Terrorist attack of 14 : 9 : 19 The terrorist attack of 14 : 9 : 19 occurred on Coruscant in 21 BBY . Palpatine secretly orchestrated the attack under the guise of Darth Sidious . The attack was later publicly attributed to the Confederacy of Independent Systems . Finis Valorum , the key victim of the attack , had been Supreme Chancellor of the Republic before Palpatine . Prelude . Palpatine wanted to get rid of Valorum because Valorum had been talking to Senator Bail Organa about Palpatine ' s political maneuverings . Around 21 BBY , Finis Valorum reappeared in politics following his retirement after being replaced by Palpatine . Valorum had observed Palpatine ' s activities , both public and private , from a distance , especially how the chancellor ' s opponents had a habit of disappearing . The most noteworthy of these disappearances was that of Seti Ashgad who disappeared following his opposition to cam droids . Possibly the Enforcement Act had been the last straw in a string of offenses which forced Valorum into action . But Palpatine had ears everywhere , even in custodial droids working in Bail Organa ' s residence at Cantham House , so when Valorum came to visit Organa there , it was not long before comments like this reached the Chancellor ' s desk : What Palpatine thought of Valorum ' s words is unknown , but they clearly buttressed Organa ' s courage , so the next morning he appeared at the Chancellor ' s Suite to insist that under no circumstances would he support the Enforcement Act , and that in fact he would " oppose " Palpatine on it . The Chancellor said nothing about it , though he did offer Organa a cryptic warning . Orchestration . Approximately sixteen months after the Battle of Geonosis , and shortly after the Battle of Jabiim , Sajé Tasha , an Anzat assassin , was hired by fallen Jedi Sora Bulq and Senator Viento , both subordinates of Darth Sidious , to assassinate former Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum . Valorum boarded the freighter Star of Iskin , and Tasha followed and killed him , drinking his " soup " . Tasha planted a bomb on the Star and presumably exited before the ship lifted off . The Star of Iskin was destroyed to cover her tracks . All aboard died , and the burning wreck killed thousands on the surface when it crashed . Aftereffects . The information of how Tasha had been contacted would later be utilized by Quinlan Vos in his hunt for the Sith , though it would lead him to believe that Viento , and later Bulq , was the elusive " Second Sith " whom Dooku had mentioned to Obi - Wan Kenobi on Geonosis three years before . Originally tabled , the Enforcement Act was brought back to discussion following a pirate attack on the ship of Bail Prestor Organa as well as the destruction of the Star of Iskin carrying Finis Valorum . The bill was ultimately passed . . The Enforcement Act gave some of the Senate ' s powers to the Chancellor , and also gave away some fundamental rights of citizens to the central government , something that was never intended to be done . Among other things , the Act allowed for searches and seizures to be conducted without warrants or due process , and permitted the unrestricted use of observation droids . It also dealt harsh penalties for captured pirates , resulting in them preferring to fight to the death than to surrender . Palpatine , who had orchestrated both the assassination of Finis Valorum as well as the pirate attack on Bail Organa , benefited tremendously because he was given more power as a result of his machinations as Darth Sidious . The Finis Valorum Memorial was constructed on Coruscant to honor the last being who served as Chancellor before Palpatine ' s rise to power . Only 200 people attended the opening ceremony . Future generations , however , would look more kindly on him .