Moke Maleah
Lunakaua Moke Maleah | |
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| Native name | ᒦᑫ ᐊᓅᑫᓬᐙ ᒩᓬᐙᐦ |
| Birth name | Moke Anekelea Maleah |
| Nickname(s) | Ka Kahiko (The Old One) |
| Born | May 1962 (age 62) Central Esclaveta, San Carlos Islands, Creeperopolis |
| Died | 29 February 2024 (aged 61) San Salvador, San Salvador, Creeperopolis |
| Allegiance |  Kapahu Alana Revolutionary Movement |
| Years of service | 1981–1995, 2003–2022 |
| Rank | Lunakaua (commander) |
| Battles/wars | San Carlos Islands Crisis |
| Children | 5 (alleged) |
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| Affiliations | Kapahu Alana Revolutionary Movement |
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| Imprisoned | 17 August 2022 |
| Convicted of |
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| Sentence | 370,000 years |
| Prisoner type | Prisoner-of-war, political prisoner |
| Status | Executed |
Moke Anekelea Maleah (Esclavetan: ᒦᑫ ᐊᓅᑫᓬᐙ ᒩᓬᐙᐦ; May 1962 – 29 February 2024), also known as Ka Kahiko (ᑿ ᑲᐦᐄᑱ; meaning "The Old One"), was an Esclavetan rebel commander of the Kapahu Alana Revolutionary Movement (MRKA). Maleah fought as a soldier for the MRKA during the first phase of the San Carlos Islands Crisis between 1981 and 1995, and has been a leading commander of the group since the conflict's renewal in 2003. He was generally considered to be the second-in-command of the MRKA, after Kahili Aolani, from 2003 until his capture in 2022. He was executed by the Creeperian government on 29 February 2024.
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Early life
Moke Anekelea Maleah was born in May 1962 to Esclavetan parents. His birth occurred in the central region of Esclaveta, a province of the San Carlos Islands viceroyalty of Creeperopolis. Some have attributed his birthplace to Pensacola, but there is no definitive evidence to support the claim. As a full-Esclavetan, he was raised into a community which held Esclavetan customs, traditions, and cultures.
Life as a soldier
Sometime in 1981, with the beginning the San Carlos Islands Crisis, the nineteen-year-old Maleah joined the far-left and separatist Kapahu Alana Revolutionary Movement (MRKA) to fight for the independence of Esclaveta. It is unknown if he willing joined the group or was forced to join, but regardless, he began to develop anti-Creeperian views and became an Esclavetan nationalist. According to Maleah himself, he has killed "at least 24 or 25 army soldiers" and was involved in sabotage operations against the army. He was wounded during one such operation in September 1986 but managed to make a full recovery. In March 1995, with the end of the conflict, Maleah was given amnesty as a part of the agreement between the government and MRKA.
Commander of the MRKA
Despite the agreement granting Esclaveta greater autonomy, he and other former MRKA fighters believed that the agreement was not enough, and the full independence was the only acceptable outcome. Following the 2003 Creeperian coup d'état, several former-MRKA leaders and fighters were spooked by the events and believed the new government would reverse the terms of agreement, and so, August 2003, Maleah joined a group of former-MRKA fighters in reestablishing the MRKA. He became a commanding figure of the renewed MRKA, and in 2010, he became the group's second-in-command.
Legal troubles
During the first phase of the conflict, despite the fact that no formal arrest warrant was ever issued for Maleah's arrest, he was de facto a wanted fugitive for his involvement with the MRKA. His status as a fugitive was absolved with the agreement with ended the first phase, which granted all fighters of the MRKA amnesty. In June 2000, Maleah was arrested on suspicions of being involved in the murder of José Duarte Herrera, the mayor of Anadesa, but he was released two weeks later as it was determined that Duarte Herrera was murdered by an ex-combatant of Frente NEPOC.
In August 2003, as he became one of the leaders of the renewed MRKA, the Creeperian government formally issued a warrant ordering Maleah's arrest. He was charged with waging on the Empire, waging war on God, sedition, treason, and terrorism, all of which are capital crimes in Creeperopolis.
Maleah was captured by the National Intelligence Directorate (DINA) on 17 August 2022 and is currently imprisoned at the Tuxtla Martínez–Panachor Maximum Correctional Facility (TMP).[1]
Execution
Maleah was publicly executed by firing squad in San Salvador on 29 February 2024, as the Creeperian government wanted to deprive the MRKA from having an annual day to memorialize his execution. The MRKA condemned his execution as a war crime and a violation of international law.[2]
Personal life
Little is known about Maleah's personal life. He was alleged to have fathered five children.
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References
- ↑ Franco Rodríguez, Carlos Jorge (17 August 2022). "Ծոմմանդանտե դել ՄՐԿԱ Մոկե Աnեկելեա Մալեա Ծապտփրադո պոր լա'ԴԻՆԱ" [MRKA Commander Moke Anekelea Maleah Captured by the DINA]. Gaceta Creeperiano (in Creeperian). Retrieved 19 August 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ Franco Rodríguez, Carlos Jorge (29 February 2024). "Եջեծփծիօն դե Ծոմանդանտե դել ՄՐԿԱ Մոկե Մալեահ ել Դձա 29 դե Ֆեբրերո" [The Execution of MRKA Commander Moke Maleah on the Day 29 February]. Gaceta Creeperiano (in Creeperian). Retrieved 29 February 2024.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
