12-21-2019, 07:07 AM
Your honor, the case here is simple. Per the Criminal Code Act, espionage is the following:
Thus then, in order for one to be guilty of espionage, two requirements must be met. The first is that said person communicates information restricted to certain people by virtue of access limitations, the second that said communication not be sanctioned by those with the ability to sanction such communication.
I consider the second requirement first, as it is the simpler one. Simply put, no person with the authority to sanction such information sharing has noted that they allowed such, nor had the defendant made any suggestion of such allowance in their statement. It may be concluded then that the sharing of the information was not sanctioned. The second requirement is thus fulfilled.
I will now consider the first required, that the information shared be restricted information on the basis of access restriction. Bowshot has been established at the time of the offense to have been a member of the Regional Guard. Further, the information alleged to have been shared was restricted, as it was only accessible to the ,embers of the Regional Guard on their Discord server. The relevant evidence in this matter is the final linked screenshot, otherwise listed as 'Original Evidence Unblurred.' Firstly, it clearly establishes that the Defendant was the one passing along the information. Secondly, contrary to the claims of the Defendant that the only information shared was of a JP, the actual information shared consists of a time, jump point, participating militaries, potential individual participants, and thoughts on targets. All of these are privileged information in the context of an individual operation. A time clearly allows those opposing it to have preparation time, and is thus always something restricted only to those who need to know. Participants and a jump point are similarly privileged, as they allow others to determine who is conducting the operation, and where from. While thoughts on potential targets are perhaps not always privileged information, the Defendant is clearly relying upon knowledge only reasonably possessed by those in the Regional Guard. Thus, the Defendant has clearly shared information privileged by virtue of access restrictions. This satisfies the first requirement.
As I have demonstrated, the Defendant has fulfilled both requirements in order to be considered guilty of espionage by sharing information privileged by virtue of access restrictions & by doing so without being sanctioned by any authority able to do so. The Prosecution therefore believes the Court will be able to easily find the Defendant guilty of one count of espionage.
Thank you your honor for hearing me, and the Prosecution rests.
Quote:Section 3. Espionage
(1) Any person who knowingly communicates information contained in a restricted area of Lazarus, in part or in whole, to a person or entity which does not have access to that restricted area, shall be guilty of espionage.
(2) The individual or government body responsible for a restricted area may sanction the distribution of information to another person or entity. Sharing information whose release has been sanctioned shall not be considered espionage.
Thus then, in order for one to be guilty of espionage, two requirements must be met. The first is that said person communicates information restricted to certain people by virtue of access limitations, the second that said communication not be sanctioned by those with the ability to sanction such communication.
I consider the second requirement first, as it is the simpler one. Simply put, no person with the authority to sanction such information sharing has noted that they allowed such, nor had the defendant made any suggestion of such allowance in their statement. It may be concluded then that the sharing of the information was not sanctioned. The second requirement is thus fulfilled.
I will now consider the first required, that the information shared be restricted information on the basis of access restriction. Bowshot has been established at the time of the offense to have been a member of the Regional Guard. Further, the information alleged to have been shared was restricted, as it was only accessible to the ,embers of the Regional Guard on their Discord server. The relevant evidence in this matter is the final linked screenshot, otherwise listed as 'Original Evidence Unblurred.' Firstly, it clearly establishes that the Defendant was the one passing along the information. Secondly, contrary to the claims of the Defendant that the only information shared was of a JP, the actual information shared consists of a time, jump point, participating militaries, potential individual participants, and thoughts on targets. All of these are privileged information in the context of an individual operation. A time clearly allows those opposing it to have preparation time, and is thus always something restricted only to those who need to know. Participants and a jump point are similarly privileged, as they allow others to determine who is conducting the operation, and where from. While thoughts on potential targets are perhaps not always privileged information, the Defendant is clearly relying upon knowledge only reasonably possessed by those in the Regional Guard. Thus, the Defendant has clearly shared information privileged by virtue of access restrictions. This satisfies the first requirement.
As I have demonstrated, the Defendant has fulfilled both requirements in order to be considered guilty of espionage by sharing information privileged by virtue of access restrictions & by doing so without being sanctioned by any authority able to do so. The Prosecution therefore believes the Court will be able to easily find the Defendant guilty of one count of espionage.
Thank you your honor for hearing me, and the Prosecution rests.