[governance] Appeals Team - Call for Comments and Interim Findings

[McTim]

Dear Ian,

Many thanks to you and the entire appeals team for your work.

Best Regards,

McTim

On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 6:25 PM, Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com> wrote:
> In accordance with the IGC Charter, the Appeals team is now requesting
> comments from the IGC membership as regards the appeal against the removal
> from the IGC list of Suresh Ramasubramanian. Comments should be sent to
> appealsteam at lists.igcaucus.org
>
> In doing so, we announce that our interim finding is that Suresh’s removal
> from the IGC list was not in accordance with the IGC Charter. The Charter
> offers a specific set of procedures which must be followed before such
> removal takes place. In this case, the previous private and public warnings
> given to Suresh needed to be followed by a one month suspension, not removal
> from the list. As Suresh has not previously served a one month suspension,
> we have no option but to find the appeal is upheld. Therefore we intend to
> recommend that, when we publish our final findings, as soon as possible
> after the public comments period ends 48 hours after this posting, Suresh
> should be reinstated to the list.
>
> We do suggest that, should you wish to comment, you first acquaint yourself
> with the very specific provisions outlined in the IGC charter, which can be
> found at http://www.igcaucus.org/charter. It is those provisions, and
> whether they have been followed or not, that must determine whether the
> appeal should be upheld, not our personal opinions on the decision made by
> our elected co-ordinator.
>
> Please comment within 48 hours. After the comments period has ended, we will
> post our findings with appropriate recommendations.
>
> The Appeals Team
>
> Shaila Mistry, Ginger Paque, Roland Perry , Ian Peter and Deidre Williams.
>
>
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