I strongly agree.

Let's all support the sustainability of AFRINIC to ensure a stable internet
ecosystem.

Daniel

On Thu, Aug 19, 2021, 5:47 PM Ronald F. Guilmette <[email protected]>
wrote:

> In message <CANanHixXM=
> [email protected]>,
> Ibeanusi Elvis <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Regarding the legalities of this initiative, I would want to verify
> >something; did a lawyer review this idea to ensure that this initiative
> >will not be viewed in contempt with regards to the decision of the
> >Mauritius court?
>
> The court placed a (temporary) freeze on AFRINIC's bank accounts.
>
> If I, as a generous netizen, elect to send $50 USD -directly- to some
> Afrinic employee, then that is not something that either can or will
> concern the Mauritius court that created the AFRINIC bank account freeze,
> as long as I do not attempt to route the money through any of the frozen
> AFRINIC bank accounts that existed on the date and time when the judicial
> freeze order took effect.  (If AFRINIC were to open a -new- account, either
> in Mauritius or elsewhere, then that account would not be in any sense
> frozen by the current operative judicial order, I believe.)
>
> It's the same story if one was to create a GoFundMe campaign for AFRINIC.
> The court order did not specify that GoFundMe.com is prohibited from
> forwarding funds to AFRINIC or to its officers or employees.
>
> In fact, if this entire sad episode has taught us anything, it is that all
> five of the Regional Internet Registries should at all times hold bank
> balances ONLY in Nevis & St. Kitts, where those bank balances would be
> essentially immune from any and all legal encumbrances.
>
>
> Regards,
> rfg
>
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