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Vol. 2, No. 4
TCB: The Birth of a New Bloc
Supporters of the Directorial Camp protesting against the proposed executive of the Presidential Camp.
By NATHANIEL PENROSE
Read my previous article on TCB’s
Constitutional Convention here.
Ever since it started at the end of
January with the failure of the pas-
sage of a Constitutional Assembly,
The Communist Bloc has charged on-
ward under the direct control of its
citizens. Since our last installment on
the TCB Convention, the Bloc’s Citi-
zens have passed the Preamble to the
new Bloc Constitution, and are now
close to passing an integrated Execu-
tive-Legislative system after two
Up Close and Personal: Imki
By WYMONDHAM
With Lazarus and Osiris recently
announcing a new treaty, the Treaty
of the Sun, NationStates Today corre-
spondent Wymondham took the op-
portunity to sit down with delegate &
CEO of Lazarus, Imki, in the latest
edition of his interview series Up
Close and Personal.
Imki has been the delegate
of Lazarus for 9 months now and has
shown a policy of amnesty towards
ex Khanate of Lazarus members.
With this in mind, I sat down with Im-
ki to chat about a wide range of is-
sues.
My first line of questioning regard-
ed Imki’s coup of Lazarus on the 23rd
of April 2018. I asked Imki about her
reasons behind the coup:
“Hey Wymondham! I decided to
coup the Khanate as, while I’d been a
member of the Khanate (and the pre-
ceding Undead Dominion & Dominion
Nate catches us up on TCB’s Convention,
where two opposing schools of thought
on executive government power have
potentially reached a compromise as pro-
posed by Lewis Kuznetsov-Flood.
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weeks of debate.
The Passage of the Preamble and the
Birth of a New Bloc
The passage of the first Article of
the TCB Constitution, the Declaration
of the Rights of the Citizens, has sig-
naled a great many things for the
Bloc’s Convention. Perhaps the most
influential impact is the implication
that the citizens of the Bloc are capa-
ble of swiftly (especially considering
these important sections were passed
within a week of the Convention’s
start) and civilly conducting the Con-
too) I’d gotten annoyed being part of
what was basically an overblown joke
that had been dragged on too long
and decided enough was enough. I
felt guilty for the upheaval the na-
tives of the region had been put
through so much and wanted to help
them get their region back on track
again.”
Imki has been on NS for nearly 3
years now. Her career has been var-
ied, yet focused mainly on game-
created regions:
“I started off in the South Pacific
and found myself drawn to the vi-
brant roleplay culture there at the
time which inspired my true passion,
making graphics. The longer I spent
there the more I wanted to help what
had become my home and ended up
on the Local Council before becoming
Vice-Delegate to Hileville during the
notorious Constitutional Crisis. De-
spite a rocky beginning I stuck
around the region and ended up be-
Aurelius reports on the amendment to
the Charter of the Pacific that could sig-
nal a new era for the region, and Wy-
mondham interviews Imki in their latest
Up Close & Personal.
vention without the need of an elected
body to draft the new document for
them. The passage of the Preamble
also hailed in a new chapter in TCB
history - the end to the People’s Re-
public and the Zennyist era (a period
of great political turmoil, a single par-
ty state, and for some, political op-
pression) of the Bloc in its totality, as
well as the final dismantling of the old
structures of TCB’s complicated past.
The new Preamble to the Constitu-
tion triumphantly signals in a new era
for the Bloc, echoing a sentiment of
coming Minister of Military Affairs,
rebuilding the SPSF in to an active
military force once again. I also start-
ed exploring other regions, mostly
GCR’s in this time, usually just chat-
ting and assisting with graphics but
also holding occasional minor roles
too. I offered to help Funk with
graphics in Lazarus when he became
delegate and as I was feeling rather
disillusioned in TSP, being unable to
shake off the stigma of my participa-
tion in the Constitutional Crisis, I
started spending more time in Laz,
The Doctor investigates the tumultuous
state of Cansilica, which has been torn
apart by multiple wars and left divided
and riddled with new borders following
the death of the Emperor.
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rebirth, renewal, and resurgence
from a past of diplomatic isolationism
and internal power struggle. It has
also symbolically renamed the style
of the Bloc from the People’s Republic
to the People’s Democratic Republic,
hallmarking the institution of direct
democracy in TCB’s legislature
(something planned to be carried
over into the new People’s Republi-
can government).
Debate, Conflict, and TCB’s Great
Compromise
Following the passage of the Pream-
ble and First Article of the Bloc’s new
Constitution, discussions about the
structure of the new executive branch
immediately began. Quickly taking
the forefront were two camps, each
calling for extremely different struc-
tures for one of the most important
branches in the regional government.
The first camp to begin presenting
proposals was the Directorial Camp,
made up of citizens who wanted to
radically reform TCB’s currently
Presidential-style executive into a
Directorial one, where an elected
committee of ministers called the
Presidium would collectively act as
the Head of Government, alongside a
Secretary-General/chair of the body,
which would be granted a ceremonial
Head of State position. Opposing
them was the Presidential Camp
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helping the retheme of the region and
was promoted to a Guardian which
was a position I held till I couped
Wolf.”
Immediately after she couped Laza-
rus, Imki declared a state of anarchy,
playing on the comments made by
many external observers, longtime
natives, and residents of Lazarus that
Lazarus should be reclassified as a
warzone:
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Llo challenges you to his weekly cross-
word based on this edition’s articles and
NS general knowledge. Can you figure
out all the clues and win the ultimate
prize? (Hint: its a ‘good job’ to yourself).

TCB: The Birth of a New Bloc
The future looks bright for the citizens of The Communist Bloc.
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made of much of the Bloc’s classic
“conservative” faction (note this does
not translate to real-life ideological
conservatism, but rather the goal of
retaining many of the old TCB institu-
tions) which wanted to keep a Presi-
dential-style executive.
Following a three-day debate within
the Directorial Camp over the names
of the positions within the executive,
a debate between both camps began,
with both sides finally resolving to
solve their dispute by poll. Upon see-
ing that the region was split exactly
50/50, there were calls for a compro-
mise between the camps. Initially, a
small faction sought to use the pro-
posal made by former Minister of Do-
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mestic Affairs Egaleca, which de-
tailed the creation of a three-person
directorial executive that appointed
ministers rather than electing them.
Despite having some elements of
both, the two camps refused to com-
promise.
The debate ended when former
General Secretary and Head Forum/
Discord Administrator, Lewis Kuz-
netsov-Flood, put forward a proposal
for a new executive-legislative hybrid
system. The proposal, which both
camps would eventually come to
agree on, would create compromise
by giving the Directorial Camp a Di-
rectorial executive government, with
the price of something the Presiden-
tial Camp wanted: a legislature com-
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prising of an all-citizen lower house
and an elected upper house.
The Flood Compromise (typed up
by General Secretary Penrose for
Flood due to time constraints on
Flood’s behalf) would create a direct-
ly democratic legislature with the
sole power to draft bills, amend the
Constitution, and elect and recall both
a Presidium (directorial head of gov-
ernment) and a Head of State. The
Presidium would be comprised of all
ministers, be able to issue Presidium
Directives to regulate ministries and
the areas that they pertain to, and
have the power to vote on and veto
bills (except amendments to the Con-
stitution). The head of state, despite
being limited and largely ceremonial,
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would appoint the ministers from the
Presidium (with approval from the
citizens), be elected by the people
separately, and sign bills into law.
The Convention Steams On
Currently, it seems as if this pro-
posal will be the one to pass, possibly
within the week, thus allowing TCB to
move onto drafting their new judicial
system. Given the successes and the
nearing passage of the structure of
the most controversial branches of
the Bloc’s government, the future for
TCB’s Constitutional Convention
looks extremely bright.

A New Charter for a Reinvented Pacific Order
The Pacific is seeking a bold new path into their future.
By AURELIUS
On the 31st of January, the Emperor
of the Pacific, East Durthang, signed
a major amendment to their charter,
which is being projected as a new
charter altogether. The new charter
has a number of purposes ranging
from more clearly defining the pow-
ers and institutions of the region, to
promoting greater participation of
the citizens in the decision making
process of the region. It is a bold new
move by the New Pacific Order,
which could have a long lasting effect
on the region.
The Pacific, under the New Pacific
Order (NPO) had been under attack
from all corners as reports of their
involvement in various espionage ac-
tivities were revealed, against GCRs
like Lazarus and various UCRs.
These accusations gained momentum
as a whole “anti-pacific” front
emerged, and NPO was condemned
by the WA SC #268. A major factor of
this hostility towards the Pacific is
the Francoist ideology that is propa-
gated by NPO, which differentiates
between the Userites and Feederites,
and argues for the supremacy of the
latter. While the ideology has been at
large been denounced by most re-
gions, some, like the NPO, still keep it
alive.
Against this backdrop, with mount-
ing hostilities, there was a need for
NPO to go through a structural
change in order to make amends, and
work towards a bit more democrati-
sation. This move by the Senate, with
the new charter, is seen as a move
with such an intent. As the Pontifex
Maximus of the Pacific, Japanese
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Schoolgirl, puts it:
“[…] The old charter has shown its
age in plenty of ways. From societal
differences between old and new gen-
erations of Pacificans to the plausible
sense of lacking the old charter had
when it comes to encouraging citizen-
ship with true Pacifican values that
promotes internal community build-
ing and security and discourages val-
ues that stray from such a vision in
mind i.e subversion, infiltration.”
The new charter has a number of
changes, of which, two in particular
stand out.
Firstly, the new charter has no ref-
erences to the Francoist ideology, in
any shape or form. This is a crucial
change from the previous charter, as
it shows how the Pacific is willing to
tone down on its propagation of such
ideologies. For the NPO, it could open
new doors diplomatically, should the
region reduce its hostility towards
the so called Userites.
This approach towards the ideology
is a result of the ‘Newer Pacificans,
as Japanese Schoolgirl puts it. The
Pacifican goes on to say:
“[…] Newer Pacificans -- i.e those
that were after the times of the
Krulltopia or even the Moldavi ad-
ministration -- has strayed away from
the PFT (or Proper Francoist
Thought) and has shown more affini-
ty to building the Order from within
as opposed to expanding its growth
beyond other organizations' horizons.
And thus, I hope that with such a big
change in the charter, we can move
forward with that image of the mod-
ern Pacifican and continue steering
the focus to solely internal growth.”
The second key change is the inclu-
sion of citizens in two activities – citi-
zenship applications and banjections,
and proposing legislations to the sen-
ate. This is a key change in a region
that has so far centralised all powers
and is quite authoritative in its ad-
ministration. Now, with this new
charter, citizens have a say in the
banjection of other citizens and other
measures, which were previously re-
served for the upper echelon of the
administration. Similarly, legislation
proposals is also a good way to in-
volve the citizens in the decision and
the law making process of the region.
While on one hand, such things may
be seen as a positive move, Cormac, a
well known critic of the NPO admin-
istration in the Pacific, claims all
these changes are “toothless”. He ar-
gues that they are more of a “window
dressing” than anything else. His ar-
guments revolve around a number of
key elements within these changes.
Firstly, with regards to the citizens,
while the citizens do have such a
power, it is still very much under the
control of the Emperor. The Emperor
has the ability to pardon anyone who
the citizens may collectively decide to
banject. While this can be argued to
be an emergency power than any-
thing, it's authoritative tendencies
are painfully evident. Hence, while
citizens have been given powers, it is
far too little, and that too is quite
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moderated and restricted.
The second key element is whether
the charter will be enduring or not.
Cormac points out that such changes,
albeit in a different shape or form,
has happened earlier as well. Previ-
ously too, because of mounting inter-
regional pressure, NPO had brought
in an administration change, which
under the ‘Newer Pacificans’ had
brought in a number of changes, in-
cluding the removal of Francoism
from the charter. However, later on,
the administration was changed, and
those changes rolled back.
Such instances, he argues, makes it
hard to believe in anything the NPO
claims. He further argues that:
“[…] It is worth noting that the is-
sue isn’t really democratisation […]
The issue is the lack of accountability
for the Emperor and other govern-
ment officials, given that same lack of
accountability is what has led to so
many acts of aggression against our
regions in the past.”
The new charter doesn’t address
these key issues and whether it will
be enduring or not is questionable. As
a result, a number of people are scep-
tic about these changes. However, at
the same time, if these changes do
endure, or maybe even evolve, they
would most certainly improve the
damaged image NPO has in the NS
metaverse. The key word is “endure”.
That is the only question.

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“There were a few reasons, the
main one is I thought it would be ab-
solutely hilarious. After Lazarus had
been declared a Warzone due to all
the chaos that had been running ram-
pant I thought it would be funny to
embrace the concept and see how
people reacted. The excitement and
confusion of clearing the ban list and
announcing ‘Warzone Lazarus’ to
now be an Anarchy gave time for the
Constitutional Convention and Peace-
keepers to get organised as well as
gave the residents a chance to blow
off steam, think about what they
wanted for Lazarus going forward
and to see how their companions act-
ed once the gloves came off. It was
also to be a symbolic action, burning
down everything that came before to
rise gloriously again, like our signato-
ry Phoenix, from the ashes to start
afresh.”
After the Constitutional convention
had been called, it seemed to drag on
forever, before Imki decided to dis-
solve it and enact Mandate XII, Cor-
mac’s draft, as Lazarus’ new constitu-
tion:
“It had become apparent that while
the Constitutional Convention had
been built on good intentions it was
held back by lack of trust, power
plays and an assortment of other is-
sues. Things were going nowhere and
frustration heated tempers. The prob-
lems that had plagued Lazarus before
were still deeply rooted in the region
and the perceived power vacuum
drew people from far and wide to take
part and try and get their own slice of
Lazarene pie. I ended the ConCon be-
cause, while not ideal, it was the only
option I saw to put an end to the argu-
ments, dirty politics and try and help
repair some of the burnt bridges. In-
stead of arguing over every last little
detail I decided to present them with
a basic skeleton of a Constitution and
get them to focus on working togeth-
er to flesh it out. I reached out to Cor-
mac who provided Mandate 12 and
together the region have been adding
to it in a far more calm and pleasant
manor.”
Despite Imki’s worries about people
trying to “get their own slice of Laza-
rene pie,” she has adopted a spirit of
reconciliation towards former mem-
bers (including your correspondent)
of the old Lazarene Khanate, where
many would have simply shut them
out:
“I believe in second chances. I think
it can be easy to get caught up in
things that seem exciting and fun,
hell, I like to get up to a little mischief
myself now and then, and my unique
position inside the Khanate gave me a
pretty good insight into what was go-
ing on then and the motivations be-
hind it all. Lazarus is literally the
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home of starting again, nations get
another chance when they respawn
in our region! Giving everyone from
either side a fair and equal chance to
be involved and start again if they
were willing to work together felt like
the best way to try and resolve some
of that hostility and heal the wounds
of the past. Obviously, things aren’t
that easy and there’s still a bit of fric-
tion but overall everyone has man-
aged to get along relatively amicably
regardless of the side they were on
during it all. Everyone can agree on
one thing at least; we’re all in it for
the same reason, a better, stronger,
independent Lazarus!”
The Constitution Imki enacted, Man-
date XII, is heavily based on other
Constitutions written by Cormac (The
State Code of Osiris, the Scroll of
Ma’at and the Scroll of Horus), but
for Imki it fit the bill as exactly what
Lazarus needed:
“It fit the bill for what I felt Lazarus
needed. Cormac has wide ranging
experience with both constitution
writing and general Sinkerness and
what works in them, he was the ideal
person to work with this on in my
opinion and he knocked it out of the
park. We spoke about what Lazarus
needed and he put it together in a far
better format than I could have done
myself. As I said before, I just wanted
to give them a basic frame to add too
and the one Cormac came up with
was perfect in my eyes.”
Having been delegate for nearly a
year now, Imki is clear where she
wants the region to go over the next
year:
“My main priority is getting Laza-
rus to a stage where I can step out of
the delegate seat and watch like a
proud mother hen while they com-
mand respect as a region. I want to
see the culture blossom and thrive, I
want to see them step out on their
own and make a name for themselves
in Gameplay that can be respected
again, not just be the butt of jokes.
From day one of couping Wolf I said I
wanted to see a strong, independent
Lazarus and that is still my end goal
now. If I can look back on Lazarus in
a year and see the foundations, I
helped them lay supporting a bustling
region again I will be ecstatic.”
With these comments, the issue of
succession is bound to come to mind.
Imki is clear on who she wants to suc-
ceed her:
“Treadwellia, AKA Tubbius, he’s
shown great devotion and dedication
to Lazarus and really cares about the
community. While he lacks experi-
ence in the greater gameplay circles
he’s incredibly smart and adept at
reading people, he holds no prior
grudges or affiliations with other re-
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gions, organisations or alignments
and wants only what’s best for the
region as a whole which I think is ex-
actly what Lazarus needs which is
why I have chosen him for my Vice-
Delegate and eventual successor.”
Every new delegate must have mo-
ments of doubt, right? I asked Imki
this question, to which she jokingly
replied:
“Every second since I became dele-
gate.”
Imki is very positive about the past,
having these replies when asked
about what her greatest throughout
her NS career was and what she
would change about her NS career:
“Oh wow, too many to list off, I think
maybe agreeing to be Local Council-
lor in TSP which set me on the slip-
pery slope to where I am now? In all
seriousness though, while I do think
I’ve made a great many mistakes in
my career they have all helped me
become a better, stronger player. The
greatest mistake is not learning from
your past mistakes.”
“Hmm, tricky question. Joke answer,
everything! Letting myself get
dragged into politics! Serious answer
though would probably be nothing.
My career and all its trials and tribu-
lations have made me the player I am
now, without the ups and downs I
wouldn’t be where I am today.”
Imki is very positive about Lazarus,
believing its resilience over time to be
its greatest strength:
“Strength despite adversity, and
forgiveness. They have been through
so much but those that have weath-
ered all the hardships have continued
to work together to try and make the
place better for us all. It can be so
hard to move on from the past and
rebuild but they’re managing it won-
derfully.”
Yet Imki sees points of improve-
ments too, believing the following to
be Lazarus’ greatest weakness then
and now:
Historically: “Being too trusting.
The unfortunate side effect of trying
to let everyone have a fair chance is
not everyone has such innocent inten-
tions. It can be hard to tell who genu-
inely cares for the community and
who just wants to play silly buggers
with it for fun. We can’t let paranoia
control us though, we have to be care-
ful but not lose our open nature.”
Now: “Today I think our biggest
weakness is a lack of culture in the
region. The chaos and fresh start
meant a loss of regional identity but I
believe we’re on track to finding our-
selves again. It’s not something I be-
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lieve should or could be rushed but
something that needs to evolve back
organically over time as they’re given
a chance to enjoy some long overdue
stability again.”
However Imki believes this can be
addressed with stability in the long
term:
“Long term stability and encourage-
ment. As more people take part and
enjoy the place I think it will grow. I
really want to help get the ball rolling
with things like a regional map but
these are things that need to be dis-
cussed more with the region as a
whole.”
Imki says she enjoys a good person-
al relationship with Altino, but there
were more reasons than that behind
Lazarus’ decision to make Osiris its
first treatied ally of the Mandate XII
era:
“I think Altino is great both to casu-
ally chat to and as a political figure.
She’s fun but can be serious when she
needs to be and definitely a force to
be reckoned with. My relationship
with Altino was not what brought
about the treaty though. Our regions
share a lot in common and I think our
sister sinker is the obvious choice for
our first treaty under Mandate 12.”
Imki also feels Lazarus and Osiris
have a lot in common besides just be-
ing sister sinkers:
“Our constitutions share a lot of
similarities and we’ve both been
through more than our fair share of
turmoil, not to mention our current
joint war with the NPO. Besides that I
believe both regions share friendly
citizens that get on well and respect
each other. I think we will be able to
have a lot of fun together on cultural
activities.”
Finally, Imki believes a lack of in-
trospection and understanding is the
greatest threat facing GCRs today:
“I don’t think there’s really any one
catch all answer to that question.
Every region has its own unique cul-
ture with its inherent different
strengths and weaknesses. They each
face their own different threats from
different things. Introspection and
understanding what makes your com-
munity different and working that to
your advantage is important. You can
then also understand your weakness-
es and try to prevent them being used
against you.”
I would like to thank Imki for giving
up so much of her valuable time to
give me this interview, and I see a
fine future for Lazarus as they are in
safe hands with Imki. I hope you, our
readers, have enjoyed this interview
as much as I enjoyed delivering it.

Multiple Wars Engulf Cansilica
By THE DOCTOR
Cansilica is a constitutional monar-
chy, but the monarch still holds a lot
of power in the country, including the
ability to veto bills. Despite this, it has
been a stable nation for years – or so
everyone thought.
On the 23rd of December 2018, Em-
peror Nathaniel was found dead in
his office. The cause was believed to
be an overdose of fentanyl laced hero-
in, smuggled in from one of the Can-
silican colonies. This marked the
shortest reign of a Cansilican mon-
arch since the War of the Platinum
Mountains in 1814, as the Emperor’s
was sworn in only 4 months before,
after the assassination of his cousin.
He was succeeded by Lady Hesperia
of Warsoni, who was sworn in on the
same day.
A week later, the province of Ly-
onsylvania declared independence. It
took twelve days of intense fighting
between the armed forces and negoti-
ation between the leaders for a com-
promise to be reached, and peace re-
turned – with Lyonsylvania as a semi-
autonomous region. Many hoped that
this was the worst the Empress
would have to deal with for a while.
They were wrong.
Anti-Cansilican hate propaganda
spread like wildfire throughout the
region, from racial stereotypes being
displayed to the illegal hunting of the
national animal. The senate passed
multiple bills, including the abolition
of child circumcision and making coa-
litions legal – the latter of which was
vetoed by the Empress on the 26th of
January this year.
Executive Minister (EM) Vôlkòn
Kúl responded harshly, saying: ‘The
actions taken by the Imperial Courts
are unconstitutional, harmful, and
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near treasonous to the State. I hope
to hold a revival of the bill in the Sen-
ate and force her Majesty to sign it
into law. If Empress Hesperia refus-
es, we will take it to the Courts.’
The following is part of a transcript
of a video taken in the North Imperial
Court of Cansilica on the 4th of Febru-
ary:
“We, the Imperial High Courts, rule
that her Majesty Empress Hesperia I
of Cansilica, was within her right to
veto and block the Senate Bill: 7421.
This is outlined in the Imperial
Charter, Section 2: ‘The Sovereign of
the Empire of Greater Cansilica and
the Office of the Emperor may block,
veto, and null any and all harmful leg-
islation.’”
This was followed by a heated argu-
ment between the Executive Minister
and the Empress, which was ended
by the Empress accusing Kúl of trea-
son. She ordered that he be impris-
oned immediately, and this order was
followed without question – with the
exception of the desperate EM.
Kúl was imprisoned for less than 24
hours. His supporters stormed the
Court, demanding his release. This
was denied, so they stormed the
rooms and freed him themselves. Kúl
immediately released a statement:
“My fellow Cansilicans, we have
been betrayed. The Empress has Map of supporting provinces at the start of the civil war.
named me a traitor and has de- KEY: Blue = Republican, Beige = Loyalist, White = Neutral
stroyed the foundation of this great By Danatriss
state! I hereby order the arrest of the
Royal Family and name Empress
Hesperia as a criminal, a despotic ty- The Empress fled to Danatriss, a With that, the Cansilican Civil War
rant, and a traitor to the lands. As Ex- semi-independent state north of Can- began.
ecutive Minister, I order my minis- silica, with her family. Additionally,
tries and High Command to find and she ordered the arrest of Kúl and all
arrest these criminals.” supporters.
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