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<div dir="ltr">Arnaud,</div>
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<div dir="ltr">Firstly I once again invite the board to release me from the board NDA such that I may adequately respond to this.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">Alternatively - maybe as this proceeds through the courts - I will be called as a witness and the courts will lift that veil - and then - maybe then the real truth will come out</div>
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<div dir="ltr">Until then - I remind you that there is nothing that requires any former board member to relinquish their right to voice opinions - former board members are - and will remain - both members of the community and members of AfriNIC with all rights
as bestowed by section 7 of the bylaws intact.</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Arnaud AMELINA <amelnaud@gmail.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, July 25, 2021 5:03:59 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Eddy Kayihura <eddy@afrinic.net>; rpd >> AfriNIC Resource Policy <rpd@afrinic.net><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [rpd] Board Prerogatives on the PDP - AFPUB-2020-GEN-004-DRAFT02</font>
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<div dir="auto">Oui le m¨ºme qui l'instigation du Board auquel tu avais si¨¦g¨¦ et qui est ¨¤ la base de tout ce qui se passe maintenant. Je pense que tu Diois avoir l'humilit¨¦ de te taire sur ce sujet.
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<div dir="auto">Je pe sais que tu avais gagn¨¦ e. Sagesse et ce qui t'a pouss¨¦ ¨¤ te taire pendant tout ce temps. Mais il semblerait que non ? Mais je peux me tromper.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="x_gmail_attr">Le dim. 25 juil. 2021 ¨¤ 12:08, Andrew Alston via RPD <<a href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net">rpd@afrinic.net</a>> a ¨¦crit :<br>
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<div>Is this the same legal advisor that told members - publically - in an agmm - to sue AfriNIC if aggrieved?</div>
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<div dir="ltr">The same legal advisor that advised the board to take actions which have ended in their bank accounts being frozen?</div>
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<div dir="ltr">The same legal advisor who time and again have given the board advice that had lead them down dangerous paths and that for some reason the board keeps listening to?</div>
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<div id="x_m_-6254055936042435599divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Eddy Kayihura <<a href="mailto:eddy@afrinic.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">eddy@afrinic.net</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, July 24, 2021 7:57:38 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">rpd@afrinic.net</a> <<a href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">rpd@afrinic.net</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [rpd] Board Prerogatives on the PDP - AFPUB-2020-GEN-004-DRAFT02</font>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Roboto,sans-serif; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Dear PDWG,</span></div>
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have taken note of the concerns raised by Jordi with reference to the PDWG co-chairs
</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Roboto,sans-serif; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Report on the Draft Policy Proposal "Board Prerogatives
on the PDP" -AFPUB-2020-GEN-004-DRAFT02. </span></div>
<div style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Roboto,sans-serif; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2021/013531.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(17,85,204); font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; text-decoration:underline; text-decoration-skip:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2021/013531.html</span></a></div>
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<div style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Roboto,sans-serif; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">I
would like to share some thoughts with you all on the matter.</span></div>
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<div style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">AFRINIC staff produced
an impact assessment report by staff on the concerned policy</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">. The impact assessment highlighted
a conflict between the provisions of Sections 3.6 and 3.61 of the proposed policy and Section 3.5 of the CPM. </span></div>
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<a href="https://afrinic.net/policy/proposals/2020-gen-004-d2#impact" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(17,85,204); font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; text-decoration:underline; text-decoration-skip:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">https://afrinic.net/policy/proposals/2020-gen-004-d2#impact</span></a></div>
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<div style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Following a legal
assessment of the proposed texts regarding the above sections of the proposed policy, the Board of Directors were further advised that their powers and prerogatives are provided for in the bylaws, and by extension are governed by the Companies Act of the
Republic of Mauritius.</span></div>
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<a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/012121.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Roboto,sans-serif; color:rgb(17,85,204); background-color:rgb(255,255,255); font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; text-decoration:underline; text-decoration-skip:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/012121.html</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">In my opinion the Board ratification requirement is not a ¡°symbolic stamp¡± but rather a final checkpoint
by those who have been entrusted by the resource members to steer the organization towards a sustainable future by adopting sound, ethical, and legal governance and financial management policies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">It is very unfortunate that we reached such a ¡°dead-end¡±. However, I believe that where there is a
will there's a way and we can collaborate to swiftly address the issue.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">I would like to propose to the PDWG co-chairs to organise a meeting with all interested parties. The
aim of this meeting would be to better explain the rationale behind the current issue and hopefully get to a point that would address all the related concerns.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Roboto,sans-serif; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">We also currently have four proposals under discussion
that aim at bringing changes to the AFRINIC Policy Development Process. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Roboto,sans-serif; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">I would like to commend the PDWG who put in voluntary
work to author and discuss the proposals in a consensus-based spirit. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Roboto,sans-serif; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">We are confident that our PDWG will work together
and bring forward improvements that will strengthen the foundation of the current Policy Development Process and address its challenges.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Roboto,sans-serif; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">On a side note, I am sure the community has noticed
that AFRINIC has not been communicating as swiftly as we normally do. I am aware that there are other threads where the PDWG expects feedback. All I can do at this point is apologise as we have faced multiple other threats that threaten the foundation of the
entire bottom-up process system the PDP was founded upon.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Roboto,sans-serif; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Roboto,sans-serif; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Roboto,sans-serif; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Please rest assured that more clarity will
be shared with the community very soon (my hope is that we can share more over the course of next week). Till then I trust that the PDWG members willI continue to uphold the Code of Conduct while dealing with each other and refrain from unnecessary belittling
comments.</span></div>
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