[centre][h1][u][colour=FF8430]Democratic Alliance for Reform[/colour][/u][/h1][/centre]

[centre][h2]October 15th, 1993,[/h2][/centre]

Zan Mahol had rejected the ultimatum. The hand of the president was forced, and so he undertook an act of authority which he had hoped would not be necessary. Copies of the missive delivered to Zan Mahol and the party leaders in the National Assembly were delivered to Samgola's domestic media outlets, and the branches of international media present in Kamidye. It would be necessary for the news media to be aware of the situation in order to avoid confusion and the appearance of a crackdown on the opposition. Representatives of the Security Bureau would be available for comment and interview by any media source that asked. It was incredibly important that the events transpiring were not to be misinterpreted, and any official asked would be happy to clarify the actions taken by the Samgola Dawn's party leader to warrant this response.

An arrest warrant, signed by David Desange as Minister of Security and cosigned by the president himself, was issued for one Zan Mahol. Orders were also issued to the Samgolan Army and to police forces in Bourem—the area in which the SDSF was most active—to disarm, by any means necessary, the so-called "Samgola Dawn Security Force", for constituting a paramilitary organization illegal under Samgolan law. Personal assurances were sent from David Desange's office to every member of the National Assembly in opposition that this was not a concentration of power and that the functions and institutions of democracy were to proceed as normal. It was to be affirmed that Samgola Dawn the political party was not to be abolished, only the party's paramilitary wing, the SDSF. Security in Kamidye, already tightened preceding President Bassong's delivery of the ultimatum, was further strengthened. It would not be easy to predict how the rest of the Samgola Dawn would react, and contingencies needed to be accounted for, or else another conflict would develop. President Bassong hoped, and prayed with sincerity, that Zan Mahol would relent and surrender.
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[b]Arrest:[/b] Zan Mahol, on charges of the creation of a paramilitary force and conspiracy to commit treason.
[b]Military Command:[/b] Disarm the Samgola Dawn Security Force.

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