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Kalistani News in Brief: Princess of the Empire suffers a minor stroke in Eveari
Lady Michelle Ananto-Sandoval donates to Aquarium; War Crimes Trial names last batch of indictments
Dulnerstaad, Grand Duchy of Ananto
December 5, 5626


Lady Michelle Ananto and Minor Princesses Mary and Margaret Ananto-DeLaurentis in Dulnerstaad

Princess of the Empire Carolina Ananto suffers minor stroke in Eveari
Her Highness, Princess of the Empire Carolina Ananto, 80, suffered a minor stroke at her home in Eveari last week.  Her personal attendant, Catherine West, was speaking with the former Empress, when she said the Empress became confused and was unable to lift an object with one of her hands.  She immediately called the paramedics who responded to Ananto Estate within minutes, and immediately brought the Princess to the Emergency Room.

The doctors administered an anti-coagulate to the Princess, and proceeded to conduct a CAT scan to look for blockages in the arteries of her brain.  Luckily, the stroke was identified early enough for the Princess to make a full recovery, but her liklihood of having another stroke have dramatically increased.  The Princess' spokesperson, Matt Hayes, said that she will remain in Eveari Hospital for a few more days while they continue to observe her and go over long term health treatment to try to reduce the likelihood of another incident like this.  His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Fredrick III Ananto met West at the hospital and personally thanked her for her quick reaction that certainly saved the life of the Princess of the Empire.  Her Highness is said to be in good spirits and is lucid and responsive.

Lady Michelle Ananto-Sandoval makes large Donation to Aquarium
Lady Michelle Ananto-Sandoval is a long time patron of the sciences, especially when it comes to marine wildlife and habitat restoration.  This week, she essentially made a personal donation to one of her favorite places in Terra, the Dulnerstaad National Aquarium, who recently acquired a juvenile humpback whale which had got separated from its pod and made its way into Davon Bay, where it became injured.  The Aquarium wants to nurse the aquatic mammal back to health and return it to its pod, which it is currently tracking as it migrates south.

"The humpback whale eats a lot of food," said Her Highness, the Minor Crown Princess Margaret Natalia Ananto-DeLaurentis, who was at the Aquarium with her aunt and sister, Her Highness the Minor Princess Margaret Nicolette Ananto-DeLaurentis for a tour.  "It costs about ₭1800 Rubles a day to feed Mickey," said the Crown Princess, referring to the whale.  "Plus there was the cost of building the nursery to protect the whale while it becomes healthy.  Since the National Aquarium relies on donations and memberships, Aunt Michelle decided that she would just fund the project herself, so the Aquarium was able to help the whale."

The Aquarium itself thanked Lady Michelle Ananto-Sandoval for her generosity, and gave the Royals a private tour of the Aquarium.  "Michelle more or less lives here," said Crown Princess Mary.  "But I've only been up here a couple times, and there is so much to see!"  Incidentally, the Aquarium staff named the baby whale after her Patron, Lady Michelle Ananto.

Last Round of Indictments made in War Crimes Tribunal
The last round of indictments related to crimes against Likatonia have been issued by the the War Crimes Tribunal.  So far, more than 85 Officers have been sentenced to terms ranging from 10 years at King's Rock to 8 Consecutive Live Sentences.  The last batch of indictments involve mostly clerks who are accused of falsifying records relating to the operation, in an attempt to hide the expenditure of ammunition and other materiel during the war.  These charges amount to fraud more than actual war crimes, but as they were committed in association with crimes for which service men and women have already been found guilty, they are included in the tribunals, and the indicted members are considered accessories.

The list of indictments includes 25 Administration and Supply Clerks who worked with Chiefs and officers to doctor and falsify official records.  They are all expected to accept a plea agreement in exchange for a lesser sentence.  Though most of the protesting of the summer months has died out with the arrival of colder weather, the last plea will bring the war crimes tribunal process to an anticlimactic end.  If and when this last batch of defendants plead guilty and take a deal, the sum total of convicted individuals will sit at 2182, nearly all of whom plead guilty rather than going to trial, and have accepted lesser sentences including public service and some degree of restitution.  Nearly all of those who insisted on going to trial lost their case, and only 14 prevailed against charges, because of either technical issues with the case or mistaken identity.

Kalistan will send a final report of the proceedings with an official representative to Likatonia next year, to offer them an official apology on behalf of the Government and Nation of Kalistan, for the destruction and depredations, and work on developing a new status quo for relations between the two northern Seleyan Nations.

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