[Community-Discuss] South Africa ISPA Statement on Recent AFRINIC developments

[Ish Sookun]

Hi Patrice,

Thank you. Indeed, your reply helps and it is appreciated.

Cheers,

-- 
Ish Sookun

On Tuesday, 3 August 2021 14:54:45 +04 Patrice Donzelot wrote:

> Hi Ish

> 

> As M. Delong mentioned, he told me CI is his company's client. But it was

> not mentioned in the first email I got. In a reply, I ask him which

> relation he has with CI. I hope it helps.

> 

> Regards

> Patrice Donzelot

> patrice at defimedia.info

> (+230)57864142 / (+230)2070666

> 

> ________________________________

> From: Ish Sookun <ish.sookun at lasentinelle.mu>

> Sent: Tuesday, 3 August 2021, 11:58

> To: Owen DeLong

> Cc: Patrice Donzelot; Community Discuss

> Subject: Re: [Community-Discuss] South Africa ISPA Statement on Recent

> AFRINIC developments

> 

> Hi Patrice,

> 

> I am looping you in a discussion thread on the AFRINIC mailing list [1]

> which has a public archive.

> 

> As per Owen Delong's below statement, it seems that he didn't conceal that

> he is a consultant for Cloud Innovation Ltd and that you « perhaps » chose

> not to print that information in the Défimedia [1] article.

> 

> For the sake of transparency, can you tell us whether Owen's professional

> relationship with Cloud Innovation Ltd was disclosed to you or not?

> 

> Regards,

> 

> --

> Ish Sookun

> 

> [1] https://defimedia.info/litige-qui-menace-internet-laccusateur-contredit-afrinic

> 

> On Tuesday, 3 August 2021 11:03:31 +04 Owen DeLong wrote:

> > The fact that Patrice chose not to print it when he paraphrased my remarks

> > does not mean that I did not disclose it to him.

> > 

> > You are mistaken in believing that I concealed it or did not tell him.

> > Perhaps you should ask him yourself why he did not disclose that CI is one

> > of my consulting clients, which is exactly what I told him.

> > 

> > Owen

> > 

> > > On Aug 2, 2021, at 23:30 , Ish Sookun <ish.sookun at lasentinelle.mu>

> > > wrote:

> > > 

> > > Hi Owen,

> > > 

> > > On Tuesday, 3 August 2021 07:38:35 +04 Owen DeLong via Community-Discuss

> > > 

> > > wrote:

> > >> Under such a circumstance, with so many customers and the company’s

> > >> reputation on the line, the decision was made (well above my pay grade)

> > >> that it was necessary to pursue legal remedies to protect the company

> > >> from

> > >> AFRINIC’s unreasonable actions.

> > > 

> > > Don't you think you forgot to mention your affiliation with CI when

> > > addressing to the journalist of Défimedia newspaper [1] (Mauritius)? I

> > > refer to your>

> > > 

> > > statement:

> > >    « Le consultant américain et spécialiste d’internet, Owen DeLong a

> > >    

> > >      également souhaité réagir. Il prend position en faveur de Cloud

> > >      Innovation. Dans un courriel adressé au Défi Plus [...] Owen DeLong

> > >      estime lui aussi que Cloud Innovation est dans son bon droit. »

> > > 

> > > Don't you think this piece of information was important to the readers,

> > > that you are on CI payroll and not an independent American consultant &

> > > Internet specialist saying that CI is right?

> > > 

> > > Regards,

> > > 

> > > --

> > > Ish Sookun

> > > 

> > > [1] https://defimedia.info/litige-qui-menace-internet-laccusateur-contredit-afrinic