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Milograd Granted Parole
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Milograd Granted Parole
by Kris Montresor


Recently the Assembly had passed an amendment to the Code of Laws that established a Parole Board, with the power to grant parole to those sentenced to permanent banishment from the South Pacific, a controversial amendment criticized by some who believed people has been permanently banned for a reason, and that this would weaken the administration of justice in the region.

Today the new Parole Board announced that it had granted parole to Milograd, explaining that he is no longer a security threat and that his performance as Chairman of Lazarus have shown a willingness to be a positive contributor to NationStates. Milograd served as Delegate of the South Pacific until April 2013, when he overthrew the Coalition and attempted to establish a communist regime called the South Pacific Socialist Republic. He has defeated after ten days and was convicted for treason.

Now that he has been granted parole, Milograd's ban has been lifted and he is allowed to have nations in the region and a forum account. However, he is still barred from applying for citizenship and seeking public office in the South Pacific.

This decision has been met with fierce opposition, mainly from citizens who were active during the April 2013 Coup. HEM, who served as Chief Justice during the trial, said that Milograd "is a totally disingenuous individual [who] is willing to put on any deception to advance his ends". In defence of granting the parole, Unibot has argued that "given his pattern of behavior since the coup has changed [the Parole Board] found that he did meet the criteria set out in the law".
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Kris during the discussions over the parole board i asked specifically if the hearing would be open to the public. This is what you responded:

(10-29-2014, 10:18 PM)Apad Wrote: are the meetings open to the public?


That would be an interesting points of discussion, but I don't think we need to legislate on it. I assume the hearing itself would be public, with the Parole Board having its own space for private deliberations, just like the High Court.

My question is why did the parole board decide not to hold the hearing in public?
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I am not a member of the Parole Board. I wouldn't know.
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Well I think someone on the board should answer that.
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If you want answers, just ask the Parole Board. I didn't give Apad a specific answer because I am not a member of the Board, so I had no participation in the hearing.
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In that case, better question: How do you feel about your relatively reasonable assumption being proven completely and utterly wrong? Does that make it more than simply an interesting point of discussion?
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#7

What assumption?
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(11-18-2014, 11:15 PM)Kris Kringle Wrote: If you want answers, just ask the Parole Board.

The question has been asked a million times, and the only answer that's been given is a repeat of the ruling, which isn't an answer to the question...
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That's not my fault, Rebs. I am not a member of the Parole Board, nor did I participate in their discussions.
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#10

I dont think anyone is blaming you, but just in case I want to urge that there is no reason to blame Kris nor the PB, but a failure of our own laws.

I agree that the PB hasn't been as transparent as Id like, but I think the best course of action is to focus on the assembly declassification and reform efforts.
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