08-17-2013, 05:06 PM
Anatoly waited patiently behind the podium. Not so much as a flicker of doubt crossed his severe expression. Such was his discipline to maintain his focus on the task at hand when he might have been reminding himself to make sure his driver picked him up on time this afternoon. He had a tee-time with Justice Saeed at two-thirty.
A green light flipped on and the Prosecutor General opened his argument.
He made fast work of outlining the CCD's stance on the case. Kant laid out the details that led to the seizure of Minutemen assets and the implications this had for similar cases throughout the Custody. However, the notion of precedence which was so widespread in the United States never took wing in the Custody; the evolution of their system as explained by Armando Napoli at MSU, who was being offered a prestigious consulting position in Anatoly's office for his recent work, proclaimed that the CCD atmosphere was founded on the roots of Russian culture. In that, precedence held no weight in the former Federation's courts.
Then he tapped a series of commands into the podium's inlaid touch screen. The stagnant seal of the written Custody, the document of the CCD's law entrusted to the Ascendancy's protection, dissolved, and an amendment appeared on similar screens positioned before all the Judges. An equal representation appeared before the Claimant's screen as well.
"In the following amendment, I direct the Council's attention to Section III, title vi." Anatoly then read aloud the following, drafted, signed and confirmed into Custody Law three nights ago:
"Custody Investigative Teams shall collect information as needed about the methods and tactics utilized in confirmation of suspected terrorist activity with the purpose of enhancing the Custody's ability to identify possible terrorist cells. The application of criminal law may be applied to potential terrorists, and allow for officials to collect information on individuals or organizations suspected of terrorist alignments. Such tactics include collection of personal history records, financial records, searches, and seizures. As a result, any information collected may be used as evidence to issue arrest warrants and detain key individuals within CCD borders, with the purpose of preventing attacks as necessary."
He redirected his attention to the Council of Judges once more. The senior Judges were impassive, but Kant had no worry about the defense of the Custody. That law in and of itself voided this case, however the Judges accepted the hearing, therefore they would observe their own docket. This was turning out to be a waste of the court's time and money, but Kant didn't pull the strings here. He was merely an advocate.
"I call as testimony to the implementation of the preceding law, Chief Inspector Drayson Mcullough of the Custody Domestic Protection Service."
Drayson left his seat in the audience and proceeded to a second podium positioned to the side of the room nearest Kant. Video projected his image onto everyone's screens for equal viewing. "Chief Inspector. Would you summarize the cases your office has overseen while collecting information on Minutemen activity in the matter of their terrorist classification and subsequent seizure of assets?"
A green light flipped on and the Prosecutor General opened his argument.
He made fast work of outlining the CCD's stance on the case. Kant laid out the details that led to the seizure of Minutemen assets and the implications this had for similar cases throughout the Custody. However, the notion of precedence which was so widespread in the United States never took wing in the Custody; the evolution of their system as explained by Armando Napoli at MSU, who was being offered a prestigious consulting position in Anatoly's office for his recent work, proclaimed that the CCD atmosphere was founded on the roots of Russian culture. In that, precedence held no weight in the former Federation's courts.
Then he tapped a series of commands into the podium's inlaid touch screen. The stagnant seal of the written Custody, the document of the CCD's law entrusted to the Ascendancy's protection, dissolved, and an amendment appeared on similar screens positioned before all the Judges. An equal representation appeared before the Claimant's screen as well.
"In the following amendment, I direct the Council's attention to Section III, title vi." Anatoly then read aloud the following, drafted, signed and confirmed into Custody Law three nights ago:
"Custody Investigative Teams shall collect information as needed about the methods and tactics utilized in confirmation of suspected terrorist activity with the purpose of enhancing the Custody's ability to identify possible terrorist cells. The application of criminal law may be applied to potential terrorists, and allow for officials to collect information on individuals or organizations suspected of terrorist alignments. Such tactics include collection of personal history records, financial records, searches, and seizures. As a result, any information collected may be used as evidence to issue arrest warrants and detain key individuals within CCD borders, with the purpose of preventing attacks as necessary."
He redirected his attention to the Council of Judges once more. The senior Judges were impassive, but Kant had no worry about the defense of the Custody. That law in and of itself voided this case, however the Judges accepted the hearing, therefore they would observe their own docket. This was turning out to be a waste of the court's time and money, but Kant didn't pull the strings here. He was merely an advocate.
"I call as testimony to the implementation of the preceding law, Chief Inspector Drayson Mcullough of the Custody Domestic Protection Service."
Drayson left his seat in the audience and proceeded to a second podium positioned to the side of the room nearest Kant. Video projected his image onto everyone's screens for equal viewing. "Chief Inspector. Would you summarize the cases your office has overseen while collecting information on Minutemen activity in the matter of their terrorist classification and subsequent seizure of assets?"