**Summary**

Due to "equivocation slash," Nodeplus received "unapplied slash" in VARA at era 327. The total amount that could be slashed is 161,689.4797 VARA.
If no action is done, unapplied status will be applied in era 341. It is, however, reversible by government action.
This proposal is to provide details about what occurred and to request a revert in order to minimize nominators' losses.

**What Happened**
Nodeplus carried out a planned system migration to migrate a VARA validator on December 23, 2023. The operator installed the new validator by utilizing a snapshot disk of the old validator. He planned to delete the old keystore file manually and generate new session keys on the new validator. The validator instance, on the other hand, launched automatically when the server booted, and he failed to shut it down in time. As a result, running two validators at the same time produced an equivocation slash.

Nodeplus has taken the following actions to minimize the loss:
1. Postponed any remaining migration work immediately.
2. Held an internal meeting to assess the damage and discuss possible solutions.
3. Contacted VARA with details and proposed a referendum requesting reversal

**What's Next**
We plan to create a more detailed operating manual, especially for more dangerous activities like validator migration. The documentation will be available on Github. In addition, we will conduct frequent training and review in order to guarantee that the manual is correctly understood and applied.

Cancel enactment of a deferred slash.

Can be called by the `T::AdminOrigin`.

Parameters: era and indices of the slashes for that era to kill.

**Problem Statement and Audience**
- Problem Statement: Nodeplus received unapplied slash in VARA due to equivocation slash, resulting in potential losses for nominators.
- Audience: VARA validators, Nodeplus, and the Polkassembly community.

**Significance**
- The equivocation slash in VARA has resulted in a potential loss of 161,689.4797 VARA.
- If no action is taken, the unapplied status will be applied in era 341, causing further losses.
- Reversing the slash through government action can minimize the losses for nominators.

**Proposed Solution**
- Provide details about the equivocation slash incident and request a revert to minimize nominators' losses.
- Create a more detailed operating manual for dangerous activities like validator migration, available on Github.
- Conduct frequent training and review to ensure correct understanding and application of the manual.

**Expected Outcomes**
- Minimization of losses for nominators affected by the equivocation slash.
- Improved documentation and training to prevent similar incidents in the future.

#13 [Staking Admin] Referendum #13

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