Intergalactic Summit

I'm starting to run into a bit of an issue on the war front recently in which I could use some fellow Amarrian's help with.

I do make a point to rescue crew from destroyed ships when it doesn't threaten the mission, this includes hostile crew. Currently I have amassed a fair number of Prisoners of war whom I have not been able to properly identify in order to sort out.

Those who I do identify I will treat appropraitly pending on where they come from.

Any whom are born within the republic I treat properly under the rules of war as POW's, although this makes up a minority of whom I find.

Those who where registered as Amarrian citizens (having been freed legally from one source or another) are to be executed for treason. But again a minority, and I am double checking legality and alternatives (no sentences have been carried out yet).

By far the vast majority of prisoners I have found are unidentified, likely former slaves. My intent is to return these to their former masters, but simply identifying them is difficult.

I have two things to ask,

One, for those whom have committed treason is Execution the correct punishment, or is there alternatives that are preferred. I have not been in this situation before and wish to avoid any rash decisions.

Two, for any holder who has missing slaves I, send me their DNA profiles and if I find a match I will return them to you. With any luck I should be able to return all the unknowns... however... If I find no owners and cant Identify them, I'm not certain what to do with them.

For any critics who ask me to 'free them now,' I remind you that these people took arms against my Empire. releasing them back to the republic would be treasonous to my Empire.

I appreciate any advice in this matter and prefer those knowledgeable in Amarrian Law to assist.

Respectfully,
Thgil Goldcore
Initiate of PIE
Marshal Commander of the Amarr Empire

::Transcript drafted by Kahalm, Thgil Goldcore's chief of staff::

The DNA profiles of my missing slaves are not that numerous as security is an important part of House Caine's slave education, but I would be glad to send them to you in sake of mutual assistance. Thank you for taking the effort and doing this kind work, ms. Goldcore.

This is the crux of the matter, isn't it ? Either you treat these slaves as POWs, and thus part of the enemy military personnel before everything, so you will be able to exchange them against amarrian POWs. Or either you treat them as an imperial property before everything, so you will be able to keep them or send them back to their former masters, at the risk of confirming the republican main casus belli.

I would be very interested in receiving the names of any such people or groups you encounter in the Republic.

Mr. Sadik,
We appreciate your interest in justice. While we do not wish for the death penalty to be used even against these vile offenders, we would welcome your actions in bringing such people to justice. I will give you the name of a Sebiestor who's actions put at risk 99 of his fellow Minmatar. This is a Minmatar slave trader who has no regard for the lives of his fellow Minmatar.

His name is Siasu and he is part of Moonlight Marauders corporation.

Ms. Goldcore, my apology for getting off topic.

With apologize Ston, handing over any military personnel to a group which may return the back to their active duty would be a treasonous action on my part. Such an act of freely handing over the prisoners to the enemy would be akin to handing them ships and ammunition.

Remember this is a military matter, not a humanitarian one. Still, my prisoners are receiving the standard level of care for any such prisoners; meaning they are being fed and not being tortured (since I need to spell it out for people who assume wrongdoing). But for the same reason I cannot turn my prisoners to Ston is the same reason I cannot turn them over to the sisters of eve. They are a wonderful organization, but any possibility of them being re-integrated into a rebel crew and kill Empire personal is unthinkable.

In terms of negotiating an exchange, I do need to check the legality of such action. However I will not deal with individuals whom have proven themselves to be heretics and unreliable... nor will I even negotiate. I will talk with warriors with curtain shreds of honor, like that Rek fellow. At the very least I have some of his crew which gives him a reason to negotiate fairly.

Respectfully,
Thgil Goldcore
Initiate of PIE
Marshal Commander of the Amarr Empire

As far as addressing the problem with identification. Simply inform the recalcitant ones that they are either identifying themselves or entering the guidance of a holder as one of first generation, with the specific note of rebellious attitude and suspicion of criminal and violent tendencies.

Any who after this fail to identify themselves likely deserve worse, as they think their punishment for crimes committed to outweigh the hard labour and supervision they will be under. In such a case, the terms may even be a small mercy.

Captain Crow

War is precisely the time and the place where humanitarian organizations are most needed. War is the main reason humanitarian organizations exist. Humanitarian organizations exist in part to alleviate the suffering of innocents in war torn areas and to raise the issue of the humane treatment of P.O.W.s as well. What would be helpful with regard to P.O.W.s would be a humanitarian convention on P.O.W.s that all warring factions agreed to follow. Humanitarian organizations, be it the sisters or whomever is acceptable should have access to all P.O.W facilities on all sides of the warring factions. It is the civilized thing to do in the presence of something as uncivilized as war can be.

The treatment of and policies towards P.O.W.s is a humanitarian issue of utmost importance.

If you would be willing to consider a prisoner exchange for the captured Amarrian rebels. I guarantee they would not be enlisted to take up arms against the Empire. I would deliver them straight to the colony world of Kaztropol, far away from Imperial space. You have my word.