refused. As such the police was left with no choice but to use force to end the gathering. This is not a new thing, I'd imagine that even in a country like Goldecia if a bunch of criminals gathered on the streets, blocked traffic, and refused to disperse when ordered to do so by police 10 times, the Goldecian police would use force to end the gathering.
Furthermore, we had no choice but to use more force than was normal due to the actions of the criminal individuals. Many of them resisted arrest, which left officers with no other options than to use more force in order to gain the compliance of these criminals with police action. All of this was necessary to maintain public order and prevent a potential riot by criminal thugs. Goldecia and all other countries are wrong to condemn what was necessary police action.
Unless they have an ulterior motive, they have no reason to interfere in what is the internal affairs of our country. Goldecia is the country that must learn restraint, otherwise we will be forced to act to defend ourselves. But so long as they do not interfere in our own domestic affairs, we will not cross paths."
Quartyr 3rd
Again, people gathered on the streets of Quvak. This time there were more. The initial group, consisting of 1000 individuals (400 from the previous protest and 600 new protesters) was joined by countless other individuals. Though it was hard to get a head count, at least 5000 indviduals were in the protest but likely more. Many bystanders joined, many of them people who had heard of what happened in the previous protest. What started as a protest demanding policy change to lower food prices was morphing into an anti-government protest.
Police responded quickly, this time attempting the same tactic. But quickly police realized that the protesters were too numerous for the previous tactic to work. The police tried to corner the protesters, but they pushed against the police line. With that many people all moving at once, police couldn't stop them from forcing the line.
The police chief realized this, and authorized the use of water cannons, tear gas, and pepper spray, tools that he had previously prevented the police from using fearing the escalation of protests from accidental injuries, including potentially unintentionally deadly incidents, brought about by this, a policy that likely directly resulted in the violence that the police inflicted on the protesters during the last protest.
The ordered weapons were rapidly provided to the police. Protesters were ordered to disperse, but they did not. The order was repeated 3 more times, but the protesters didn't listen. The order was given one more time, this time with a warning that use of force to disperse the protesters was authorized. When the warning was given, protesters lunged at police.
Water cannons and pepper spray were immediately deployed. Protesters that fell on the ground were immediately dragged away by police and loaded onto vans. Though the protesters were now further away from police, they didn't disperse. Tear gas followed, being shot directly at the crowd. Finally, with this action, the protesters scattered. Police grabbed whoever they could and arrested them, but a few individuals were injured after being hit by tear gas canisters. One of them, D'Tan Kobek, who had joined the protests after his brother J'Rell didn't come home from the last protest, was critically injured after being accidentally hit in the head by a tear gas canister. The injured were immediately taken to a police hospital and treated for their injuries. D'Tan, knocked out by the incident, was placed in the ICU until he regained consciousness. Doctors were concerned about potential brain injuries following the incident. His skull was cracked and he bled inside his skull, but doctors managed to treat him. He was then released to police custody.
Quartyr 9th
D'Tan found himself lucky, as he was immediately released. They thought him to be low-risk after the injuries he sustained, and the prison closest to the protest site was nearing capacity from all the mass arrests. It was either send protesters to other prisons, or release a small number of low-risk protesters to prevent overcrowding.
He went home to be find a letter in his mailbox, informing him that his medical coverage from the only health insurance company present in Kolhar was suspended and he would be expected to foot his entire medical bill himself. It was an expensive bill, and if that was the case the government had likely placed him on a blacklist of for higher-paying jobs. He had no prospects of ever paying off the bill.
He spoke with some people he met during the protests, and where they confirmed that the same thing had happened to the others released from the hospital. But the fact that some were released gave them hope. But they wanted to get word out of what was happening. The news and pictures were given to a friend, one who had not participated in the protests but sympathized with them.
Her name was B'Elana Tolka. There was a reason she didn't take part in the protests. She hated the government just as much as anyone else, but she already was acting against them.
Her family was a family of fisherman, and she had access to a boat. A boat that she regularly used, but not simply for fishing.
Quartyr 12th
When B'Elana left for international waters, it was little noticed. She always went fishing in the direction, and would sneak off in situations like this. It made making the catch for the day difficult, but there was a far more lucrative item she gained. She regularly met with a team of Goldecians, average people who were acting on their own, and received foreign media through flash drives. But this time, she had something to give them.
When she saw the Goldecian ship she signalled to them. When she saw the reply, she turned off all the lights to attract less attention. When the Goldecians, whom she had been working with for years but only knew by codename as it was safer that way, finally came she spoke.
"Hey, I know that you're here to give me the flash drives, but this time I have something for you." she said as she ran into the ships.
She left with three SD cards. These contained the video and some photos of the protest. But she also had a letter, which contained some more photographs.
"There was another protest in Quvak, it was put down with force again. This time police used water cannons, pepper spray, and tear gas. Some people were hurt. The police released some people, but those who were injured and went home found that they lost their health insurance. Their medical bills will probably bankrupt them."