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<p>Dear Arnaud, <br>
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<p>Please are these insinuations for real. How could Co-Chairs
recommend draft policies for board approval. <br>
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<p>1. Are we saying that AfriNIC Staff and Board are oblivious what
is happening in the RPD that they cannot detect a rogue policy.</p>
<p>2. Some members are literally becoming paranoid.</p>
<p>3. Why are some community members bent in giving a dog a bad
name, so that it can be hanged.</p>
<p>4. I hope the discerning community members can see through
shenanigan being thrown around.</p>
<p>I will say what a mess!!!</p>
<p>Simply</p>
<p>Daniel<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 13/12/2020 11:35 am, Arnaud AMELINA
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<div dir="auto">Hello, PDWG members </div>
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<div dir="auto">It appears in recent communications from legal
counsel that co-chairs have recommended some draft policies
for approval by board.</div>
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<div dir="auto">Why are the recommendations, including the
reports prescribed by section 3.4.4, not published on this rpd
for the sake of transparency and the practices in the matter?</div>
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<div dir="auto">Where did the resource transfer proposal version
5.0 come from?</div>
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<div dir="auto">We seem to have abandoned the PDP and its key
underlining principles.</div>
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<div dir="auto">Regards </div>
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<div dir="auto">--</div>
<div dir="auto">Arnaud </div>
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Ashok <<a href="mailto:ashok@afrinic.net" target="_blank"
rel="noreferrer" moz-do-not-send="true">ashok@afrinic.net</a>>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span>Dear
Community members,</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span>I
refer to AFRINIC’s Chief Executive Officer’s emails
dated 30 November 2020 and 03 December 2020 sent to
the PDWG’s Co-Chairs to which I was in copy thereof.
Copies of the said emails are also herewith attached.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span>As
AFRINIC’s Legal Counsel I wish first to draw your
attention to the PDWG’s Co-Chairs’ declaration of
consensus dated 07 October 2020 in respect of the
policy entitled <i>'Board's Prerogatives'</i> –
AFPUB-2020-GEN-004-DRAFT02- as well as the policy
entitled <i>'Resource Transfer Policy'</i>
–AFPUB-2019-V4-003-DRAFT04- whereby in the latter
case, consensus was initially declared on 07 October
2020 and which was subsequently reversed by the
Co-Chairs on 17 October 2020.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span>I
hold no mandate to interfere in the work of the PDWG
and/or its independence I shall refrain from doing so.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span>Nevertheless,
I deem it my duty to tender my advice, for whatever it
is worth and without in any way pressurising, the
PDWG, an AFRINIC-related body to be bound by same.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span>My
advice addresses the aforementioned two policy
proposals <span> </span>and my purpose is to ensure
that the work of the PDWG thereon <span> </span>as
well as its outcome are both legally in order. I have
given anxious consideration to this matter and also
bear in mind that where the acts and doings of the
PDWG are not legally in order, same may have a
detrimental effect on the image and reputation of
AFRINIC both as a corporate body and responsible RIR.
</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span>In
regard to the policy entitled <i>'Board's
Prerogatives'</i>, I have taken note of AFRINIC's
Staff Assessment report dated 04 November 2020 - </span></b><b><span
style="font-family:"Garamond","serif""><a
href="https://afrinic.net/policy/proposals/2020-gen-004-d2#impact"
rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span>https://afrinic.net/policy/proposals/2020-gen-004-d2#impact</span></a></span></b><b><span>.
</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span>You
may have noticed that the said report has raised both
serious governance and operational issues as well as
areas of uncertainty observed in the proposed policy
which has, up to now, remained unaddressed. </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span>Consequently,
it is my humble view that the PDWG may in its wisdom
consider to review its own stand in respect of these
policy proposals so as to avoid any form of
encroachment, potential or otherwise, <span> </span>onto
the Board of Director’s prerogatives, the foundations
of which are grounded in articles 3.4 and 15 of the
AFRINIC’s bylaws. </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span>However,
should the PDWG maintain its stand in respect of the
above, then the appropriate motion has to be made
during an AGMM, pursuant to Article 7.7 of the bylaws
to amend articles 3.4, 15(1), 15(2) and 15(3) of the
bylaws thus allowing the powers of the Board of
Directors to be subjected to the directives and
guidance of the PDWG.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span>As
regard the policy entitled <i>'Resource Transfer
Policy'</i>, the PDWG may be aware that the said
policy (i.e. version 4 thereof) is presently<s> </s>the
subject of an appeal before the Appeal Committee and
the matter is yet to be determined. </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span>Consequently,
the PDWG is hereby informed and advised that it is a
matter of sound and settled legal principle that,
pending the outcome of the Appeal Committee
proceedings, it (PDWG) refrains from entertaining any
request emanating from the relevant co-authors of the
said policy proposals for further amending these
proposals on the legal principle of <i>pendente lite</i>.
It is also my considered view that any attempt in the
meantime by the latter to submit a newly purported
version of their policy proposal will be inadmissible
(non-receivable) in law. </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span>To
close my submission may I urge the PDWG to give due
weight to my non-binding legal advice and consequently
appreciate the real risk of AFRINIC, in the event that
the Appeal proceedings are ignored, having to ratify
and implement two policy proposals, on the same
subject matter, which would lead to an unprecedented
conflictual situation. </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span>Ashok.B.Radhakissoon.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span>Legal
Counsel<br>
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