Talamthom's First Trial

Talamthom is to have the first trial in its history sometime next week. Temporary provisions have had to made by the President which empower Kevin Gladstone to preside as a judge. Talamthom at present does not have any concrete laws to deal with certain issues, only a list of definitions of criminal offences in the form of the Administration of Justice Act (2004). Mr Gladstone has stated that the main basis of the trial will be conducted using Tománnach common law. In the meantime, the President has submitted an act called the Administration of Justice (Temporary Provisions) Act to make it easier for such a situation to be dealt with easily in future. A long-term answer to Talamthom's lack of Judiciary is generally considered to be Constitutional Article defining the Judiciary. The main champion of the cause is Alex Garine (LPT at-large) who has submitted to the Dáil, during a debate on the Speaker's role, a rough framework of a Judiciary article.

So in the meantime how has this court action come about? Well the root cause is the recent publication of a series of allegations in a rival publication, Talamthom Cappuchino, by its editor Christos Loutrado. The allegations were aimed primarily at Edgard Portela (NFP), the Governor of Tománn Indo-China, and more specifically his actions in other nations that he is a part of. As a result of Mr Portela being a Tománnach and Loutradis being a Tománnach and publishing his newspaper with 'Talamthom' in its name, the trial is to be held in Talamthom. Ultimately Mr Portela is suing Mr. Loutradis for libel and the trial is set to begin on Monday.

Following the submitting of a complaint by Mr Portela to the Presidential Palace, David Redstone (DLP at-large) submitted a complaint saying he too would like to take Loutradis to court. At present nobody knows the nature of the Mr Redstone's complaint and both plaintiffs have been asked to submit a formal complaint to the court.

At this point the President has warned both parties to avoid contact with each other until the day of the trial to prevent any escalation in hostility. Needless to say the President isn't holding his breath.