Missing Money Went to Top Secret Research

Bevakare Angela personally releases information

Anfang - In a rare event today, Bevakare Angela made use of executive powers to release information kept top secret by the Commonwealth government and votes of the Råden. Speaking before assembled media, she revealed the destination of the missing ten billion conargoes from the last eight years.

"I stand for open and transparent government, and the people of Jagera deserve to know howtheir government has been spending their money," Angela stated. "I assure every Jageran that the money has gone towards the protection of our great nation, as well as the furthering of the bounds of our knowledge.

"Not all of the money has gone to one place; the "Operating Expenses" budget was further subdivided, and was essentially a top secret research fund. Some has gone into weapons research, mainly into improving guidance systems on our warplanes and missiles. I am not happy to report this, but I wasn't in a position to do anything about it when the money was being allocated.

"More of the money has gone into spacecraft research. Jagera has been busy building its first multipurpose spacecraft designed to carry a full crew out of Earth orbit for extended times. Some of this has actually occurred being represented as space station research, and more money came from the top secret fund. My advisors tell me the first vessel, the Jägaras Geimur Skepp X-01, will be ready to launch by the end of September. The ships are to have a modular design, so they can be used for different missions, the X-01's original loadout is meant for research just outside the orbit of the Moon.

"Finally, some has also gone towards fractal research, and furthering our program. Some of this has been tied in to the development of a type of propulsion system that will allow our space ships, once launched, to travel faster than light. Unfortunately, I must report that our research in this vein has not returned many successes, as can be seen by the Relativitet distaster several months ago.

"I apologize to the people of Jagera for this problem; I myself was unaware of the budget issues until the Commonwealth Star ran their story earlier. I hope we can clear this up, and ensure a fair, transparent government for all our peoples."