<div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">Hi Andrew <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">During discussions many suggestions/ideas, are said and the whole idea of the discussions is to arrive at a decision by listening to other board members. In fact the outcome of these discussions and the most important outcomes of the board meetings are the crafted resolutions.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Therefore when we start scrutinizing minute by minute what individual board members say or suggest in discussions we are now entering mind control territory.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">There is nothing abnormal with what transpired in the discussions in those minutes unless of course if you want to make us foolishly believe that an individual board member must not suggest a subjective idea which a collective group can determine through a discussion if what was a subjective view point becomes an objective viewpoint.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">That whole discussion was perfectly normal and the conclusion of the minutes indicate as such. There was no NDA violation and the was a call for the board to find better ways to cohesively work together including improving communication between themselves as relates with the management of the organization in a more corporate structured manner.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">There is therefore no reasonable cause to call out for the resignations of the board members and I fully support the board as they continue carrying out their mandate.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Cheers,</div><div dir="auto">Noah</div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, 1 Jun 2019, 00:08 Andrew Alston, <<a href="mailto:Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you Alan,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Now – I would like to break this down a bit – firstly – every directory is signatory to this document – and by signing it – have acknowledged – under their own hand – their knowledge of its contents. There can be no claim that the contents
of this document once signed by a director are not known.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Now – with that said – let us look at what the NDA said – wording relevant to this is highlighted:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>1. I understand that certain information about AfriNIC is confidential,
<b><u>which is information not previously published or otherwise disclosed to the public</u></b> and which relates to but is not limited to the following:
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<p class="MsoNormal">Now – there can be no question that the information in said documents were disclosed to the public. The court had the documents – the courts – are a public entity – judges – are public servants. To add further weight – I point to the fact
that resolution 201411.211 states: <b><i><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#757575;background:white">However, information disclosed by the Board to third parties not under NDA to the Board is no longer confidential and
is deemed to be in the public domain.</span></u></i></b><b><i><u><u></u><u></u></u></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">So – it is absolutely beyond dispute that those court documents were public information. It is absolutely beyond dispute that every director had to know the definition of confidential – they signed the NDA. Therefore – logic states –
that any director making a claim of NDA violation or claiming contractual violation in breach of the NDA was bringing a motion that he
<b><i><u>KNEW</u></i></b> was both frivolous and without any merit whatsoever.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Now – let us look beyond the bylaws at the companies act specifically section 143 entitled “Duties of directors to act in good faith and in best interests of the company”<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Section 143.(1).(c) states: <b><i><u>exercise their powers honestly in good faith in the best interests of the company and for the respective purposes for which such powers are explicitly or impliedly conferred;<u></u><u></u></u></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Now – since it can be CLEARLY established that the power to bring charges of NDA violation and violation of contract were exercised in bad faith – considering the full knowledge of said director under his own signature that the information
was not – and could not be – covered under the NDA – at the VERY least one director is in, at least in my mind, in clear violation of this clause and his fiduciary duties as a director. Furthermore – while perhaps more tenuous an argument – I would argue
that the chair – knowing full well that the charges being brought were frivolous and in bad faith (on the same basis that the charges made by Serge were in bad faith) acted contrary to the best interests of the company by allowing these charges to be heard
– and published – showing the world a completely dysfunctional board acting in bad faith.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">So – while I stand by my statements that I believe the board as a whole should resign – particularly in light of the fact that not a single director objected to the charges brought and the fact that the meeting was being held in the first
place – thereby lending credibility to a clear cut act of bad faith – and therefore also acting against the best interests of the company – I need to state – that this in particular applies both the Chair and Serge Ilunga – both of whom in my mind CLEARLY
violated the companies act and their fiduciary duties as is clearly documented in those minutes.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hence – I reiterate my call for the resignation of the directors.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Andrew<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Alan Barrett <<a href="mailto:alan.barrett@afrinic.net" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">alan.barrett@afrinic.net</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, 31 May 2019 at 20:55<br>
<b>To: </b>General Discussions of AFRINIC <<a href="mailto:community-discuss@afrinic.net" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">community-discuss@afrinic.net</a>><br>
<b>Cc: </b>AFRINIC Board of Directors' List <<a href="mailto:board@afrinic.net" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">board@afrinic.net</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Community-Discuss] Gratitude<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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> On 28 May 2019, at 14:49, Frank Habicht <<a href="mailto:geier@geier.ne.tz" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">geier@geier.ne.tz</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Dear AfriNIC board members,<br>
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> reference is made in below email, and also in several other discussion<br>
> items regarding AfriNIC and its governance, to an NDA that board members<br>
> are to adhere to.<br>
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> Can you share the document please?<br>
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The Board NDA has been published at <<a href="https://afrinic.net/board/board-documents" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://afrinic.net/board/board-documents</a>><br>
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Regards,<br>
Alan Barrett<br>
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