Eternity RPC Board
07-28-2019, 11:55 AM
Fein 26, 1600
For the South Kolhar government, the statements from the Goldecian government were very threatening. They feared a military intervention from Goldecia should the protests continue, so the decision was made to continue trying to suppress them. Since the last major protest smaller protests had sprung up almost daily, but none were of the same scale. The government believed that all they needed to do was wait it out and protesters would eventually stop.
Kurn also wanted to send a stern message to Goldecia, so he went on to make another statement through their propaganda networks, again not available to domestic channels.
"The Goldecian government has made yet another statement supporting criminal elements within Kolhar. They demand that we 'respect the right to protest', when what is happening is not protests at all. They are criminals that ignore the orders of police and deliberately disrupt the average citizen. In the unlawful gathering that they are referring to, the criminals again ignored police orders. Police exercised the utmost restraint possible. However, the criminals not only ignored police attempts to maintain order, but made moves to attack police. The police were left with no choice but to use force to restore order. Make no mistake - if the police had NOT used force, the criminal elements would no doubt be rioting on the streets. We can not, and will not, allow criminals to take control of the streets. To do so would be to allow anarchy.
"Goldecia continues to imply that they will use force to support these elements. Well, to the Goldecian government, if you do that you will be in direct violation of the ceasefire that ended the conflict in Kolhar. If they use military force to end our rightful and generous rule over our own country, we will act to defend ourselves. This includes military action. Goldecia has been warned."
Protesters had no idea that GBC would report on anything, but at the same time they prepared their next major move. This time they again took to the streets, and gathered. This time it was organized on a wide scale, as Tikist temples across the country were now taking part in organizing things. Protesters gathered in front of the legislature, and set up tents and signs. This time they weren't going to march - they were going to occupy. They would occupy until their demands were met.
Protesters gathered from across the city. Within 2 hours, there was at least 10,000 people gathered. At first the police didn't think much, but when it became clear what was going on it was too late to force the people in front of the legislature to move.
So the police got authorization to set up roadblocks and surrounded the legislature. They would not let the protests grow any larger. When people tried to gather , the police didn't let them in. Some tried to force their way in, and were promptly arrested and taken away. When they realized they couldn't get in, protesters simply sat outside of the police barricades. So the police moved the barricades. This continued until roughly 20,000 protesters were gathered.
Police had to do something, so the demand was made for protesters to leave, and they refused. The same sight from a few days ago repeated, with protesters again refusing to move out. It wasn't something they wanted to do.
Finally, after roughly 20 demands made over the course of 3 hours, police threatened to use force. Protesters refused. Police stood behind barricades and gave one "final warning".
A frustrated protester at the front grabbed the barricade and threw it at the police. The response was immediate, tear gas and pepper spray went through the crowd like a wave. The protesters, while they moved back, didn't leave the area around the legislature. Some tried to run and were promptly arrested, but many stayed in spite of the risk. It was a brutal 1 hour long crackdown, but the number of protesters that left was only around 5,000. Of that only around 2,000 were arrested.
Some of those snuck photos and videos out again, but through various means. GBC would get the photos and video at around the same time that KNE would.
But for now, the area around the legislature remained occupied by protesters.
For the South Kolhar government, the statements from the Goldecian government were very threatening. They feared a military intervention from Goldecia should the protests continue, so the decision was made to continue trying to suppress them. Since the last major protest smaller protests had sprung up almost daily, but none were of the same scale. The government believed that all they needed to do was wait it out and protesters would eventually stop.
Kurn also wanted to send a stern message to Goldecia, so he went on to make another statement through their propaganda networks, again not available to domestic channels.
"The Goldecian government has made yet another statement supporting criminal elements within Kolhar. They demand that we 'respect the right to protest', when what is happening is not protests at all. They are criminals that ignore the orders of police and deliberately disrupt the average citizen. In the unlawful gathering that they are referring to, the criminals again ignored police orders. Police exercised the utmost restraint possible. However, the criminals not only ignored police attempts to maintain order, but made moves to attack police. The police were left with no choice but to use force to restore order. Make no mistake - if the police had NOT used force, the criminal elements would no doubt be rioting on the streets. We can not, and will not, allow criminals to take control of the streets. To do so would be to allow anarchy.
"Goldecia continues to imply that they will use force to support these elements. Well, to the Goldecian government, if you do that you will be in direct violation of the ceasefire that ended the conflict in Kolhar. If they use military force to end our rightful and generous rule over our own country, we will act to defend ourselves. This includes military action. Goldecia has been warned."
Protesters had no idea that GBC would report on anything, but at the same time they prepared their next major move. This time they again took to the streets, and gathered. This time it was organized on a wide scale, as Tikist temples across the country were now taking part in organizing things. Protesters gathered in front of the legislature, and set up tents and signs. This time they weren't going to march - they were going to occupy. They would occupy until their demands were met.
Protesters gathered from across the city. Within 2 hours, there was at least 10,000 people gathered. At first the police didn't think much, but when it became clear what was going on it was too late to force the people in front of the legislature to move.
So the police got authorization to set up roadblocks and surrounded the legislature. They would not let the protests grow any larger. When people tried to gather , the police didn't let them in. Some tried to force their way in, and were promptly arrested and taken away. When they realized they couldn't get in, protesters simply sat outside of the police barricades. So the police moved the barricades. This continued until roughly 20,000 protesters were gathered.
Police had to do something, so the demand was made for protesters to leave, and they refused. The same sight from a few days ago repeated, with protesters again refusing to move out. It wasn't something they wanted to do.
Finally, after roughly 20 demands made over the course of 3 hours, police threatened to use force. Protesters refused. Police stood behind barricades and gave one "final warning".
A frustrated protester at the front grabbed the barricade and threw it at the police. The response was immediate, tear gas and pepper spray went through the crowd like a wave. The protesters, while they moved back, didn't leave the area around the legislature. Some tried to run and were promptly arrested, but many stayed in spite of the risk. It was a brutal 1 hour long crackdown, but the number of protesters that left was only around 5,000. Of that only around 2,000 were arrested.
Some of those snuck photos and videos out again, but through various means. GBC would get the photos and video at around the same time that KNE would.
But for now, the area around the legislature remained occupied by protesters.