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<div dir="ltr">No - I’m suggesting people don’t defame others and break the law by making statements that fall into the category of libel or defamation - and if they choose to do so - then they accept the consequences.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">Calling someone a criminal in a public forum without any charges having been filed or proven - is defamatory. It’s pretty simple really - just - don’t do it</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Boubakar Barry <boubakarbarry@gmail.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 4, 2022 4:44:29 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Noah <noah@neo.co.tz>; General Discussions of AFRINIC <community-discuss@afrinic.net><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Community-Discuss] Fwd: DEFAMATION AGAINST MR. LU HENG :-/</font>
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<div>Are you suggesting that people have to shut up because they don't have the money to pay attorneys? Total nonsense!<br>
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<div>This is not the spirit of this community.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="x_gmail_attr">On Tue, Jan 4, 2022 at 1:37 PM Andrew Alston via Community-Discuss <<a href="mailto:community-discuss@afrinic.net">community-discuss@afrinic.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Firstly – generally not a good idea to air such things on a public mailing list – that’s just common sense.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Secondly – there is a vast difference between a contradictory view – and calling someone a criminal when they have not been found guilty of any crime – the former is acceptable – the latter is defamatory.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Thirdly – right or wrong – win or lose – legal battles – can cost a hell of a lot of money – and generally are a good idea to avoid them when you can do so, lest you end up bankrupt
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Noah <<a href="mailto:noah@neo.co.tz" target="_blank">noah@neo.co.tz</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 4, 2022 4:21 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> General Discussions of AFRINIC <<a href="mailto:community-discuss@afrinic.net" target="_blank">community-discuss@afrinic.net</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Community-Discuss] Fwd: DEFAMATION AGAINST MR. LU HENG :-/<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Dear Community,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">So while enjoying the festive holidays, I got served with a seize and desist by counsels of you know who? Well email read "Le Heng" who I suppose they meant, Lu Heng.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Well ofcourse I resisted and the rational is simple imho.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">How come Lu Heng is accusing me of defamation for statements made on AFRINIC specific public discussion mailinglists and forum (
<a href="https://afrinic.net/email/amp" target="_blank">
https://afrinic.net/email/amp</a>):<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">As we all know, these public forums allow for contradictory discussions allowing Lu Heng and Cloud Innovation Ltd/Larus Limited to respond and provide their views and arguments. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Cheers,<u></u><u></u></p>
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From: <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Lupi, Isaac</span></strong> <<a href="mailto:isaac.lupi@dentons.co.tz" target="_blank">isaac.lupi@dentons.co.tz</a>><br>
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2021, 18:56<br>
Subject: DEFAMATION AGAINST MR. LU HENG<br>
To: <a href="mailto:noah@neo.co.tz" target="_blank">noah@neo.co.tz</a> <<a href="mailto:noah@neo.co.tz" target="_blank">noah@neo.co.tz</a>>,<br>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Noah,</span><span lang="EN-GB"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We are attorneys instructed to represent Mr. Le Heng in relation to your defamatory statements to him. Please find attached a self-explanatory demand letter for
your actioning. We look forward to hearing from you at your earliest possible convenience, in any event not more that
<b>seven (7) days</b> from the date of this demand. A hard copy of the letter will be hand delivered to your address in due course.
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