Rebel torture prisoner to death, mail body to Bestine?

Date: 290110
Planet: Tatooine
Region: Bestine

Story: (Written by the Galactic News Agency, Ramona doesn't write IC).

The local garrison in Bestine has had problems enough to deal with, having come under repeated attacks by rebel forces almost every day this week. Now it seems there's a new trouble ahead - something different than large-scale battles, but disturbing nonetheless.

The garrison recently received, according to the local commander, a capsule containing the mortal remains of Major Jeru Comet. An autopsy revealed that the officer, which had been missing and presumed captured by the Rebel Alliance a few weeks ago, had been beaten to death with blunt instruments. With the body in the capsule was a rebel emblem, the authenticity of which is still being verified.

The Commander of the Bestine Garrison had the following statement being quoted.

"This cowardly murder is another clear proof of what kind of enemies the Empire is facing: Cruel, ruthless criminal filth with a blatant disregard for law, order, and lacking even a shred of honor. If those terrorists believe their heinous acts will make us falter they are wrong though - the more they reveal their true, ignoble nature, the harder each soldier will fight them, the more determineded each member of the New Order will oppose them to defend peace and prosperity of this Galaxy.

The best proof of this is the support by the civilian population of Bestine and beyond we receive daily in the face of repeated attacks by the rebel terrorists. As long as our craftsmen labor under fire, our entertainers brave batlte to support us and every able-bodied man and woman picks up a weapon to help fight the rebels we soldiers of the Empire know we cannot, will not give up until we have won peace for our Galaxy."