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Kerlian News Service

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Councillor Robinson allowed to attend Council meetings
5th May 2019

The Council of Kerlile today confirmed that Councillor Carmen Robinson, presently under house arrest for suspected treason, is to be allowed to attend sessions in the Council chamber and cast votes. “Under Kerlian law, Councillors cannot be prevented from voting, and unless Councillor Robinson is found guilty in court, she must be permitted to attend,” a legal spokeswoman for the Council confirmed.

Councillor Robinson will be escorted to and from the Council chambers by a team of police and security guards. She will not be permitted to speak to the media, or visit any other location without explicit permission. Her daughters remain in hiding.

Discussions are underway regarding whether or not to formally charge Councillor Robinson. If this course of action is taken, it will be unprecedented in Kerlian history. Even in 1983 following a coup attempt by Joanne Robinson (the present Councillor’s grandmother), no charges were brought and Councillor Robinson died soon after. Her death was ruled a suicide.

Councillor Robinson is accused of collating information about the “Aurora Programme”, and sending the classified information to Lauchenoiria. Lauchenoiria alleges these documents were proof of the existence of a 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.

If Councillor Robinson is found guilty, it is likely that she will be stripped of her position and executed. The Council previously ruled that, due to her position, she cannot be subjected to normal interrogation procedures, however it is possible that a case could proceed regardless. It is expected that if a trial takes place, the proceedings will be open to the Kerlian public.

“The documents leaked were not a risk to Kerlile, as the programme they mentioned is simply a measure to improve the lives of orphans,” Councillor Pauline Pierre said in a statement. “However, the principle of the matter stands. No Kerlian should be leaking documents to a patriarchal country. If Councillor Robinson is guilty, and I pray to the Goddess she is not, she will face punishment for her actions.”