Asmourescu courts controversy as RUMP correspondence leaked

Former justice of the Uppermost Cort and founder of the Talossan Workers' Party, Admiral T. M. Asmourescu, has leaked various items of correspondence from the RUMP's party mailing list, ostensibly in the public interest. Quoting from the Organic Law in relation to his actions, he said that "The right to privacy for public figures must be balanced by the public's right to know, in matters affecting politics, elections, campaigns, and governing. The intentional withholding of political information which reasonable voters might find helpful, profitable, or informative, violates the public's right to know."

This follows hot on the heels of a ruling in the Magistrate's Court upholding the legality of the retention of information and photographs about former citizen Viteu Marcianüs on TalossaWiki. Amourescu represented Marcianüs in that case.

Overall, the response to the leaks has been critical, with Attorney-General Magniloqueu da Lhiun sharply criticising the admiral:

You're on a weird crusade that makes no sense. I understand your - and Viteu's - rage about the case, and I, too, had expected that the court at least order the picture to be removed entirely. But you must surely see that, as much as the RUMP might be a little bit of a group of bullies and haters, this will only make you look bad. Since you are now the leader of a party, you cannot allow such bad publicity to rule the birth thereof.

Lib leader Carlüs Xheraltescu claimed that some of the contents of the leaks contained "rather troubling stuff", suggesting that the RUMP may have "let the opposition win the election so they wouldn't have to address the problem of being elected on inertia."

RUMP leader Alexandreu Davinescu objected to the argument that the leaks were in the public interest:

Let me once again say that this is a violation of the right to privacy for those involved. It is wrong for a recipient to publish them. The Fourth Covenant does not grant the public a right to private discussions  [...]

After pressure from parties involved, as well as Wittmeister King John's suggestion that the leaks may contravene US copyright law, the documents are currently being redacted.

Mormoglhen believes that the leaks are not particularly useful to the public, and that they reflect a deep personal vendetta held by Asmourescu against the RUMP and its members.