I'll be representing Vedan.
Vedan is charged with Conspiracy to Commit Misconduct. To be guilty of Conspiracy to Commit Misconduct there must be an valid argument that if the conspiracy had been or was successful, that Misconduct would have been or was committed. In this case the there is no evidence of that. All the plaintiff's screenshots prove is that Vedan wanted to do an operation with Mercenaries R Us, because Vedan failed to mention what region was to be hit, or even if, at that time Vedan and Mercenaries R Us had even settled on a region, it is hard to logically conclude that the plaintiff met the burden of proof in this case. Moreover, if Vedan is found guilty of Conspiracy to Commit Misconduct it would set a dangerous precedent that would lead to limited collaboration with other organisations for fear that if the plans fall through and the organisation conducts an operation in a region that is not permitted under Lazarene law, that they would be charged with Conspiracy to Commit Misconduct. Such a scenario goes beyond the intent of the law.
I would like to present my first piece of evidence:
(I have a moral obligation to present this)
This is a DM between myself and Crazy (The Leader of Mercenaries R U), while it shows that the defendant or at least someone contacted Mercenaries R Us on behalf of Lazarus, it fails to show that the if Lazarus had participated in the operation, the target would have been the OEU's puppets storage region. it also shows that the raid of the OEU's puppet storage was done not in Lazarus's name. Although, Crazy says "Lazarus almost came along, but didn't participate", it fails to prove that Vedan was the one who contacted Mercenaries R Us in the first instance nor does it show that the target was planned from the first instance to be the OEU's puppet storage region.
I would like to present my second piece of evidence:
Because there is no evidence to the contrary, Vedan's statement must be treated as fact, until the plaintiff presents evidence to the contrary. Therefore, this proves that the plans were not finalized at the time of Vedan's invitation to his fellow Lazarenes and therefore it cannot be reasonably argued that Vedan had the "intent" to commit misconduct.
In conclusions, the plaintiff has failed to prove that the target of the operation in the first instance was the OEU's puppet storage region and the plaintiff has failed to prove that if Lazarus was to have partaken in in the operation that the target would have been the OEU's puppet storage region. Because there is no proof that Vedan had acted in a reckless manor nor knowingly violated the Charter of the Regional Guard, it cannot be reasonably concluded that there was an underlying case of misconduct (or attempted) in the first place, therefore, Vedan is not guilty of the crime of Conspiracy to Commit Misconduct.