News: Kildare-Siseran Tègōng Agreement Case Commences

SHIREKEEP, IMPERIAL COUNTY - Legal arguments and presentations of evidence have begun in earnest in a constitutional case in the Judex. Arbiter Benkern has been asked by the Steward of Elwynn, Tokaray al-Osman, to rule on the legality of an alleged relationship between the Dutchy of Kildare and the League of Nations for the Advancement of Purity. The Steward argues that the deceased Dutch "form[ed] [an] alliance" with an organisation of disputed origin called the Siseran Tègōng, related to the Count of Tè Gōng Lĭ.

The nature of the LON is disputed, though central to the case

These allegations are hotly contested by

the Emperor of Jingdao-at-Sea, while the incumbent Dutchess of Kildare, Sophia Myksos, whose father was killed under disputed circumstances, has appointed the Count of Tè Gōng Lĭ as her representative.

Al-Osman has applied for the relevant measures to be declared contrary to the Charter and therefore null under its terms. On acceptance of the case, the Arbiter brought its prosecution under the authority of the Imperial Republic, with the Steward of Elwynn as an interested party. This is the first such application under the new Charter, decreed into effect by Kaiseress Mira Raynora Major last December,  which established the former subdivisions of Shireroth as 'sovereign Imperial states'. They are now subject to few fetters except the Charter, the interpretation of which is the responsibility of the Arbiter, who is head of the Shirerithian judiciary.

The case continues. Judgment is scheduled for Tuesday.