Hephsat Religious Gathering Raided by National Landespolice
Pastor Killed by Police After Resisting Arrest, Charged With Conspiracy to Conduct Mass Orgy
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1 March 2019| Aatream, Produzland
In total, thirty individuals were arrested, but what is most bizarre about this instance of Warezen's crackdown on illegal religious gatherings is the charges levied against the worshipers. All fifty persons were charged with 4 counts of gathering in an unlicensed grouping, however 20 such individuals, including the deceased Father Yannic, were also charged with conspiracy to perform mass-orgy. Explanation of the charges by authorities is that seventeen individuals attending the religious gathering were licensed prostitutes, making the already illegal gathering now classified by the law as an orgy, with more than 6 prostitutes in attendance. All women charged will lose their license as a result and the two other men aside from Father Yannic will additionally be charged with Seventeen counts of lewd sexual acts with no intent of compensation.
This is not the only such gathering that has been broken up by authorities in Achkadia recently. A string of National Landespolice raids has been at the forefront of an initiative to crack down on illegal gatherings that Achkadan officials warn as a concerning trend towards radicalization and invasion of foreign cultures into the domestic tranquility of Achkadia. However, due to its unusual nature and the death of Father Yannic the Block 52 incident is the only such raid that has attracted the interest of non-government sanctioned press agencies who have classified this as yet another miscarriage of justice on behalf of the National Directorate. While laws within Achkadia prohibiting gathering in groups of 15 or more and banning non-Achkadian Church of Verro worship in groups are not new to the Armed Republic, such strict enforcement is a disturbing trend out of Warezen.
Father Yannic in 2017
As for the most unusual charges of conspiracy to perform mass orgy, The Observer through its local contacts in Warezen have learned that the congregation Father Yannic lead the worship of was particularly catered towards ministry to sex-workers who frequent Block 52 of the Romont District. It is not unusual, specially of these recent raids, for Achkadian officials to find additional charges to levy against individuals found to associate with illegal religious groups. Most persons found at these gatherings have been sentenced to 10+ years of prison and/or regulated state labor where as individuals who are charged with assembling in unlicensed non-religious groups typically see 6 months volunteer work. While Achkadian officials maintain that sentencing has been in strict compliance with the legal statutes set forth by the Assembly of Free Citizens, The Observer and its sources have noted an inconsistent application of charges when it comes to religious groups, where a far wider multitude of sentences are applied to such individuals.
With regard to the Block 52 incident, little news is being shared by the National Media with regard to the death of Father Yannic or the heavy-handed charges placed on the remaining participants. The Warezen National reporting simply “A raid against religious dissidence conspiring to distribute radical literature and performing lewd unlicensed acts has been conducted today, removing such criminals from the Romont District.” This typical glossing over of such human rights abuses by the state-run media is a normal occurrence within the Armed Republic, where the National Directorate of the Defense and Liberty of Achkadia controls all news outlets on the basis of maintaining the peace, calm, and liberty of the nation. Little foreign outlets have reported on the incident as Warezen ensures it keeps its diplomatic missions abroad running point on disruption of such news within foreign policy circles, using vast networks and relationships to control what information comes out of the Armed Republic.
In the honor of such individuals like Father Yannic who have died under the totalitarian and brutal regime, The Observer will continue to report on such information. Despite efforts by the Achkadian government we will continue to tell the story inside Achkadia, using information given to us by brave citizens who will not be intimidated by such tactics. Until a day when such information can bring change in this regime, raids like this will continue, and more will die or be forced into unjust punishment by the Achkadian legal system.
Until a new day.
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