________________________________________________________________________ Appointment of law firm to oversee election nominee code of conduct ________________________________________________________________________ Last week, APNIC sent a notice to Members about reported fraudulent acts related to the current EC election. Since then it has received many more reports of potential breaches of the election nominee code of conduct. Most reports have included complaints of unsolicited phone calls and emails promoting candidates. However, there have been credible and serious reports of Members receiving threatening anonymous phone calls demanding silence on election issues. This behaviour is completely unacceptable and APNIC denounces it in the strongest possible terms. The threatening calls are being reported to law enforcement agencies. Given the number and nature of the reports received, the APNIC EC resolved to appoint law firm, Maddocks, to act in the capacity of Code of Conduct Chair and assess conduct reports. APNIC encourages anyone who has experienced or witnessed any behaviour that breaches the code of conduct to report the behaviour to election-conduct@apnic.net. Please provide as much detail as possible about any incident reported. APNIC elections must be free and fair, and safe for all, and the EC will continue to monitor the situation closely, in consultation with legal advisors and law enforcement. APNIC appreciates Members' patience with the election process and additional communication related to it. For more information on the EC elections please visit: https://www.apnic.net/vote ________________________________________________________________________ APNIC Secretariat secretariat@apnic.net Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) Tel: +61 7 3858 3100 PO Box 3646 South Brisbane, QLD 4101 Australia Fax: +61 7 3858 3199 6 Cordelia Street, South Brisbane, QLD http://www.apnic.net ________________________________________________________________________