from what I read, this sounds like a lot BS. This is probably about a corrupt man, who is also a great coward. Instead of being a man and working through the charges, he jumps off a cliff.

Keep in mind that his people are split in two. With half their brothers trapped under the rule of a psychopath armed with atomic weapons.

The more I think about it, the more I am convinced that this man was merely a corrupt gutless bastard that could care less about his people and a lot more about how he is perceived. Sound like anyone we know?