Ryloth

Ryloth is quite the hive of scum and villiany within the Republic. The Twi'lek, who call Ryloth home, will deny this out of one side of their mouth, while making illicit black market deals out of the other. It is something of a mystery to many member-worlds of the Republic how the Ryloth government's recent petition for membership was accepted by the Republic High Courts. Of course, on the books Ryloth seems squeaky clean. But the blatant slave trade, credit laundering, and spice smuggling that enter the Republic through Ryloth are common knowledge to all but the most obtuse politician and citizen.
Twi'lek lawyers are renowned for their skill, however. All suits against the government of Ryloth have been mired in appeals and delays for decades, and every new Rylothi Senator seems to be a convincing Reform candidate. It is difficult to discern whether the two-year terms of the Rylothi Senators do not afford them time to implement Reform, or whether the Reform platform is merely a guise.
In any case, Ryloth is once again in the middle of a Senatorial election. The planet is governed by the Rylothi Board of Legal Consultants, and the Senator is elected by the citizens from among the Board members. The previous Senator, Jorum Deet, has retired to his summer house on Paxo amidst allegations of bribery. Deet's successor, Senator Yaala'ani, has made headlines with recent moves to end slavery out of Ryloth.
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