Re: SPD:Interrogations continue (fwd)

[LunarHunk]

How well do you know Charles ?? and (input other names of people we have
brought in)," asked Audra.  (I forgot Charles last name and I made the mistake
of trying to clean off my desk.  Now I can't find anything!)

"Charles and I are friends from grade school.  We grew up together, and have
kept in touch since.  The others are friends and aquaintences that I have made
over the years.  I would say that I know them as well as one would for being
aquaintences.  Why?"

"We have a witness that is willing to state that you and he participated in a group who's primary mission was to drive a wide wedge between the Venasians and the Federation.  The acts of this group include the bombing of a shuttle carrying a number of Venasian dignitaries from Spacedock to Earth a few months bag.  According to this source, you played an integral part in this bombing.  While you did not place the explosives aboard the shuttle, you were key in obtaining the material from one of General A'amon's aides."

Charles answered... "If I had wanted to put a wedge between the Venasians and the Federation, why would I work with them? That does not seem to make much sense, now does it? Besides I don't know any General, much less his aides."

"Well, it has come to our attention that there is a group of Venasians who have similar feelings to those who committed this act.  They would love to cause a permanent rift between their own government in the Federation.  What better way to do that than such an inicident.  The goals for both sides were the same, which would make working with 'undesireables' worthwhile."

"Commander, do you have some more substancial in the form of hard evidence about this connection between my client and these Venasian thugs? If not, then I would say that you case is weak. Very weak." the lawyer cut in. As the legal beagle was talking Firehawk heard Charles mutter, "It would have worked too if that 'undesireable' had of died in the freakin' shuttle..."

Audra glanced at the lawyer.  "It seems that your client would disagree with you on that count.  We have evidence that the explosive used in the bombing was indeed of Venasian origin.  It has also come to our attention that your client is a leader among a group of dissidents who, evidence shows, probably committed that crime.  We have testimony of at least one of his alleged associates that he was the one that acquired the explosives."  She placed a PADD on the table containing a listing of all the evidence that had been collected in the case to date and slid it over to the lawyer.

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AJ