[Community-Discuss] FUNDRAISING & DONATIONS - TO KEEP AFRINIC RUNNING

[DANIEL NANGHAKA]

I strongly agree.

Let's all support the sustainability of AFRINIC to ensure a stable internet
ecosystem.

Daniel

On Thu, Aug 19, 2021, 5:47 PM Ronald F. Guilmette <rfg at tristatelogic.com>
wrote:


> In message <CANanHixXM=

> cnePg6Qtn5wM5265Z9zYL5HnYnUdHwBoOawjWsBQ at mail.gmail.com>,

> Ibeanusi Elvis <ibeanusielvis at gmail.com> wrote:

>

> >Regarding the legalities of this initiative, I would want to verify

> >something; did a lawyer review this idea to ensure that this initiative

> >will not be viewed in contempt with regards to the decision of the

> >Mauritius court?

>

> The court placed a (temporary) freeze on AFRINIC's bank accounts.

>

> If I, as a generous netizen, elect to send $50 USD -directly- to some

> Afrinic employee, then that is not something that either can or will

> concern the Mauritius court that created the AFRINIC bank account freeze,

> as long as I do not attempt to route the money through any of the frozen

> AFRINIC bank accounts that existed on the date and time when the judicial

> freeze order took effect.  (If AFRINIC were to open a -new- account, either

> in Mauritius or elsewhere, then that account would not be in any sense

> frozen by the current operative judicial order, I believe.)

>

> It's the same story if one was to create a GoFundMe campaign for AFRINIC.

> The court order did not specify that GoFundMe.com is prohibited from

> forwarding funds to AFRINIC or to its officers or employees.

>

> In fact, if this entire sad episode has taught us anything, it is that all

> five of the Regional Internet Registries should at all times hold bank

> balances ONLY in Nevis & St. Kitts, where those bank balances would be

> essentially immune from any and all legal encumbrances.

>

>

> Regards,

> rfg

>

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