Courtmartial Concludes in Surprising Win for Defense

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Written by Samuel Baxter, FNN

Friday, 23 June 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (FEDERATION NEWS NETWORK) SD 240606.23 04:01 GMT STARBASE 22, Hromi Sector -- The trial of Commander Jason Roberts, commanding officer of the C.S.S. Enterprise-G, has concluded in a surprising dismissal of all charges. The trial was conducted at an undisclosed location following the loss of the C.S.S. Enterprise-F in an incident near the Hromi Cluster three months ago. Recently-declassified reports from the United Confederation Fleet command indicate that a hastily-launched rescue mission resulted in damage to the C.S.S. Barnum and C.S.S. Endeavour, yet with the rescue of survivors from the crippled flagship of the Quadrant-wide fleet. // CLIP // The C.S.S. Enterprise-F was, at the time of her loss, the second-longest serving vessel in United Confederation Fleet history, having been commissioned in the 2370s as the U.S.S. Enterprise-E, under the command of then-Captain Jean Luc Picard. Refitted in the early 2390s, the vessel served as the flagship of the United Confederation Fleet since her transfer from the United Federation of Planets. // END CLIP // Charges which the commander was arraigned on, according to sources within the United Confederation Fleet headquarters (hosted this year on Chin'Toka, within the Cardassian Union) included reckless endangerment of the ship's complement of the C.S.S. Enterprise-F, C.S.S. Barnum, and C.S.S. Endeavour, dereliction of command that led to the loss of the C.S.S. Enterprise-F, and the loss of the C.S.S. Enterprise-F. When asked for comment about post-trial plans by the Federation News Network, the government prosecutor declined comment. Unconfirmed reports indicate that within moments of the trial's ending, the C.S.S. Enterprise-G, commissioned in 240602 at Starbase Midway, departed for a patrol along the Federation-Klingon border.

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