With official backing from the Paldea League, the events in Kitakami soon became known worldwide with minimal fallout.
Come to think of it, Qingyu's unusual status was what brought the "resurrection of the Loyal Three," an incident that could have had enormous repercussions, to a lightning-fast conclusion.
His status as a Paldea Gym Leader, coupled with Chairwoman Geeta granting him final authority over interpreting the situation, made all his actions perfectly legitimate.
As for whether they followed procedure?
Sorry, but all the rules in Paldea were whatever Chairwoman Geeta said they were.
There could not be two suns in the sky, and Geeta was Paldea's only sun.
So whatever she said went!
Meanwhile, the invaluable footage Lacey had recorded became the best evidence of his "execution of justice," and his other identity as a major Poké TV streamer helped spread it far and wide.
With both witnesses and physical evidence in place, Kitakami's troublemakers could not even get a word in to defend themselves.
As for other options...
Setting aside the Sinnoh Champion, who was clearly close to Gym Leader Qingyu, angering her would make this more than an internal Paldean matter.
Even the slightest move from Ogerpon would be more than they could handle.
According to the legends passed down in Kitakami for over a century, the Loyal Three were heroic Pokémon, the very embodiment of courage and fearlessness.
Yet in the footage, Ogerpon had disposed of them as easily as ants, one clean club strike apiece.
Those three blows shattered the Kitakami villagers' prejudice against the "ogre," and they promptly decided to follow their survival instincts.
Thus, Loyal Plaza was renamed Verdant Plaza at lightning speed, and plans were made to replace the statues honoring the Loyal Three with ones of those two fearsome figures, Ogerpon and Qingyu.