Selucia

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Charlus Cornelius makes an international press statement as Calatians assume control of West Aquilonia 
November 5688

Charlus Cornelius, the Patrician who emerged as the informal leader of a new movement seen in West Aquilonia and, to some extent, West Sadaria, that seeks to restore the Principate, has made a communication to the international press so that it reaches all nations of Terra as news came from the reaction of the international community to the situation in Selucia. This has only been possible thanks to the fact the Restorationist movement has been growing larger and larger in West Aquilonia, to the point of becoming a majority and pushing away the control of the Legion in the territory. Thus, Charlus Cornelius stated:

"This message goes to the international community, which I assume will receive this message. 

First of all, I'd like to thank in the name of every Restorationist the condemnation of the tyrant that illegally decided to assume power and completely ruin the foundation of our nation - not just our stability, in the attempt of restoring it supposedly, but our economy, our values, our traditions, and everything Selucia stands for. But there are several things I'd like to address.

First: we are the only real opposition to the Imperator, together with some loose rebels in West Sadaria that are not linked to our movement. But we're only Plebeians, Patricians, and some Yeudis, working together - all of us in poor condition and with barely any means to fight. Our opposition is limited to very risky offensives, protesting, sabotaging, and disobeying. We don't have access to weapons, and we can't realistically fight the Legion, which is acting in support of the Imperator.

And we are the only real opposition because, much as we appreciate the efforts from other nations, Selucia has been very sceptical of others' intentions when they interfere with our business. I speak not just in the name of most Selucians, nor of the Imperator's regime loyalists, but also from mine and the Restorationist movement, when we say we will never accept any foreign government involving itself in our struggle. We appreciate help, and we need help: but help is not trying to fix things for us. 

Lastly, I speak in the name of the whole Restorationist movement, that we seek to normalise relations with the international community, all while holding ourselves responsible for any damage done to the Yeudi population, even if our movement is doing all it can to secure their freedom and wellbeing, and we do have many Yeudis among us. We may share a certain distrust towards Amudim and Yeudis, but neither of us want to take things to the level the Imperator has taken it. It is for that reason that we seek to overthrow the Imperator's tyrannical regime, and send the Yeudis back elsewhere, possibly back to their motherland. This may be seen as a forceful deportation, but Yeudis are not safe in Selucia and Selucians do not want the Yeudis in our soil. And the Restorationist movement shares this sentiment, and I assume Amudim does as well towards us. 

But our friendship with Beiteynu back to the days of the Principate is something we honour, and for that reason, we have but to respect Yeudis and Amudim, even if only to a bare minimum. And that we promise we will."

Meanwhile, the government and the Legion are going harder against the protests in West Sadaria, where there is less organisation thus far, and where there have been more violent attacks provoked by the protestors. There have been several injuries, especially from the protestors' side, although none fatal.