<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Arnaud,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">You express only one of two common law systems widely practiced around the world. In fact, you express the less prevalent of the two.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">System 1: That which is not expressly forbidden is permitted.</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>This system is common throughout most of Europe, the United States, Canada, and much of Asia.</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Notable locations where it is not practiced include Russia, China, Afghanistan, Iran, Syria and more.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">System 2 (as you expressed): That which is not expressly permitted is forbidden.</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>This system is mostly practiced in countries with relatively limited civil rights and more oppressive regimes.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I don’t have a dog in the fight whether this appeal is legitimate or not and frankly, I don’t know. I do know that I think it would be</div><div class="">a terrible mistake for AFRINIC to start operating on the basis of System 2 and suggest that at least until this point, it has</div><div class="">generally operated on System 1, as do all of the other RIRs.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Owen</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Apr 22, 2021, at 01:29 , Arnaud AMELINA <<a href="mailto:amelnaud@gmail.com" class="">amelnaud@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">In the Spirit of Law, what is not authorised, is forbidden. Don't fool people here please. An other waist of time to the Community . The Co-chairs selection is over. Now we invite Co-chairs to take the place and start working, in order to avoid such kind of waist of time. Please, let move forward.<br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class="">--</div><div class="">Arnaud</div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Le jeu. 22 avr. 2021 à 02:38, lucilla fornaro <<a href="mailto:lucillafornarosawamoto@gmail.com" class="">lucillafornarosawamoto@gmail.com</a>> a écrit :<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" class="">Hello everyone,</span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" class="">As we can all see, it is true that the CPM (3.5) openly mentions the appeal against the co-chairs, but it doesn’t forbid other forms of appeals. Furthermore, the appeal reports a serious matter that should be properly investigated. This is the only way to go through it.<br class=""></font></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" class="">In particular, I believe that the declaration of the consensus by the Board of Directors goes beyond their authority. </font></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" class="">Therefore, I support this appeal.</font></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" class="">Lucilla</font></div></div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Il giorno mer 21 apr 2021 alle ore 14:18 Emem William <<a href="mailto:dwizard65@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">dwizard65@gmail.com</a>> ha scritto:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt"><font face="Times New Roman, serif" class=""><b class="">Dear Appeal Committee,</b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif" style="font-size:11pt" class="">Please check the </font><font face="Times New Roman, serif" class=""><span style="font-size:14.6667px" class="">attachment for our appeal.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif" class=""><span style="font-size:14.6667px" class="">Thank you!</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class=""><br class=""></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">Subject : Appeal against the confirmation of consensus
declared by the Policy Liaison Team and the Board on the selection of PDWG
Co-chairs</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class=""> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">Dear Appeal Committee,</span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">I am appealing against the confirmation of consensus
declared by the AFRINIC team and the Board on the selection of PDWG Co-chairs,
made on the RPD mailing list, on April 9<sup class="">th</sup> and April 11<sup class="">th</sup>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">(</span><span lang="FR" class=""><a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2021/013018.html" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2021/013018.html</span></a></span><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline" class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">)</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">(</span><span lang="FR" class=""><a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2021/013052.html" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2021/013052.html</span></a></span><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline" class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">)</span></span><b class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class=""></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">I consider that the actions of the Board of Directors
to self-declare consensus over the PDWG matter in selecting the new co-chairs
is done outside of their scope of power and prerogatives.</span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">Date of the appeal :</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class=""> April 19<sup class="">th</sup>, 2021</span></p><div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">Date of
the decision made by the Policy Liaison Team</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">(1) 3<sup class="">rd</sup>
April 2021</span></div><div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">(2) 9<sup class="">th</sup>
April 2021</span></div><div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">Date of
the decision made by the Board of Directors</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">11<sup class="">th</sup>
April 2021</span></div><div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">f) Reference
to an announcement of decision which is being appealed</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">(1) 26<sup class="">th</sup>
March 2021, Eligibility criteria imposed by Policy Liaison Team </span></div><div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">(</span><span lang="EN-MY" class=""><a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2021/012768.html" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2021/012768.html</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">) </span></div><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">(2) 9<sup class="">th</sup>
April 2021, Policy Liaison Team announced consensus is achieved</span></div><div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">(</span><span lang="EN-MY" class=""><a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2021/013018.html" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2021/013018.html</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">)</span></div><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">(3) 11<sup class="">th</sup>
April 2021, Board Chair declared consensus</span></div><div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">(</span><span lang="EN-MY" class=""><a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2021/013052.html" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2021/013052.html</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">)</span></div><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">Name and
email address of complainant.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">Emem
William</span></div><div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class=""><a href="mailto:dwizard65@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">dwizard65@gmail.com</a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">Names of complainants.</span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 45pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Olamide Andu (</span><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""><a href="mailto:olamideandu@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">olamideandu@gmail.com</a></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt" class="">)</span></div><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 45pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""></span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 45pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Yusuf
Abdurahman Adebisi (</span><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.15pt" class=""><a href="mailto:adebc007@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">adebc007@gmail.com</a>)</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 45pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Emem Ekpo
William (</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class=""><a href="mailto:dwizard65@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank" class="">dwizard65@gmail.com</a>)</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 45pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">4.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">Sunday
Ayuba (</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""><a href="mailto:sundayayuba8@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">sundayayuba8@gmail.com</a></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt" class="">)</span></div><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 45pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class=""></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" class=""><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">The
following appeal addresses the “fake consensus on the selection of the
co-chairs” declaration, which according to the CPM, cannot be done by anyone
else besides the chair. Yes In this situation we agreed that AFRINIC team
should serve as secretariat but this team went ahead to selectively implement decisions
even when there was no consensus. The board’s interference with the matter
signifies that the bottom up process no longer exists. Therefore, this appeal
should serve the Appeal Committee in taking into account a very important
point, which is the fact that the board has no right in declaring consensus.</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">Based on the Board’s action of</span><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class=""> declaring consensus on the
selection of the co-chairs, which is done outside of their prerogatives, it is
safe to conclude that the declaration of consensus is illegal as it is not
within the prescribed power and prerogatives of the Board of Directors. The
Board of Directors should have referred to and comply with the stipulated terms
of the AFRINIC’s constitution and the CPM and ensure that any action that is
taken by the Board of Directors is done consistently and in compliance with the
stipulated terms of the AFRINIC’s Constitution and the CPM, which was not the
case. The declaration of the consensus by the Board of Directors shows that the
Board of Directors have acted above and beyond their prescribed power and
prerogatives.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" class=""><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">As for the list of
requirements and qualifications imposed by the Policy Liaison Team, It is vital
to note that they were never stipulated under the CPM. By simply adding on a
list of requirement and qualification proves that the Policy Liaison Team have
acted arbitrarily and with blatant disregard to the terms and procedures which
are clearly stipulated under the CPM.</span></div><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" class=""><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">Based
on the above, I urge the Appeal committee to look into this serious matter and
resolve this appeal by standing with what is right.</span></div><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" class=""><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="">Thank
you!</span><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class=""></span></div><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" class=""><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class=""> </span></p>Regards,<br class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><b class="">Emem William</b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)" class="">.</span></div><div class=""><i class=""></i></div></div></div></div>
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