Following a meeting with Deputy Emperor Sleeze, VP (Ops) Torus has managed to secure the release of the UNP citizens accused of spying on Cloneworld. The citizens were released into Torus' custody and are being brought back to Proxima 5 aboard the NS flagship SS Cicero.
Torus has denied the citizens were NSIS operatives and that NS paid a ransom for their release. However, a Proxima 7 media source says that it is likely the citizens were spying. As for a ransom, there is an asteroid near Oscar, just inside the UNP border. The Clones had requested mining rights and this has just been granted. Of course this could be a sheer coincidence...
