A Day in the Life of....

[Ahrana]

A day in the life….

Book One: Part One, A Day in the life of Greggory Uslav

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It was early morning, around 0500AST, the sun has barely even started to come over the trees but the busy and bussing of the streets of Tiraspol have already started to come alive again. It had been over a month since the Transitional Government was put into power after the handover of power by the former Dniesterian President.

As Uslav got out of bed and walked over to prepare for his day, he stopped for a moment to remember something but continued to get ready for the day. He had set out the clothing for the day and made his way to wash up.

By the time he was done getting ready the sun had already started rising, changing the color of the sky as it went. The color was a beautiful reddish yellow mixed with the dark sky from the night on the other side.

He turned and walked over to where his shoes were at and placed them on and then headed out for the Transitional Government's headquarters at the Government Building in downtown Tiraspol. He got into his car and the driver headed four blocks down to the government building parking garage.

The car turned into the parking garage where the secured lots were located and pulled up to the secure entrance. Uslav got out and made his way into the building carrying a briefcase. As he walked into the building, he was met by his personal secretary that started listing out his morning schedule till lunch.

As he got to his office there was already a phone call waiting for him to answer, it was the Minister of Justice Viktor Habshuko, no doubt he wanted to talk about the recent arrests made by the Security Services in the middle of the night.

“Viktor, good morning what can I do for you this morning?”

“Mr. Uslav, are you aware of the recent arrests made by the Security Services last night?”

“Yes, I am, and I approved these arrests to happen last night in conjunction with the Solicitor General. Is there a problem with these arrests?”

“Besides the fact that every night there has been raids on Government Officials and former Government Officials houses for the last month, yes there is something I would like you to be aware of. Last night during the arrest of a former Military General the Security Services shot and killed the entire family of this general. Since the general was placed in a cell he has asked for a Solicitor from the Union and if he does not receive one, he will ask for one from the AN to represent him for the supposed violation of his rights and inhuman treatment he received during the arrest as well as the slotter of his family.”

“Well, that is rather unfortunate. I will talk with the Solicitor General and the Director of the Security Services. I will not say anything else on this line besides that. If there is not anything else, have a good day, Minister.”

The phone went silent and Uslav hung up the phone. He pressed a button on his desk to which his secretary entered,

“Please get the Solicitor General and the Director of the Security Service in my office now please.”

The secretary turned around and began making calls to get this request made.

A few hours later….

As Uslav was sitting in his office there was a knock on the door and in walked the Solicitor General and the Director of the Security Services. They both took a seat at the front of the desk with Uslav looking at them very intensively.

“Could one of you please explain to me why one of the generals arrested last night had his entire family killed in front of him by a group of security service agents and why he is now asking to be represented in court by a Union Solicitor?”

The room fell quiet, neither of the two men wanted to open their mouth as they knew someone would be paying for this mistake.

“Once again, I ask, would one of you explain this to me?”

Once again, the room was silent till Uslav banged his balled-up fists down on the desk and shouted,

“Well! Will someone please open their mouths and answer my question!”

The Solicitor General started talking,

“Sir, I am not sure why this would have happened. Per your orders last night before the raids started, I informed the Director of your requests and who needed to be apprehended that night. I gave specific instruction to not harm anyone including those being detained.”

“Well obviously someone did not get that message Solicitor General! So, I assume it’s the Director that should be answering my questions then.”

The director looked at Uslav and then the Solicitor General before speaking. It was as if he was scared for his life.

“Mr. Uslav, I assure you that since this matter was reported to me, I have been looking into it.”

Uslav stopped the director right there before letting him continue,

“Director, this is now the fifth time I have been told of something like this. This is no longer an isolated incident. This is beyond and has been criminal. As of right now, the unit responsible for these actions will be placed on leave and will be detained pending a formal investigation. I will be contacting the Federal Chancellor of the Union to have a Solicitor sent for the General, as well as a unit from the AC-01 Federal Police Anti-Corruption section. They will have full access to all reports in the Security Service and will be permitted to interview anyone in the Security Services. Anyone who refuses to submit to their line of questioning and investigation will be considered guilty and placed under arrest for corruption. This goes for the both of you as well. You will submit all personal documentation in your possession to the AC-01 Unit Commander upon their arrival. Failure to do so will result in your immediate arrest for corruption. You both may leave now.”

They both left and Uslav looked at his schedule for the day, he had time to make a few calls to the Union Government. He picked up the phone and called to be connected to the Union Chancellor.

“Madam Chancellor, we have a situation here in Tiraspol. Is this a secure line?”

“Yes, Uslav it is a secure line please continue.”

“Last night, during one of our raids by the Norths Security Services, an arrested general was abused in custody and had his entire family murdered in front of him by the Security Service Agents. This morning I was informed he wanted a Union Solicitor and if he is given one, he will approach the AN for one and report Crimes against Humanity.”

“Well Mr. Uslav he will have a Union Solicitor and the Union will make sure that this is investigated and handled properly. What else are you wanting?”

“A unit from the AC-01.”

“Very well two Units will be sent, and they will report directly to my office and you and no one else. Also, I will be sending you four Units from the Directorate of Intelligence that will be responsible for your raids. At this point forward the entire Security Services of the North are under Investigation. I say the entire Service is because I know of the other five events that have taken place.”

 

OOC: This Book from the perspective of Greggory Uslav, who is the transitional governor for North Dniester, will act as the continuation of the Dniester situation which is now in reconstruction. There are a total of three books in the "A Day in the Life of…" series with Book One being Dniester, Book Two being Stemas, and Book Three being Hveradalur. Book Four is still in the progress of being written which will cover Volhynia.

To be continued….

[Ahrana]

A day in the life….

The Republic of Stemas

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Since the Dniesterin-Ahranaian Conflict of this year, the Republic of Stemas has been wary of the outside wurld and Ahrana. The Stemani Republic, believing that the Ahranaian Government is secretly planning to reclaim all former lands of the Empire, remains skeptical despite the lack of concrete evidence for this 'hidden agenda.'

The Stemani Republic petitioned the Ahranaian Confederal Government to begin the process of integration for two reasons: one, the Republic has no standing army and is in no position, thanks to the Constitution of the Stemani Republic, to organize one, and two, the Stemani Republic believes that if they are to use the Military of the Confederation of Ahrana, then they might as well join the Confederation. The Stortinget decided that with these two factors and the economic challenges the Republic faced, integration into the Confederation was necessary and a potential avenue for economic growth and stability.

President Fredrik Olsen of Stemas is scheduled to meet with the Federal Chancellor of the Confederation, Kjerstin Heskin, in Bakne at the Presidential Palace to discuss the terms the Confederation has in integrating Stemas into the Confederation.

 

Presidential Palace

Bakne, Republic of Stemas

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Mr. Olsen had the staff prepare the meeting room across the hall from his office for the meeting between himself and the Chancellor. It has been over 20 years since a senior government official from Ahrana's last visit to the Stemani Government offices. Though this was for a different occasion, he still felt some formalities needed to happen. The Presidential Guard, the only actual Military Force in the entire Republic, was finishing getting into position outside in the front courtyard for the arrival of the Chancellor. She would receive the Presidential Salute from the Guards before entering the building.

Mr. Olsen walked around the center offices where his staff was located, making sure everything was organized and clean; he was told by one of the Presidential Body Guards that the car was roughly five minutes out from the Presidential Palace. The Chancellor had driven to Bakne from her Summer Residence in the South of Ahrana in Uppsund. Though it was only a two-hour drive, he would have flown to the Bakne instead of driving, which was a personal preference.

He started to hear the Police Sirens of the convoy of Police Units and made his way to the front of the Palace to wait on the steps for the car to arrive. As he walked out, the Presidential Guard came to attention as the vehicle approached the Gates and was let in. As the car made its way to the circular drive, the guards saluted as it passed by them, one by one.

The car had parked, and the Chancellor stepped out carrying a small briefcase and a coffee cup. As she approached Mr. Olsen, she handed off her briefcase and the coffee cup to her aid and shook his hand. "Mr. Olsen, it's nice to meet you in person finally. Those virtual calls were getting tedious, so I thought it was time for a face-to-face meeting to discuss the next steps."

Mr. Olsen smiled and motioned to the front door for her to enter. They walked to the meeting room and were only joined by her Secretary and one of his secretaries. They all sat down at the small table to begin the discussion, which he hoped came with good news.

"Madam Chancellor, welcome to Stemas. I know it's your first official visit to Bakne and the Presidential Palace, so welcome. Please let me or the secretary know whatever you need while we talk, and she'll get whatever you need."

"Thank you, Mr. Olsen. For convenience, please call me Kjerstin. Madam Chancellor gets old when we are talking with just the two of us, so there is no need to keep it extremely formal for me when I call you by your last name."

"Of course, what news from the Confederal Government do you have?"

"The Government, including the Stat Governors Council, met and discussed the steps for Stemas to join the Confederation. I have also discussed this matter with Her Majesty the Queen, and she has agreed with the steps and requirements the Government wants to be done. Before anything happens further, the Government recognizes the Stemani government's decision for integration into the Confederation since the Article of the Republic dealing with nulling the Constitution has been activated and that a transition should be done as smoothly and as quickly as possible so that the Republic does not default on any debt owed. From this moment forward, the Confederation will consolidate the debt of the Stemani Republic into its debt and provide the Military Forces of the Confederation at the Stemani government's disposal. Furthermore, we will activate a Military clause in the Constitution to allow the Stemani Government to create a Defense Force similar to the one in the Stat of Xara to be created at the decree of your office, Mr. Olsen."

"Okay, very well, I will begin drafting an executive order and issue the creation of the Defense Force at first notice and issue another Executive Order allowing the Confederations Military to operate in Stemas. What else is there?"

"The other two things that were brought up and accepted as a requirement are for all Government Officials to take the Oath of Office required by the Confederation's Constitution and thereby pledge allegiance to the Confederation and the Imperial House. Those who refuse to accept the Oath of Office must resign from their Government Positions. The other thing is that effective after the Executive Orders you will enforce; the Confederation would like you and your Prime Minister to resign from Office. As the President, you would be appointed as Governor-General, which the Queen has agreed upon, and your Prime Minister will become the Interim Executive Council President until the other 6 Seats of the Council are elected or appointed by you. The Executive Council would enter an election cycle three years from the instillation of the last member of the Council. Therefore, by accepting this appointment, the Republic of Stemas would become the State of Stemas, and the Stortinget would remain as is and follow the current election cycle. Would this be agreeable?

Mr. Olsen looked at Kjerstin puzzled but knew he would have to ask the President of the Stortinget and the Prime Minister to come to the Palace to hear this proposal. He was not permitted to decide without the approval of the three senior government offices.

"Kjerstin, I cannot answer that without having the two other senior government offices present for that decision. My secretary will call for the Prime Minister and the President of the Stortinget to be here for deliberation and, ultimately, the final decision. I suggest we take a break if there are no other topics."

"Very well, that sounds to me. Please do what you must, and I will be somewhere around here."

Mr. Olsen smiled, and then they both got up. He walked out of the room to his office. He picked up his phone and called the Prime Minister's Office first.

"Yes, it's the President here. Can you tell Ingrid to come to the Palace and ask her to bring the President of the Stortinget as well, please? Thank you."

He sat down at his desk and looked at his computer to see if he had any new emails, as well as looking at his desk to see if any new files had been dropped off. Nothing new was around, so he started to draft the Executive Orders that would take effect this evening. Out of everything requested so far, he could implement it without needing others to approve it. The Constitution of Stemas was a pain in the butt with all of its checks and balances on the power of the president. For once, he would be glad to be able to take a step back and take the new role if the two others approve of the requests the Confederation made.

As he sat at his desk, he received a notification that the Prime Minister and Stortinget President were almost here, which was fast. They must have been waiting for a call from him. He sighed and shook his head, laughing at them both because he knew damn well what they were doing. Soon, he saw the car pull up and went to the meeting room, where Kjerstin still was.

"Kjerstin, they are here now."

"That was quick!"

"Yeah, those two were probably in the Prime Minister's Office waiting for me to call them over. They are a mess, a funny mess at that. But here they come. I hear them walking."

As Mr. Olsen stood up, the door opened; Ingrid, the Prime Minister, walked in, and behind her, Mr. Karlson, the President of the Stortinget. They all shook Kjerstins's hand and took a seat.

"Thanks for being quick, you two. So, the Confederation has listed a few things for us to do, and I need the approval of the two other Senior government officials to accept their last requests. Here is the document listing them. Please take a read over them and then let me know what your answer is."

They all sat in silence while they read. Kjerstin had found some tea in the room and sipped on it while Mr. Olsen looked at the other two while they read the paper. Soon, they finished, looked at one another, and then gave their answer.

"The Prime Minister's Office will approve this but asks that the Executive Council Members be appointed from amongst the current Provincial Governors. Other than that, I approve and accept these requests and ask that you make them official before midnight."

 "The Stortinget will not block these requests. I want to ask that the next Election Cycle be by the next Cycle in the Confederation, which I believe for the Stat Parliaments is in two years. We will divide the Stortinget into thirds and have one-third up for election in that cycle so that it's by Confederation Law. Furthermore, we ask that the upper house be kept, the Forbundsrådet, and if desired, some of these members could be used as potential candidates for the Executive Council. We will also lower the number of seats in the Forbundsrådet so that the Upper house is not seen as an attempt to keep the Republican Legacy of Stemas alive."

"Very well, then, if we agree with Kjerstin, we will accept these requests and begin implementing these things immediately. Please give my respects to Her Majesty the Queen. I will travel to Moskovo in a few days to sign the final agreement, and then we will begin the official transition!"

Everyone nodded and shook hands. Kjerstin walked to the front door to get into her car and drive back to Uppsund for the remainder of her weekend before she flew back to Moskovo to begin preparing to sign the Official Document and Constitution by the Stemani Delegation.

 

Stemani Executive Broadcast

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"Citizens of the Republic of Stemas, I, your President, have decided to enact several Executive Orders and an Executive Decree with the agreement of the Senior Government Officials of the State, by Executive Order No. 4611 the Military Forces of the Confederation of Ahrana will have complete jurisdictional control as the Military of Stemas and will remain so until further notice. Executive Order No. 4612, By the Powers granted to the Office of President by the Stemani Republican Constitution and the Stortinget of the Republic, the Integration process of Stemas into the Confederation of Ahrana will take effect at midnight tonight. It will be officially declared in four days when the Prime Minister and the President of the Stortinget and I sign the Confederations Constitution and the Official Integration Document in Moskovo. By Executive Decree invested in me by the Confederation of Ahrana, Executive Decree No. 0023, The offices of President and Prime Minister will be changed to as follows: President of the Republic of Stemas will be known as the Governor-General of the Stat of Stemas. The Office of the Prime Minister will be known as the Executive Council of the State of Stemas, with the former Prime Minister heading this Council as its Interim Council President. The Executive Council Members will be decided from a list of members from the Forbundsrådet and members of the Provincial Governors across Stemas. These six members will be chosen as soon as possible. Finally, Executive Decree No. 0024, A Defense Force for the Stat of Stemas, will go into effect. The Ministry for Defense for Stemas will begin calling up draft numbers for Civilians to serve in this Defense Force. Between the ages of 17-26, all male and female citizens of Stemas must serve two years of active duty and three years as a reserve or until they are age 26, from which point the citizen will have the right to choose to remain active or reserve, or to leave the Defense Force.

As of Midnight tonight, these Executive Orders and Decrees will be in effect. They will have status as law, as granted to me by the Republican and Confederation constitutions. Also, at midnight, the Republic of Stemas will be known as the State of Stemas, but the transition process into the Confederation is only just starting. It will continue until the whole government and nation of Stemas have been integrated into the Confederation. Thank you, and goodnight."

 

 

To be continued...

[Ahrana]

A Day in the Life: Stemas

Moskovo, Ahrana

Kjerstin walked around her office, her every step echoing the weight of the Act of Integration and Admission for the Republic of Stemas she was working on. As the Parliamentary Advisory Council asked, this was a pivotal moment as she made the final touches on the Act. Having already received the Royal Consent, the Act was now in its crucial drafting stage. She paused in her stride, just a sentence away from completing the Act when her secretary entered with more paperwork for the Royal Consent Box on her desk.

She finished the last bit of the Act before saving and handing the tablet to her secretary, who would see that copies were made and one official printed version was also made. One copy would be sent to Bakne straight away to allow Mr. Olsen time to look over the Act, though at this stage, he would not be able to ask for any changes to it as the Confederation has the right to set the requirements for the Admission of Stemas into the Confederation and not the other way around. One copy would be sent to the Queen along with the Official Copy for signature, which would go in the Royal Consent Box to be signed tonight and delivered back to the Chancellory tomorrow morning.

Kjerstin walked over to her desk and opened the Ahranaian Royal Blue Box, which had the Imperial Coat of Arms on the top and the Queen Monogram on the Side where the critical lock was placed. The other three sides had a gold Ahranaian Crown engraved into them. She picked up several Military folders of recent troop movements around the Confederation and a situation update from Lt. Gen. Lars on the Velaharian State of Siebenburgen. She put in several Legislative Proposals from the Parliament and a Security briefing from the ADI about the Ivanoff Socialists operating in Kjos.

As Kjerstin finished arranging the files in the box, her secretary arrived with the official version of the Act. She placed both versions in the box, each in its respective folder, and locked it. Handing the box to the Royal Postmaster, she couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation for the next steps in the process, a feeling that was shared by all involved in this historic moment.

 

Presidential Palace, Stemas

Mr. Olsen was reading a pleasure book to relieve some stress when there was a knock on the door. It was an aid from the Secretary's Office, and she had the red folder where all official documents come in. He figured it was the final version of the Act that Moskovo sent him to look over. As he opened the folder, he glanced at it briefly, smiled at the aid, and thanked her for delivering it. She left the office, and he continued reading. As he read, he saw the part about the Church remaining the same, except the Monesstaries in Stemas must revert control to Peterburi. Though it was not a favorable idea among the Stemani Government, there was no telling what the response would be from the Archbishop of Bakne. He figured the Church would have to accept this as the Act was official, and nothing could be done as these were the requests of the Confederation.

The Stemani Government has been meeting for the past couple of days to discuss the Budget allocation. They came up with giving the Confederal Government total control of Defense, External Commerce, Internal Infrastructure, Regional Finances, and Police Services. The only small request was to allocate a portion of the Defense Budget to Stemas for the Self-Defense Force that they were permitted to create. 

The total debt of Stemas was ready for transition; the government had no issue with giving the Confederation that bill; though it wasn't at the current debt level, it was still one less thing to worry about. As for the representation of the Stemani people in the Confederations Parliament, the next election cycle would be in two years, when 50 seats would be added to the Parliament. As for the banks within Stemas, well, those would become part of the Federal Banking System of the Confederation, allowing the Confederation to have the inflow of funds and the intake of money from the system Stemas had implemented since its independence, which gave them a tremendous amount of business. The Confederal Government would still allow the rules and regulations within the Republic of Stemas to govern and operate within the State of Stemas boundaries. The other state would not be able to have those same rules and regulations. That was one thing the Stemani Government asked to be kept in the transition, and the Confederation government agreed.

He would take the flight to Moskovo in the morning to sign the Act and make the transition official, but the governments would have officially been integrated over the course of three months. He walked over to his suite next door to his office, packed a few things, grabbed a suit, and placed it in the suite travel case. He grabbed a few other small items, threw those in the suitcase, and rolled it outside the office door where one of the aids would pick it up and place it in the car so that it was ready to go. He wouldn't bring anything government document-wise to avoid dealing with that. As he walked back into his office, one of the aids returned with another red folder and placed it on his desk. He walked over, and it was something from the SID, Stemani Intelligence Division, and looked over it. It was their security assessment of the flight path and anything Mr. Olsen should be worried about while flying over parts of Ahrana. There was a mention of Kjos and what the ADI thought of the situation there, but the SID did not seem worried about these "revolutionary." He placed the folder down and kept on for a few more minutes before telling the aids and secretaries he would sleep for a few hours before his plane left.

 

TO BE CONTINUED...

 

(OOC: The integration process will happen RP Wise over three months. However, in this thread, it will be done in four Posts if I can make it work. The following post after this will not be one of those four posts, as it will be a continuation of this post.)

Edited August 13 by Ahrana (see edit history)