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Councillor Carmen Robinson placed under house arrest for suspected treason
18th April 2019

In an unprecedented move, Councillor Carmen Robinson has been placed under house arrest after returning yesterday to the capital after spending months in a hidden location. She is suspected of leaking classified documents to the Lauchenoirian Resistance during the Lauchenoirian Civil War last year.

The Councillor returned to Grapevale yesterday evening, and entered the Council chamber attempting to force a vote on selecting a new President to replace Joanna Greenwood, who announced she would resign in October. President Greenwood’s resignation would take effect upon the selection of a new President – something which has been unable to happen as it requires all Councillors present, and Councillor Robinson has been unreachable until now.

She was arrested upon her entrance into the Council chamber on the orders of Councillor Patel and President Greenwood. She was taken to her property on the outskirts of Grapevale, and will remain there until the Council decide on their next move. It is expected that they will allow her to vote on the presidential selection before any further action is taken against her.

In 2018, former Prime Minister Laura Moore of Lauchenoiria acquired a USB stick containing classified Kerlian documents. Moore alleged these were proof of the existence of the “Aurora Programme”, a supposed Kerlian sleeper agent training programme. The Council has since assured Kerlians and the international community that the Aurora Programme is in fact a measure to improve education for orphans, and has nothing to do with espionage.

The classified documents indicated that they were collated by Councillor Robinson, who vanished shortly after their public release during the peace talks in Haven, Sanctaria. Councillor Robinson was not seen from that point until yesterday, when she was pictured being led out of the Council chamber in handcuffs.

Councillor Patel told KNS: “Nobody is above the law, not even Councillors. Councillor Robinson may have committed one of the worst crimes in this nation, and this must be investigated. Any Kerlian who commits treason against the Matriarchy is enabling the continued existence of the patriarchy, and should be punished to the full extent of the law.”