- TNP Nation
- McMasterdonia
370 words.
The North Pacific was fortunate to take part in two of its favourite pastimes this week - court drama and a recall proposal. Following a tumultuous week in court, where Chief Justice Romanoffia failed to maintain order over the defence counsel the case against Durkadurkiranistan was thrown out of court by the Chief Justice in a fit of rage.
Prior to this, Chief Justice Romanoffia's behaviour had not gone unnoticed. Abbey Anumia a former Attorney General and Chief Justice of the Court of the North Pacific had introduced a proposal to recall Romanoffia from office. This proposal had laid dormant for a couple of days and it appeared that Regional Assembly Members would not be taking further action to remove Romanoffia from office. Senior members of the region had reached out to Romanoffia directly in an attempt to restore calm and to advise caution and sensibility. This advice was ignored and all hell would break lose once Romanoffia had thrown the case out of court and delivered an initial verdict of dismissed with prejudice and effectively handed the defence team the verdict they were looking for.
Suddenly - the recall of Romanoffia was a hot topic in the Regional Assembly. Delegate HMS Unicorn advised Romanoffia to resign in order to allow the court to return to it's duties and to give the formerly respected Chief Justice and renowned TNP institution a graceful exit from his position in the Court. Traditionally Justices have taken the advice of the Delegate seriously and have resigned in the interests of maintaining regional unity and the integrity of the court, in 2013 Justice Belschaft resigned on the urging of Delegate McMasterdonia.
Romanoffia's actions have resulted in the Regional Assembly voting strongly in favour of his recall. As the votes were coming in, Romanoffia decided to resign from his position rather than wait for the results to be declared. Before resigning he clarified his earlier ruling and declared that the case was dismissed without prejudice, providing the opportunity for a reapplication of charges placed on the defendant Durkadurkiranistan. SillyString has replaced Romanoffia as Chief Justice, which Romanoffia has labelled as a coup d'etat and a special election is underway to fill the vacant spot on the bench.
The North Pacific was fortunate to take part in two of its favourite pastimes this week - court drama and a recall proposal. Following a tumultuous week in court, where Chief Justice Romanoffia failed to maintain order over the defence counsel the case against Durkadurkiranistan was thrown out of court by the Chief Justice in a fit of rage.
Prior to this, Chief Justice Romanoffia's behaviour had not gone unnoticed. Abbey Anumia a former Attorney General and Chief Justice of the Court of the North Pacific had introduced a proposal to recall Romanoffia from office. This proposal had laid dormant for a couple of days and it appeared that Regional Assembly Members would not be taking further action to remove Romanoffia from office. Senior members of the region had reached out to Romanoffia directly in an attempt to restore calm and to advise caution and sensibility. This advice was ignored and all hell would break lose once Romanoffia had thrown the case out of court and delivered an initial verdict of dismissed with prejudice and effectively handed the defence team the verdict they were looking for.
Suddenly - the recall of Romanoffia was a hot topic in the Regional Assembly. Delegate HMS Unicorn advised Romanoffia to resign in order to allow the court to return to it's duties and to give the formerly respected Chief Justice and renowned TNP institution a graceful exit from his position in the Court. Traditionally Justices have taken the advice of the Delegate seriously and have resigned in the interests of maintaining regional unity and the integrity of the court, in 2013 Justice Belschaft resigned on the urging of Delegate McMasterdonia.
Romanoffia's actions have resulted in the Regional Assembly voting strongly in favour of his recall. As the votes were coming in, Romanoffia decided to resign from his position rather than wait for the results to be declared. Before resigning he clarified his earlier ruling and declared that the case was dismissed without prejudice, providing the opportunity for a reapplication of charges placed on the defendant Durkadurkiranistan. SillyString has replaced Romanoffia as Chief Justice, which Romanoffia has labelled as a coup d'etat and a special election is underway to fill the vacant spot on the bench.
