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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." Jackson had been listening and was impressed with the Counselor. She had not back ground in the law, as far as he knew, but she seemed to be plying this situation with the right stuff. "Would it be possible for us to get access to those reports?" (Abrams?)
"Who filed the complaints? What types of demographics are involved
for the 'victims'?"
(Abrams?)
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