Galif jav Velk

Galif jav Velk was a Tellarite male antagonist of the Star Trek: The Fall series of novels.

After a successful career in business Velk became a politician. After losing his family to the Borg during their 2381 invasion of the Alpha Quadrant, Velk became more hawkish in his policies.

Working with the Bajoran Baras Rodirya, who was using the alias Ishan Anjar, Velk helped to engineer the assassination of President Nanietta Bacco by Cardassian True Way operatives. He was then named Chief of Staff to President Pro-Tem Ishan.

Velk assembled a black ops team called Active Four, and tasked Jan Kincade with commanding the team. Capturing a group of Cardassians he ordered Kincade to torture the Cardassians to death, an order that Kincade was only too happy to carry out.

After Admiral Riker rescued Tuvok, Nog, and Thomas Riker from the insane Kincade, Velk was arrested on the grounds that he had committed a number of illegal acts. The real reason was that Baras realized that Velk knew that the real Ishan Anjar died in 2369, and imprisoned Velk to keep him from revealing his secret.

Baras soon decided to have Velk eliminated. Working with a corrupt Starfleet Admiral, a transfer order was engineered to remove Velk from Federation Security's custody. A young Commander named Joshua Hayden was sent to kill Velk, but did not do so, and Velk was instead taken into custody by Admirals Akaar and Riker. Hayden then reported to Baras that Velk was dead.

Velk was then informed by Riker and Akaar that he would be sentenced to life imprisonment, but that he had two choices. He could either serve the sentence on Earth at the New Zealand Penal Settlement, or he could be sent to an isolated prison asteroid much like the one Velk had imprisoned Dr. Bashir at. Feeling that New Zealand would be a better choice, Velk fully cooperated with Riker and Akaar.

When Beverly Crusher and Ilona Daret found proof of the real Ishan's death, they took the case to Federation Attorney General Phillipa Louvois. Louvois demanded a meeting with the President and the Federation Council. At that meeting she arrested Ishan after revealing that Velk was still alive.