Fontan (Realm)/Judiciary/Trials/Congress of Democracy -v- Lord Jon Paul

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1009 -- 6th February -- Congress of Democracy -v- Lord Jon Paul Ogren, Count of An Najaf

Complaint

That on 29th January 1009 Lord Jon Paul used his authority as Count of An Najaf to first sack and then destroy a Small Guildhouse of The Congress of Democracy in his jurisdiction, unlawfully seizing 62 gold and causing the Guild to be disbanded by the local authorities.

Full details of the evidence presented by Lord Armstrong acting on behalf of the former members of the Guild have been filed with the court and a copy is available for public scrutiny as "Case Against Lord Jon Paul Ogren" in the realm archives.

This court will investigate the following matters:

  1. the sacking and destruction of the guildhouse in An Najaf, amounting to the theft of 62 gold and damages in the order of 350 250 gold;
  2. the breaching of an oath of loyalty to the Congress of Democracy;
  3. perjury before the High Court.

Lord Jon Paul has five days to submit his defence in rebuttal of the evidence provided against him.

Defence

Lady Katalynfae Dragul, Chancellor of Fontan

I was indeed present when Lord Jon Paul deposited 100 gold into the treasury of the Congress. He put it there for safe keeping knowing he would have to recruit a unit soon to join the Lions in the fight in the north. He also knew that it was almost time for taxes and if anything is guilty of possible tax evasion. I can testify that he had also put gold into other guilds as well. I was also present when he received the notice that he had been charged 100 gold for his monthly fees for the Congress, a guild that he was only an aspirant of. As many may have noticed about that time suddenly the collection of fees became more active.

He has admitted that his closing of this guild was in bad judgement. He did indeed try only to regain his lost gold originally. He did also agree to Lord Duncan's judgement to rebuild the guild, in fact he offered to do so with or without the funding of the other lords. He stated that there was 10 gold in the guild that was not his, he offered to return it to whomever it belonged to. I reccommend that he send it to Lord Armstrong.

Things in this matter were exactly as Lord Jon Paul has said they were.

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