Okagaiken - Ships whose transponder callsigns match those of Tibus Heth and other Provist loyalists who'd escaped the Haatomo siege were detected in the Okagaiken system of Black Rise's Urpiken constellation. the Caldari Navy has reported. The Navy immediately scrambled a task force to intercept Heth's ship, but they were unable to locate any trace of it after a 24-hour search. The Navy has deployed further forces to Urpiken in an effort to track down Heth, but Federal Defence Union occupation of [...]
_Villore - _Many Minmatar immigrants have harshly criticized the report commissioned by the Senate Committee for Equal Rights, after the report claimed there was no evidence for systemic discrimination of Minmatar in the Federation. The report has also energized defenders of Brutor student Kinhar Elokur, who has been imprisoned since August 1st for the deaths of three Gallente men. Led by Senator Asbran Eleskar, the opponents of the report have claimed it is misleading and cherry picks statistics that [...]
X-7OMU - The Sisters of EVE are temporarily raising the security clearance of two of their agents in response to increased capsuleer demand for high-stakes tasks. Mekamireki Fedas in Apanake and Kiljavas Yaskasen in Lanngisi are being raised from their current "level two" clearance to "level four". These two agents are also being moved from their current Distribution division to Security. "Both Mekamireki and Kiljavas are exceptional agents," said Chief of Staff Titrutolf Haluarin. "They have proven [...]
Nonni - Caldari Funds Unlimited and Kaalakiota Corporation have issued a joint release announcing a massive investment into the megacorp from CFU. The investment will result in CFU taking a 20% stake in the megacorp, with the option for KK to buy back 2.5% of the stake each economic quarter. The investment package is expected to allow Kaalakiota to be much more aggressive in its business transactions. The influx of capital is significant, according to analysts, because it will allow Kaalakiota to [...]
_Orien - _The Thukker Tribe has issued a report on the effect the presence of cloned mercenary corporations in Molden Heath has had on the region. The report details both the successes and failures in the 3 months since the tribe invited mercenaries to settle in the region in an effort to deter piracy. The majority of the report focuses on the positives of the move, pointing out a drop in piracy against planetary targets, especially those with large mercenary populations. Additionally, the logistical [...]
_Villore - _The Senate is in an uproar following reports a sensitive document relating to Operation Highlander, the codename of the operation to assault Caldari Prime, has gone missing. The document, a dossier on the planning, assessment, and post-action review, apparently contained sensitive intelligence information on other factions, including the other three empires. The dossier had been compiled for a Senatorial oversight review of Operation Highlander, which was completed several months ago. The [...]
Piak - Caldari Constructions stock saw an uptick following reports that it has broken even on operations for the first time in four years. The corporation had been posting small losses under the executorship of Tibus Heth which, while not as significant as those of Kaalakiota Corporation, had still put stress on the company. Following the report, Caldari Constructions also released a statement saying it has completed the nullification of Tibus Heth's stake in the company and will begin a public [...]
_Kor-Azor Prime - _In the first public statement made by a member of the Privy Council since news broke about Merimeth Sarum's proposal to relaunch the Reclaiming, Aritcio Kor-Azor preached a calm and measured approach. "We must not rush hastily into an escalation of war," the Heir and Imperial Chancellor said to reporters with the Amarr Certified News. "The Empyrean War has already taken a heavy toll on the Bleak Lands and Devoid. We must be cautious if we do not want to bring it to the borders of [...]
_Tash-Murkon Prime - _Sources within the Tash-Murkon Family say Catiz Tash-Murkon has given some thought to backing Merimeth Sarum's calls for the proper launch of the Reclaiming. The Heir has reportedly been conferring with the Empress for several days, discussing the economic and political impact the Reclaiming would have on the Empire, for both good and ill. Additionally, Catiz has met with several Imperial Navy admirals to hear their opinions on the Empyrean War and potential renewed escalation. [...]
_Nonni - _Acting Kaalakiota CEO Hatakaan Oiritsuu has pledged 40% of her personal wealth to the corporation in order to assist in its financial recovery, as well as presented a five-year corporate strategy to the board of directors which aims to restore Kaalakiota to the top of the State financial world. KK issued a press release stating Oiritsuu has provided the corporation with a no-interest loan with aims to stabilize its financial reserves and allow it to be aggressive in reclaiming market share [...]
_Sarum Prime - _According to reports from the imperial court, Merimeth Sarum has been urging Empress Jamyl I to fully reinstitute the Reclaiming as originally promised in her coronation address and begin an immediate assault on the Minmatar Republic. The Heir has also pushed for the Imperial Navy to receive more funding to bolster the fleet's forces. Sarum has been telling subordinates that the Republic is experiencing heightened tribal unity following its successful Tribal Assembly, which makes it a [...]
Synchelle - Numerous Minmatar activists groups have petitioned the Federation government to release the Brutor man imprisoned following the deaths of three Gallente men last week in Synchelle. The man, now identified as Kinhar Elokur, a Republic citizen and student with the University of Caille, reportedly killed the three men in self-defense after he was attacked in retaliation for the Bloody Hands of Matar torching of an Impetus distribution center. A protest outside the facility where Elokur is [...]
_Luminaire - _Recently, many ethnic Minmatar have claimed that the wave of retributive violence against them throughout the Gallente Federation is a culmination of long-standing prejudice. These statements have elicited concern from both the Republic and Federation governments, who have both pledged to investigate. "The discrimination is all over the place," said Rogus Thrake, a Nefantar originally from the Ammatar Mandate. "Getting ahead in the Federation is difficult. When I came here, I thought [...]
SYNCHELLE - A number of arrests were made this morning in the Thoulde constellation of Essence, after a series of overnight disturbances in one of the largest settlements on Synchelle III. Several small scale protests have erupted across the Federation over the course of the last few days after the Bloody Hands of Matar claimed responsibility for an attack on an Impetus distribution center in Atlanins last Thursday which left 7 dead and 13 injured. The most prominent of the arrests made was that of an [...]
NONNI - Kaalakiota has announced this morning that Haatakan Oiritsuu, former KK Chief Executive, has been temporarily reinstated to oversee the process of re-stabilizing the corporation. In the statement, read by Oiritsuu herself in front of KK headquarters an hour before the Kimotoro Stock Exchange opened, she pledged to "return the corporation to financial stability after over half a decade of fiscally abusive and negligent rule by the Caldari Providence Directorate." Regarded by many as the face of [...]
_Piak - _With Tibus Heth a fugitive, Caldari Constructions has announced it will convene a shareholder's vote to nullify his shares in the company. It anticipates this vote will be finalized within a month. Under Caldari Constructions corporate law, an individual who is unable to exercise their duties as a shareholder and has no designated heir or representative to assume control of those shares may have their share ownership nullified by vote. This provision of corporate law is rarely invoked and, [...]
_Atlanins - _An Impetus distribution center burned to the ground earlier today in an act that left 7 dead and 13 more hospitalized. Soon after, Minmatar fringe terrorist group the Bloody Hands of Matar claimed responsibility, issuing a statement saying the attack was revenge for the death of Karin Midular. According to their statement, "The assassination of a Ray of Matar at the hands of foreign powers cannot go unpunished. Our anger will not be quenched until the pain and suffering the Minmatar [...]
Nonni - Kaalakiota Corporation has been granted a State-wide corporate warrant by the Caldari Business Tribunal for Tibus Heth's arrest on charges of malfeasance, misappropriation and embezzlement. The Chief Executive Panel has similarly announced that Heth is wanted under Caldari basic law for the murder of Admiral Visera Yanala, terrorism, and political extremism stemming from his takeover of the Caldari Constructions Warehouse in Haatomo. Heth is wanted by the Kaalakiota for the theft of vessels he [...]
Passari - Kaalakiota Corporation announced today that it has completed an additional sale of Echelon Entertainment assets in its continuing attempt to recover from Tibus Heth's executorship. While the initial auction sold off large chunks of Echelon's more high-profile properties, it retained ownership of numerous lesser known properties. According to records, Echelon has sold off approximately 45% of its remaining assets to numerous corporations across New Eden. After being aggressive in the first [...]
_Haatomo - _The Caldari Navy has completed its full sweep of the Caldari Constructions Warehouse station in Haatomo and has found no indication Tibus Heth is hiding onboard. Security footage recovered from cameras show Heth boarding one of the ships that was confirmed to have escaped the blockade on June 18th. However, it appears that Heth was injured during the storming of the station by Caldari Navy and corporate security forces, as blood matching his DNA has been found at the docking ring. [...]
_New Caldari - _In the wake of Tibus Heth's denouncement as a terrorist and his continued absence, the Chief Executive Panel has declared it will abolish the position of Chief Executor. It has additionally disbanded the Caldari Providence Directorate. The office of Chief Executor, which had been created for and solely held by Tibus Heth, held broad dictatorial powers over the Caldari State. There were some pundits who believed a new executive would be given the role. Instead, the CEP stated, "The role [...]
Pator - Chief Karin Midular of the Sebiestor Tribe, also known as "The Ray of Matar", was today honored with a traditional chief's funeral in her clan's ancestral lands on the Mikramurka steppes. The funeral was attended by the chief's family, representatives from all the Sebiestor clans, and the chiefs of the other six Minmatar tribes. Sanmatar Shakor attended in his formal role as representative of the Republic's Tribal Council, a body that is collectively the head of state of the Republic. Numerous [...]
_Pator - _The Minmatar Tribal Council has turned down a request from the Gallente Senate to allow an official Senatorial delegation to join in the funeral procession of Karin Midular. Midular, known as the Ray of Matar, is scheduled to be removed from the Grand Caravanserai and laid to rest according to Sebiestor customs on the 4th. The Senate had made the request a week ago via private channels, according to a source. "The request was made in completely good faith. Relations with the Minmatar have [...]
_Haatomo - _The Caldari Navy and security forces belonging to the megacorporations blew open the sealed off sections of the Caldari Constructions station around Haatomo VII's third moon with explosive charges, stormed the entrenched Caldari Providence Directorate and Templis Dragonaurs forces, and brought an end to the eight day siege that has gripped New Eden. The Navy, which had held off on attacking the station due to the presence of Caldari Constructions workers who were trapped in the sealed [...]
VILLORE - Several Federation senators have attacked the Minmatar Republic for the hurried trial and execution of Gerne Broteau. Calling it a "mockery of justice," the senators, many from the Solitude and Everyshore regions, released a joint resolution earlier today. "The speed with which they tried, convicted, and punished Broteau shows the Republic never had any intent to actually see justice done," the resolution read. "Instead this was a show trial all about exacting revenge. There was no [...]
ERAM - Gerne Broteau has been executed after being declared guilty by the Sebiestor Tribal Court after a trial which continued without interruption for 36 hours. The tribal judges sentenced Broteau to death for his attack on a Minmatar cultural festival in the Gallente Federation which left 59 dead, including Sebiestor Tribal Chief Karin Midular. Shortly after the verdict and sentence were delivered, Broteau was led from the court and executed by a firing-squad of hand-picked Sebiestor warriors from [...]
NEW CALDARI - The Chief Executive Panel has released a statement calling Tibus Heth "the leader of a terrorist insurgency against the Caldari State" and has removed him from the role of State Executor. The decision came after a board vote of the megacorporation CEOs, with Kaalakiota abstaining as Heth, who legally remains Chief Executive, was not present. The seven CEOs unanimously voted against Heth. Shortly after, the Kaalakiota Corporation board announced that they will be holding a shareholder [...]
_Luminaire - _Gerne Broteau, the convicted mass-shooter responsible for the death of Karin Midular, was remanded into Minmatar Republic custody today. A fleet of Republic Security Services ships arrived at the Federal Intelligence Office station in Oursulaert, where Broteau had been held awaiting transfer, shortly after noon, and accepted the handover. Broteau was then escorted back into Minmatar space, where he is expected to face a full trial before the Sebiestor tribe for the massacre, which [...]
_Caldari Prime - _The family of deceased Caldari Navy Admiral Visera Yanala held a private funeral on Caldari Prime last evening. The family turned down a military funeral with full honors for the posthumously honored war hero, instead opting for a private ceremony with limited guests. CEOs of several megacorps attended, while those who did not sent representatives. The family released a statement saying, "We appreciate the offer to provide Visera with a military funeral. She died serving the State [...]
_Haatomo - _Officials have confirmed that the group who has taken control of Haatomo VII - Moon 3 Caldari Contructions Warehouse, led by State Executor Tibus Heth, had planned on using the station as a staging area for an invasion of Caldari Prime. The Caldari Navy has issued a statement saying the situation has now been "contained", as warships belonging to it and the security forces of all eight megacorporations continue to stand by, while marines and security personnel have secured the docking [...]
HAATOMO - The situation on board the sieged Caldari Constructions Warehouse in orbit of Haatomo VII - Moon 3 remains largely unchanged this evening after a tense stand-off between Provist forces on board, and Caldari Navy vessels that surrounded the station's docking perimeter at approximately 18:00 EVE Standard Time. The Caldari Navy strike force, consisting of five Chimera Class carriers and five Phoenix Class dreadnaughts, are rumoured to have briefly docked to release personnel from a number of [...]
HAATOMO _- _ A force of Provists and Templis Dragonaurs have seized control of the Caldari Constructions Warehouse around Haatamo VII - Moon 3. It has been confirmed that Tibus Heth is leading the force. At present, the intentions of the force occupying the station are unconfirmed. However, workers who escaped the station have reported that Heth arrived under escort early in the morning, as daily shifts were beginning, and delivered a speech to the workers declaring he would "take back Caldari Prime." [...]
LUMINAIRE - Gerne Broteau was sentenced to twelve consecutive life sentences in Caille District Court today, for his rampage at a Minmatar cultural festival in Luminaire which killed 59 and left hundreds wounded. Shortly after, the Federation announced that it will be extraditing him to the Minmatar Republic to be tried in the Sebiestor Tribal Court for his slaying of Karin Midular, the former Sebiestor Tribal Chief. During the sentencing Broteau remained unemotional as he has throughout much of the [...]
PATOR - The Sebiestor Tribe has announced that slain Tribal Chief and former Prime Minister Karin Midular will lie in repose at the Great Caravanserai on Matar for the month of June. The Ray of Matar's body will rest in the central lobby on a catafalque specially crafted by Sebiestor Tribe shamans and artisans under the direction of the tribe's spiritual leader, Vuld Haupt. According to a press release issued by the Tribal Assembly, viewing times will be between 06:00 and 22:00 every day. Viewers will [...]
_Algogille - _The Federation Navy has increased the presence of its Tripwire special forces on the Caldari Border Zone as a result of "ongoing turbulence in the State". The increase in forces was first noticed early this morning as the Federation moved ships, equipment, and materiel into the border constellation in an effort to detect any early incursion by Caldari forces. The Federation Navy issued a statement calling the buildup a "normal security precaution" and stated that it expects there to be [...]
New Caldari - Tibus Heth was absent from a board meeting of the Chief Executive Panel scheduled today to discuss the findings of the investigation into the events surrounding the Battle for Caldari Prime. Kaalakiota instead sent CFO Amaari Siainki in his place. The move is considered highly unusual for the embattled State Executor, who normally insists upon CEO attendance at all board meetings of the CEP. Kaalakiota has not released any statements discussing Heth's decision to miss the meeting. [...]
Luminaire _ - _Grene Broteau, the mass-shooter who killed 59 Minmatar and injured hundreds during a rampage in April, was today found guilty in Caille District Court of 59 counts of first degree murder, 362 counts of assault with a deadly weapon, and 12 counts of mayhem with the intent to incite terror, along with numerous other charges. Broteau appeared in court wearing a prison jumpsuit and restraints and was silent throughout the reading of the verdict. At one point, cameras captured him smiling, [...]
_New Caldari - _Speaking for the first time since Caldari Navy Executive Officer Mininela Erinen testified that he forced Admiral Visera Yanala to undergo the Tea Maker Ceremony, a harried Tibus Heth attempted to apologize for and defend his actions. Before he could finish, the assembled crowd broke into a riot and forced Heth off stage. Rather than broadcasting the speech from a secured location, Heth chose to speak before assembled workers for Caldari Constructions. He began by saying, "Loyal [...]
_The Citadel - _Soon after news of Caldari Navy Executive Officer Mininela Erinen's testimony about Admiral Yanala's death was released, several memorial services for the war hero suddenly turned into impromptu protests as people called for answers from State Executor Tibus Heth. Several of the protests subsequently turned violent, when demonstrators clashed with Provist forces. So far, no deaths have been reported, though hundreds have been reported as injured. Into the morning, Caldari citizens have [...]
_Villore - _The Federation Senate today overwhelmingly voted on a resolution to condemn the actions surrounding Admiral Visera Yanala's death and has urged the Chief Executive Panel to further investigate the incident. The resolution, sponsored by Head of the Senate Aulmont Meis, passed 756-101, with 24 abstentions. The resolution reads, in full, "On this May 26th, YC 115, the Senate of the Federated Union of Gallente Prime completely and unequivocally condemns the death of the Caldari war hero [...]
New Caldari - Caldary Navy Executive Officer Mininela Erinen testified before the Chief Executive Panel that State Executor Tibus Heth forced Admiral Visera Yanala to partake in the Tea Maker's ceremony after she was podded during the Battle for Caldari Prime. The story of a clone malfunction was a cover-up mandated by Heth and enforced on the cloning facility by the Provists. Standing before the CEP tribunal and monitored by cutting-edge lie detecting equipment, Erinen revealed that "When it became [...]
_Molden Heath - _An initial report commissioned by the Tribal Assembly on those low security areas of Molden Heath under the control of cloned mercenaries indicates generally positive results. According to the report, the areas are "more secure, better protected, and free of organized criminal elements" but also cautions "violence between the military occupants is high" and "negative elements may be attracted." The report, which was undertaken by the Republic Security Services, indicates that the [...]
_New Caldari - _The Chief Executive Panel has revealed that it will call Caldari Navy Executive Officer Mininela Erinen to testify before them on the matter of Admiral Visera Yanala's failed cloning. She will testify under oath, utilizing advanced stress gauges, facial analysis, and military linguistic algorithms to appraise the factuality of her statements. The Executive Officer will appear before the tribunal on the morning of May 25th. According to the CEP, the questions will revolve around [...]
_Perimeter - _The Caldari Navy has released a report revealing Admiral Visera Yanala's clone failed to activate following her podding during the battle of Caldari Prime. The State has reacted in shock, as the admiral has widely become viewed as a cultural hero following indications she acted to preserve lives on Caldari Prime as her ship was destroyed in orbit. State Executor Tibus Heth subsequently gave a statement calling Yanala's death, "a tragic cloning accident." He went on to say, "I can only [...]
NEW CALDARI - Following reports that Admiral Yanala, pilot of the Leviathan-class titan Shiigeru which crashed into Caldari Prime after being destroyed by capsuleers and the Gallente Navy, acted to prevent widespread destruction and loss of life during the ship's final moments, Caldari across the State have begun to regard the Admiral as a hero. "The Caldari Navy said she saved billions of lives," said an Ishukone factory worker. "Yeah, the titan was destroyed, but look at the circumstances. She [...]
MOLDEN HEATH - The Tribal Assembly of the Minmatar Republic has released a statement praising the stability brought to Molden Heath by cloned mercenaries invited there by the Thukker Tribe and has said it will permanently cede control over settled districts to the corporations holding them. "In response to the presence of mercenaries in the region, criminal elements have fled in droves. Crime has dropped as the Republic Fleet is able to turn its attention away from garrisoning and maintaining its old [...]
PERIMETER _ -_ The Caldari Navy has released a report claiming that cloned soldiers provide a large benefit over traditional infantry and plans to reinvestigate the potential of the technology for regular use. The report was quickly acknowledged up by several megacorporate security forces, who confirmed the opinion. According to the report, which follows on a Modern Finances report released last month, cloned soldiers "offer significant benefits over the standard infantry soldier. Cloned soldiers show [...]
MOLDEN HEATH - According to reports from Republic law enforcement, the Angel Cartel has begun to experience a downturn in fortune within Molden Heath from a combination of cloned mercenaries, Thukker Tribe assets, and elements of the Republic Fleet. While the Thukker Tribe and Republic Fleet have been active in Molden Heath for years, the newly settled cloned mercenaries have enabled them to refocus their operations. The region has seen a sharp drop in violent crime and booster-related trafficking in [...]
LUMINAIRE - The Caldari Navy has announced that it has completed its investigation of the flight recorder recovered from the Shiigeru wreckage. According to its findings, Admiral Yanala "acted in the best interests of those on the ground" in the ship's final moments. The flight recorder revealed that, as the ship was about to be destroyed above Caldari Prime, Admiral Yanala disabled all volatile systems on board, including the heavily damaged propulsion system, rendering them completely inert before [...]
MOLDEN HEATH - Within the first ten minutes of the Thukker Tribe opening planetary districts in Molden Heath to cloned mercenaries, every district set aside had been claimed by independent corporations. Individuals continue to arrive by the thousands as they fortify their newly-claimed districts and prepare to sell their skills to the highest bidders. Entire planets have been claimed by corporations such as SVER True Blood and D3LTA FORC3, while others are split between many different corporations. [...]