[rpd] Competitions Tribunal Petition

Thu Jan 18 11:08:15 UTC 2018

Dear Chairperson and CEO

The following looks like there is fraud happening at AfriNIC:

On Sat, Dec 30, 2017 at 11:21 PM, Jacob Odame-Baiden <odamyte at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I am worried that this Jacob Odame might be impersonating my account. I am
> an AFRINIC 25 Fellow and my exact name buy a different email address is
> being used to communicate on this forum. I will entreat admin to verify and
> deal with this.
> I need to be sure that there is another Jacob.
>

I am hoping as a small LIR and Internet Society activist, that you can
please pay attention and assist to provide some kind of decorum  :(

Sincerely

Alan Levin

> On 30 Dec 2017 18:21, "Andrew Alston" <Andrew.Alston at liquidtelecom.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Ignoring the underlined bolder hyperbolic, let me comment bluntly and
>> simply:
>>
>> I will do whatever I feel necessary to protect the industry in which I
>> work.  I will do whatever I feel necessary to protect the consumers of
>> internet services on this continent. I will react to any threat that I see
>> to the industry or to the consumer - and I make no apologies for it.
>>
>> We keep referring to how the “community” wants something or doesn’t want
>> it -  yet the reality is - we are a divided community - divided on
>> linguistic grounds - divided on geographic grounds - divided on ideology.
>>
>> The statements made about the will of the community as based on the
>> absurd notion that only one segment of the community has any validity - and
>> anyone who disagrees is not part of said community or is some how the enemy
>> - this is not the case - but that is how it is portrayed.
>>
>> I will not get into the specifics of any particular policy in this email
>> - but I will say this - should AfriNIC and the policies by which it
>> operates become a threat to the industry at large in any portion of this
>> continent - or compromise the growth of internet penetration on this
>> continent in violation of section 3 of the bylaws - or act outside of the
>> laws under which it is governed - be they the companies act - the bylaws -
>> the competitions act - or the very procedures and policies that have been
>> ratified through legitimate board mandates - then do not cry foul when
>> people react - especially after repeated warnings.
>>
>> I am beyond threats - beyond intimidation - and quite frankly beyond
>> being cowed into submission by people claiming that is what I am
>> attempting.  I act in the manner that I see best for the industry - and if
>> indeed there is no violation of the law - and if indeed correct procedures
>> and policies have been followed - then my actions represent no threat.  The
>> threat only exists if you acknowledge wrong doing in the first instance.
>>
>> As for wanting to do AfriNIC harm - you are incorrect in this as well - I
>> have no desire to do harm to AfriNIC - however - the good of the industry
>> and the African consumer outweighs Afrinic - and if in sincere belief I am
>> acting in the best interests of those two groups and that requires that I
>> act against AfriNIC - so be it - it is not from a desire to do harm - it is
>> from a desire to protect an industry I hold dear and that I have worked my
>> entire adult life to promote across large segments of this continent.
>>
>> So yes - I am now taking actions - actions for which I make no apologies
>> - and which are the pure result of repeated and ignored warnings about the
>> consequences of actions.  It strikes me - and maybe I am misreading this -
>> that a particular group of individuals are hell bent on seeing their
>> policies past - no matter the consequences to the industry - and expect to
>> have others let them behave in a matter that is completely contrary to
>> community consensus or the good of the collective industry - that is naive
>> in the extreme.
>>
>> So in summary - I will act - always within the bounds of the law - and to
>> the best of my abi.oty - to protect the industry - to protect the consumer
>> - and I will make no apologies for this.
>>
>> Andrew
>>
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>> _____________________________
>> From: Jacob Odame <jacobodame00 at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2017 03:45
>> Subject: Re: [rpd] Competitions Tribunal Petition
>> To: Andrew Alston <andrew.alston at liquidtelecom.com>
>> Cc: rpd <rpd at afrinic.net>
>>
>>
>> It is now brutally clear that Andrew's position is that *he is either
>> right or righ*t and that he will*anything* to cause harm to our very own
>> registry AfriNIC when his position conflicts with that of the community.
>>
>> It is also clear that he does not take the community's views in any
>> esteem and regard since*he wants a government to force the AfriNIC Board
>> to push policies top down* to us the community.
>>
>> A very absurd situation.
>>
>> I know that the appeal committee and AfriNIC Board will not budge to
>> threats and intimidation and will exercise good judgement for the good of
>> the entire community and not a privileged, loud and malicious few. The
>> continent*should not and cannot be held ransom* by such individuals.
>>
>> Jacob
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 7:54 PM, Andrew Alston <
>> Andrew.Alston at liquidtelecom.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Everything stated here is done in my personal capacity and is not
>>> necessarily representative of the views of any organization to which I am
>>> affiliated.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> It is a sad day when it comes to this – but due to the significant
>>> business risks imposed by the potential ratification of the soft-landing
>>> policy, and the boards lack of response to repeated queries as to AFRINIC’s
>>> violation of Mauritian law – the time has come to now test these potential
>>> violations and to see if there is any recourse.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Since this document contains direct reference to issues of policy that
>>> would normally fall under the RPD – I am sending this to the list.  Those
>>> who wish to join the petition to the competitions tribunal can print this –
>>> sign it – and scan it back to me.  This document will be submitted to the
>>> competitions tribunal within the next 14 days – to give people a chance to
>>> digest its contents and decide for themselves if they believe they wish to
>>> be party to this action.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Note: As per the rules of the competitions tribunal – any signatory on
>>> these documents will be confidential and the names of the complainants will
>>> not be disclosed to AFRINIC – so there is no risk of victimization here.
>>> Any signed copies received by myself shall be held in strictest confidence
>>> other than for the purposes of submission to the commission.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Please also note – the submission of this petition shall in no way
>>> prejudice the right to potential litigation against AFRINIC should
>>> companies and individuals feel that such is warranted.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Yours Sincerely
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Andrew Alston
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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