Ginaz Allegations 'Dismissed' by CHOAM

The CHOAM Board of Directors has rejected accusations from House Ginaz that House Wikkheiser may have been disrupting interstellar trade. The allegations stem from what House Ginaz called "another underhanded attack on our economy that has again forced us into protectionist measures to stave off this threat." The Ginazi representative was apparently implying that this economic attack was a follow-up to the controversial Wikkheiser embargo against House Ginaz, initiated in response to the Ginaz mentat musing out loud about the possibility of starting a Ginazi munitions industry. As Tann Ginaz said at the time, "I am not one to believe in coincidence," and called upon the Directorate to take up an investigation.

The allegations began a short and brisk debate among the Directorate. Predictably, House Wikkheiser bristled at the allegations, complaining that House Ginaz was making allegations before the facts were in. The Maros representative suggested that two separate investigation teams be sent to the Wikkheiser and Ginaz homeworlds to ascertain the truth, but that suggestion led nowhere. Other directors, led by House Aiantis and House Harkonnen, said that if House Ginaz felt slighted, they should perform their own investigation, and if malfeasance is discovered, bring that information before the CFI via a proces verbal. As the Aiantis representative concluded, "CHOAM has nothing to do with criminal investigation or handling baseless accusations."

At times, the exchanges between houses got very heated. In one case, the Wikkheiser representative, flush with anger, threatened war against House Ginaz saying, " If you wish, we can resolve this matter with our extensive reserves of conscripts."

In the end, it was decided that House Ginaz should pursue their own investigation of the unspecified "economic attack" and bring the results to the appropriate bodies, whether it's the CFI or CHOAM. House Ginaz was evidently upset, saying "In essence [the CHOAM Directorate] are stating that economic attacks that interfere in interstellar trade are legitimate and justified actions that CHOAM are not interested in investigating."

There has been no word since from House Ginaz whether they are going to pursue an investigation independently.