Florence "so damn zen" Hall (srsbznz) wrote in blurred_media, @ 2009-08-21 13:47:00 |
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MINISTER MAKES STATEMENT ON QUIBBLER LIBEL MINISTRY OF MAGIC PRESS RELEASE Florence Hall Just days after radical publication The Quibbler was officially deemed illegal due to the hate speech frequently distributed to its readers, one of its employees has penned an article making accusations of forced late-term abortion and the considerisation of a sterilisation bill towards both the Foundation of the Preservation of Wizarding Society and Culture and the Ministry itself. The article, which included copies of what seemed to be Ministry memorandums, claimed that all women due to give birth in the month of July had had their pregnancies terminated. Acting quickly, an investigation was immediately launched to determine the veracity of these claims, ordered by Minister Nott himself. He has issued a direct quote on the matter, printed here in its entirety: "I want to personally assure the people that such atrocities as these have not been committed. A full investigation has been made today by the Department of Magical Law Enforcement - an investigation I had a strong hand in myself to ensure that no laws were being broken, no horrendous crimes were occuring. I am pleased (and not at all surprised) to be able to report that both accusations are false - completely false. Lies have been spread, lies designed to weaken your trust in the Ministry - your trust in me, but we as a country will rise above these tactics. We will not believe the lies." "I strongly condemn these falsehoods as acts of terrorism - perhaps not through deeds but terrorism through ideas - that cannot be tolerated by any person of conscience nor justified by any cause. They are growing desperate; they tell us this with their lies, with their last-ditch efforts to cause unrest within this prospering country." "They fight because they know that the survival of their hateful ideology is at stake. They know that as freedom and democracy take root in the magical land of Great Britain and Ireland, it will inspire millions across the world to claim their liberty as well. And when the magical world grows in democracy, prosperity and hope, the terrorists will lose their sponsors, lose their recruits and lose their hopes for turning our country into a base for attacks around the world." Foundation clinics were closed today to allow the investigation team full access to their records, co-operating fully with the inquest. They continue to offer pre-natal health check-ups, which they assure the public are perfectly safe. |