British/Northumbrian War (POST-MT/invite-only)

[Nationalist Northumbria]

Baz arrives at the ICC.

"I didn't do anything!" he says.

Over 250 people: innocent civilians his men had kidnapped and tortured, prison officers, police officers, soldiers and even the Governor of Durham Prison are at the court, waiting to testify against him.

His lawyers prepare to paint those testifying against him as working for the British government.

[Ideal Britain]

Over 250 people: innocent civilians his men had kidnapped and tortured, prison officers, police officers, soldiers and even the Governor of Durham Prison are at the court, waiting to testify against him.

His lawyers prepare to paint those testifying against him as working for the British government.

International Criminal Court, The Hague, the Netherlands
The prosecutor plays CCTV footage of the Durham prison bombings. They are confident as they have the testimony of many people, some of whom are anti-government and thus hold no bias as well as video evidence of horrific crimes.

[Nationalist Northumbria]

His lawyers prepare to paint those testifying against him as working for the British government.

International Criminal Court, The Hague, the Netherlands
The prosecutor plays CCTV footage of the Durham prison bombings. They are confident as they have the testimony of many people, some of whom are anti-government and thus hold no bias as well as video evidence of horrific crimes.

His lawyers say that this clearly proves that he had no part in the bombing, as he was imprisoned at the time.

[Ideal Britain]

International Criminal Court, The Hague, the Netherlands
The prosecutor plays CCTV footage of the Durham prison bombings. They are confident as they have the testimony of many people, some of whom are anti-government and thus hold no bias as well as video evidence of horrific crimes.

His lawyers say that this clearly proves that he had no part in the bombing, as he was imprisoned at the time.

"Exactly, and the defendant escaped as a result of it! Someone can be responsible for something they didn't directly do. Hitler didn't go to Poland with a gun or put a switch to the gas chambers he sent his men to do these things!" said the prosecutor.

[Ideal Britain]

His lawyers say that this clearly proves that he had no part in the bombing, as he was imprisoned at the time.

"Exactly, and the defendant escaped as a result of it! Someone can be responsible for something they didn't directly do. Hitler didn't go to Poland with a gun or put a switch to the gas chambers he sent his men to do these things!" said the prosecutor.

"Permission to call a witness, your honour?" the prosecutor asks the Swiss judge.

[Nationalist Northumbria]

His lawyers say that this clearly proves that he had no part in the bombing, as he was imprisoned at the time.

"Exactly, and the defendant escaped as a result of it! Someone can be responsible for something they didn't directly do. Hitler didn't go to Poland with a gun or put a switch to the gas chambers he sent his men to do these things!" said the prosecutor.

"He was in prison. How could he have ordered it?"

[Ideal Britain]

"Exactly, and the defendant escaped as a result of it! Someone can be responsible for something they didn't directly do. Hitler didn't go to Poland with a gun or put a switch to the gas chambers he sent his men to do these things!" said the prosecutor.

"He was in prison. How could he have ordered it?"

"As a hypothetical order before he went 'if I go to prison do this.' replied the prosecutor.

[Ideal Britain]

New Scotland Yard, Victoria Embankment, Victoria, Westminster, London, England, Kingdom of Great Britain
The Commissioner of the Police of the Metropolis Anil Kanti "Neil" Basu, QPM phones the head of the Northumbrian police, "Good morning, have you got any evidence or intelligence on the notorious kidnappings of civilians, the ambush on British soldiers or the bombing of Durham Prison?"

[Nationalist Northumbria]

New Scotland Yard, Victoria Embankment, Victoria, Westminster, London, England, Kingdom of Great Britain
The Commissioner of the Police of the Metropolis Anil Kanti "Neil" Basu, QPM phones the head of the Northumbrian police, "Good morning, have you got any evidence or intelligence on the notorious kidnappings of civilians, the ambush on British soldiers or the bombing of Durham Prison?"

"No."

"He was in prison. How could he have ordered it?"

"As a hypothetical order before he went 'if I go to prison do this.' replied the prosecutor.

"So you're just dealing in conjecture?"

[Ideal Britain]

New Scotland Yard, Victoria Embankment, Victoria, Westminster, London, England, Kingdom of Great Britain
The Commissioner of the Police of the Metropolis Anil Kanti "Neil" Basu, QPM phones the head of the Northumbrian police, "Good morning, have you got any evidence or intelligence on the notorious kidnappings of civilians, the ambush on British soldiers or the bombing of Durham Prison?"

"No."

"As a hypothetical order before he went 'if I go to prison do this.' replied the prosecutor.

"So you're just dealing in conjecture?"

New Scotland Yard, Victoria Embankment, Victoria, Westminster, London, England, Kingdom of Great Britain
"Could you please ask the military or the militia commanders? I think the question would come better from you?"
International Criminal Court, The Hague, Netherlands
"No we're pointing out the fact that it's possible, we're not assuming that's what happened. The thing that is a fact is that 50 prison guards, 15 soldiers and 300 prisoners died and hundreds of convicted criminals walked free: muggers, house burglars, drug dealers, wife-beaters, thieves and pimps. All the Northumbrian nationalist prisoners escaped." said the prosecution lawyer
OOC: by prosecutor I meant prosecution lawyer the office of the prosecutor (chief prosecutor, in charge of indictments) is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Kirkpatrick_Stewart.

[Empirical Switzerland]

OOC: okay, I can conduct a trial now if wanted.

[Ideal Britain]

OOC: okay, I can conduct a trial now if wanted.

OOC: okay. The prosecution lawyer asked to call a witness.
IC: "You're honour may I call a witness now?" asked the prosecution lawyer.

[Empirical Switzerland]

"First we shall let each side give an opening statement, the Northumbrian may go first."


(Just wait for them to come online.)

[Nationalist Northumbria]

New Scotland Yard, Victoria Embankment, Victoria, Westminster, London, England, Kingdom of Great Britain
"Could you please ask the military or the militia commanders? I think the question would come better from you?"

"I have already asked them."

International Criminal Court, The Hague, Netherlands
"No we're pointing out the fact that it's possible, we're not assuming that's what happened. The thing that is a fact is that 50 prison guards, 15 soldiers and 300 prisoners died and hundreds of convicted criminals walked free: muggers, house burglars, drug dealers, wife-beaters, thieves and pimps. All the Northumbrian nationalist prisoners escaped." said the prosecution lawyer

"It's also possible that you're an alien in disguise. Possible. 'Possible' does not make something likely, let alone prove it beyond any reasonable doubt."

OOC: by prosecutor I meant prosecution lawyer the office of the prosecutor (chief prosecutor, in charge of indictments) is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Kirkpatrick_Stewart.

OOC: lol that guy would be a hundred years old

[Nationalist Northumbria]

"Your Honour, my opening statement is quite simple. My client is innocent of all the charges laid against him. The British government wishes to persecute my client after their failure to get him falsely convicted of treason just because he offended a pro-British paramilitary commander online."

[Empirical Switzerland]

"Your Honour, my opening statement is quite simple. My client is innocent of all the charges laid against him. The British government wishes to persecute my client after their failure to get him falsely convicted of treason just because he offended a pro-British paramilitary commander online."

"Is that all? If so I will move onto the plaintiff."

[Ideal Britain]

"Your Honour, my opening statement is quite simple. My client is innocent of all the charges laid against him. The British government wishes to persecute my client after their failure to get him falsely convicted of treason just because he offended a pro-British paramilitary commander online."

"Is that all? If so I will move onto the plaintiff."

International Criminal Court, the Hague, the Netherlands
"Your Honour, there is video evidence and corroborated witness testimony that the prison he was staying at was bombed and all the Northumbrian nationalist prisoners escaped, an escape he predicted. Later ,when rival criminals allegedly put a price on his head, men kidnapped and tortured their wives, sisters, brothers, sons and daughters. They kept torturing them the more the rival group moved against him." said the prosecuting lawyer.
OOC: is the judge a man or a woman?
New Scotland Yard, New Scotland Yard, Victoria Embankment, Victoria, Westminster, London, England, Kingdom of Great Britain
War Crimes Team detectives phone the Northumbrian Minister of Defence. "Excuse me, do you have any information regarding Northumbrian state enquiries into war crimes?"

OOC; ok, Max Hill is the Prosecutor of the ICC.
Also the head of the Northumbrian Defence Forces is over 18 right?

[Nationalist Northumbria]

International Criminal Court, the Hague, the Netherlands
"Your Honour, there is video evidence and corroborated witness testimony that the prison he was staying at was bombed and all the Northumbrian nationalist prisoners escaped, an escape he predicted. Later ,when rival criminals allegedly put a price on his head, men kidnapped and tortured their wives, sisters, brothers, sons and daughters. They kept torturing them the more the rival group moved against him." said the prosecuting lawyer.

"Your Honour, I object. My client said that he would be freed based on the evidence, that an appeal would find him not guilty. The British government is yet again lying. They failed to convict him for treason, the SAS death squad they sent failed to murder him, and now they are yet again FAILING to convict him on these bogus charges they have invented."

New Scotland Yard, New Scotland Yard, Victoria Embankment, Victoria, Westminster, London, England, Kingdom of Great Britain
War Crimes Team detectives phone the Northumbrian Minister of Defence. "Excuse me, do you have any information regarding Northumbrian state enquiries into war crimes?"

"No."

[Ideal Britain]

The Governor says:
“Good day. I am devising a scheme where prisoners can be elected to represent their cell-block. As the cells blocks are devised according to political lines you will be in the pro-independence block. Will you be running?”

"No, because we'll be leaving soon."

The prosecuting lawyer plays this tape, “Your honour as you can he says “we’ll be leaving soon.” not “I’ll be leaving soon” pointed out the prosecution lawyer. The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court indicts the Northumbrian minister of defence for a variety of war crimes under command responsibility. He also indicts a number of Secret Intelligence Service and Royal Air Force officers.

[Ideal Britain]

International Criminal Court, the Hague, the Netherlands
"Your Honour, there is video evidence and corroborated witness testimony that the prison he was staying at was bombed and all the Northumbrian nationalist prisoners escaped, an escape he predicted. Later ,when rival criminals allegedly put a price on his head, men kidnapped and tortured their wives, sisters, brothers, sons and daughters. They kept torturing them the more the rival group moved against him." said the prosecuting lawyer.

"Your Honour, I object. My client said that he would be freed based on the evidence, that an appeal would find him not guilty. The British government is yet again lying. They failed to convict him for treason, the SAS death squad they sent failed to murder him, and now they are yet again FAILING to convict him on these bogus charges they have invented."

New Scotland Yard, New Scotland Yard, Victoria Embankment, Victoria, Westminster, London, England, Kingdom of Great Britain
War Crimes Team detectives phone the Northumbrian Minister of Defence. "Excuse me, do you have any information regarding Northumbrian state enquiries into war crimes?"

"No."

International Criminal Court, The Hague, The Netherlands
"Objection! The treason trial and S.A.S raid are not relevant to this case." said the prosecution lawyer.
New Scotland Yard, Victoria Embankment, Victoria, Westminster, London, England, Kingdom of Great Britain
The Metropolitan Police War Crimes Team phoned the person in charge of the Northumbrian police again "Can you please search Baz Garruthers' phone records and open an investigation into the shooting down of humanitarian vehicles flying to Jesmond?" they asked.

[Empirical Switzerland]

OOC: Woman.

"Hold on, one at a time please. Now, for the Accused, do you have any witnesses or people who support you to be shown to me?"

[Ideal Britain]

10 Downing Street, Westminster, London, England, Kingdom of Great Britain
Sir Clive Lewis, KBE,MP (a Afghanistan veteran) phoned President Alvin Ashleigh (a former Lance-Corporal with connections to Northumbrian nationalist armed groups), "Let's discuss disbanding paramilitaries on both sides" he said.
Prosecutor's office, International Criminal Court, The Hague, the Netherlands
The prosecutor indicts 5 members of the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Yeomanry (for killing the wounded) and the head of Northumbria's Military Police (for allowing war crimes).

[Nationalist Northumbria]

"No, because we'll be leaving soon."

The prosecuting lawyer plays this tape, “Your honour as you can he says “we’ll be leaving soon.” not “I’ll be leaving soon” pointed out the prosecution lawyer. The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court indicts the Northumbrian minister of defence for a variety of war crimes under command responsibility. He also indicts a number of Secret Intelligence Service and Royal Air Force officers.

"Merely a quirk of the Northumbrian dialect. It's the same as how Northumbrians say 'wor', which translates to 'our', to mean 'my'."

OOC: Woman.

"Hold on, one at a time please. Now, for the Accused, do you have any witnesses or people who support you to be shown to me?"

"Yes," says Baz. Hundreds of ordinary Northumbrians walk into the courtroom.

"We support you! Free Baz, he's innocent!" they shout.

A forensic analyst also arrives in the court. "Your Honour, I have investigated the site at Durham Prison where the blast took place. I am proud to say that I found NO EVIDENCE linking Mr Carruthers to the crime. It is quite obvious that he is not guilty on the charge of the prison bombing."

[Nationalist Northumbria]

10 Downing Street, Westminster, London, England, Kingdom of Great Britain
Sir Clive Lewis, KBE,MP (a Afghanistan veteran) phoned President Alvin Ashleigh (a former Lance-Corporal with connections to Northumbrian nationalist armed groups), "Let's discuss disbanding paramilitaries on both sides" he said.

"I hear you're trying to get my minister of defence sent to the Hague. What's with that?"

[Empirical Switzerland]

"Any rebuttal from the British?"