Jacobean Cildania (5321 - 5369)

[Wu Han]

7 December 5329
Deputy Denzilee Depares killed in car bombing
The controversial former-leader of One Flag has met an explosive end

➥ Mr. Depares (foreground); Mr. Depares' car after the blast (background)

Santa Aleksandra, Aheblun Principality: Mr. Denzilee Depares, the controversial right-wing Deputy rarely seen without a glass of pinot grigio in-hand, has been killed by a car bomb a few hundred metres from his home in Santa Aleksandra, Aheblun Principality. According to local police, the bomb was placed under the rear passenger seat directly under Mr. Depares, and was detonated by remote-control. Mr. Depares’ bodyguard and driver, Ġakbu Creminale, has been hospitalized and remains in “serious but stable” condition, while Mr. Depares was declared dead at the scene of the incident.

“This has the markings of a premeditated, targeted assassination,” said local police chief Indri Micallef. “Clearly, whoever did this wanted to see Depares dead—that’s the only explanation for how the bomb ended up under his seat!”

An investigation is now underway integrating the expertise of local police and their national-level affiliates to determine who may be responsible for the bomb attack. Meanwhile, politicians from across the party spectrum have offered messages of condolence while denouncing violence in Cildanian politics.

Mr. Depares was a founding member of the One Flag political party, serving as its first leader until he was ousted by the party in August 5324. The removal of Mr. Depares came shortly after his censure by the Council of Deputies for threatening to kill another lawmaker, Ms. Cabiria Ahummid of the Constitutionalist Party, in concert with his escalating public antics and alcoholism. After he was fully exiled from One Flag in October 5324, and shortly after converting from Ahmadism to Hosianism, Mr. Depares joined the far-right Order of Saint Sebastian where he reportedly played a major role in the party’s electoral campaigning. At the time of his death, Mr. Depares remained under criminal investigation for his comments and threats directed toward his political adversaries.

Il-Ġurnal is a broadsheet daily newspaper in Cildania, owned by the Magro Family. The newspaper has a 'moderate' editorial bent.

---

Originally posted by Wu Han on 10 Jul 2023.