Exlor
Hang on... is the gap a testing ground for the Friday coalition? When Ves found the remnants of the gamma laser in the Bright Republic which is under the protection of the coalition. And the fact that its securing war material. The coalition can launch the battleship from the gap given its proximity to the hegemony and be a trump card for the coalition to play.
I hope that ves giving all this information to MTA actually causes them to do something. Ves isn't even that deep into the Gap and these pirates are blatantly,and simultaneously, breaking every rule set down by the MTA and CFA. A good ol fashioned pirate hunt would be perfect and show that the big two take punishing people did breaking these rules very seriously.