Request For WA Amnesty For "Crimes" Done During the Edo Era

[SilentScope Embassy]

On behalf of the SilentScopian Alliance, I must inform the World Assembly that we have currently been alerted to a certain 'WA Resolution' that impacts us personally. We were planning on renewing our alliance to the World Assembly, but then we were directed attention to GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION # 102 "International Criminal Court", which, if we were to comply with, would lead to the arrest of the entire Silentscopian leadership on charges of committing a 'crime against humanity'.

During the old days of the United Nations, my country may have played an important role in committing "Crimes against humanity", because such a "crime" was currently legal under the laws of the United Nations (it was not prohibited by the Edo Convention).

The "crime of humanity" I may be accused of is committing 'forced population transfer'. There was a rebellion occurring on Poivre Island for independence. I negotiated a treaty between the rebels and the empire ending the war: the rebels were granted the freedom to leave the island colony and settle on a different island, where they would be granted independence. Essentially, the population was forced to leave their homeland...but we felt, at the time, that this would stop a conflict.

I have provided you a record of the "crime against humanity" occurring.

The actual text of the resolution that deals with the crime we're charged with is:

"DEFINING, for the purpose of this resolution:
C. "Crimes against humanity" as any of the following committed as part of a systematic attack on a population of sapient beings:
4. Forced population transfer;

We do not believe that our peace talks was part of a 'systematic attack' on the population, we negotiated this peace talk to help the rebels. However, we do not believe that our legal argument will stand: there was indeed a 'systematic attack', the colonial response to the rebellion itself, and we intervened with our "forced population transfer". We are, more than likely, guilty.

We searched in vain for any sort of language within that resolution that would grant some sort of 'amnesty'; in other words, we tried to find any sort of text that would exempt any crimes committed before Jun 27 2010, the day when the resolution became WA law. We could not find it. It appears that the resolution was intended to target all 'crimes against humanity', no matter when they were taken.

We believe our leadership are guilty of "crimes against humanity", according to WA Resolution #102, but we believe we should receive no punishment whatsoever for our so-called "crime". We were following the Edo Convention (which was the UN's version of the ICC resolution), and allowed us to engage in 'forced population transfer', and we prevented a great and terrible war in the process. However, as the ICC will likely not agree with us, we are afraid of joining the World Assembly, lest we be forced to arrest our entire leadership.

I hereby petition for the memberstates of the World Assembly to find some way out of this situation, that would grant us some sort of 'de facto' amnesty. We do not want this criminal record to stay with us forever, and we would like some sort of resolution.

[Intellect and the Arts]

That which happened before you entered into an alliance with the WA is not of the WA's concern, Ambassador. We hold no real influence over non-member States, nor do we hold member States accountable for what they may or may not have done prior to their admittance. Rest assured that your crimes, whatever they may be, will go unpunished until such time as they are re-committed post membership approval.

[Unibot]

Eduard lit a cigarette and placed it in his mouth, squinting,

"The last time I was held on trial by those ICC gits, I was charged with three counts of "excessive destruction of occupied areas or natural resources" and
two counts of "the use of nuclear, chemical, biological or radiological weapons against a civilian population with foreknowledge of likely civilian casualties". Like I fucking care who you are." Eduard explained.

"I absolve you of your sins, now go.. shoo.." Heir said waving his arms as he looked for his pants.

[Enn]

Nitpick: Surely you mean the EON Convention, rather than Edo?