FW: [governance] What happened?

[Ian Peter]

Sorry, I thought I posted this last night. Anyway here is an update and
clarification.


> 
> Here is a quick update on this following a brief meeting with Markus Kummer
> (also attended by Swedish Government who were expressing similar concerns)
> 
> 1. IGF Secretariat were fully responsible for the actions. The host country
> were not involved in any way.
> 2. IGF Secretariat acted in response to a complaint from a member state. In
> the UN system if there is any breach involved they have no choice but to act.
> 3. They did order removal of the poster and can point to precedents as to why
> in the context of a complaint they needed to order removal of the poster.
> 4. In no way were they trying to cancel the workshop or prohibit any freedom
> of expression in their actions. They were doing what they felt was necessary
> in the context of a complaint from a member state.
> 
> I suggested to Markus that they needed to convey this information to the media
> . I strongly suggested this and that they clarify previous statements
> 
> 
> 


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