"Yes, Admiral. I recognize that we have choosen a side even if only by our
actions. However, there was not a choice. Starfleet is obligated to
recognize the legitimate goverment of the planet. If I may, sir, the
problem is not that we are here, but that we have allowed the situation to
degenerate to the level it has gone to. Starfleet did not have to respond
to the escalation of hostilities in the manner it did. There were other
options. Holding to the strict defination of a peace keeping mission,
offering to mediate between the different parties, changing the mission to
humanitarian from peace keeping just to name a few. Knowing how the
situation came to this point is important, but not as much as determining
what we are to do now."
Abrams was not sarcastic or otherwise disrespectful in any way. He was
simply stating what he knew and how he saw the situation.
Joanna leaned forward and put her hands out to get everyone's attention.
"Gentlemen, we are not here to debate the potential rights or wrongs of the
political situation down there. We are here to look into what is going
wrong down there." Joanna calmly stared at Jackson. She did not know they
were supposed to be playing good cop/bad cop with anyone other than Van Der
Loo. "Commander, what can you tell us about any reports of overuse of power
by either the home government or Starfleet forces assisting it? I am under
the impression that there have been some complaints in that area."
"Reports of excessive force are tracked here at district HQ, but
investigated by a team. This team includes an officer from district, from
the field command, and the PDF. We only get reports on acts committed by
Starfleet, not by the PDF."
Joanna was a little surprised by the answer. She knew what had happened to
David, but she did not want to believe that a large number of officers were
allowing it to go on. "What sort of things have been reported and
investigated?"
"There have been reports of roughing up prisioners in transport or in
interrogation, a couple incidents of delaying medical treatment, destruction of
private property or theft, kidnapping, amoung others. In most cases the
investigative team has concluded that there is nothing to the accusation. The
others go to a standard article 32 hearing, what equates to a grand jury in
Starfleet. To date I'm not aware of any complaint that has gone to an article
32 hearing that has gone to trial."
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