Captain Caratore, currently deputising for Knobhead as head of DDS South during the election, has spoken to the media at DDS South HQ on Liberation about the destroyed UNP freighter near Malau. First of all he did confirm that metallurgical analysis of the remains found near Malau did confirm the freighter had been destroyed.
"As yet there are no indications as to who carried out the attack." Caratore said. The Xenon are suspected as Malau is the closest part of the DDS to their space he added and he said that the DDS had requested intelligence from the HCS such as Xenon weapon sigint to see if they could confirm this. Piracy was being ruled out, "Remains of the Ferrets which were the cargo has also been found which indicates the attack was not to seize the cargo." Caratore said.
A Rome corvette was now in the area though the Starbotians were taking responsibility for increased security in the area Caratore added.
