[pp.int.general] Filing charges against the board of PPI regarding the next GA Location.

[Samir Allioui]

Dear Pirates,

Today the board had the opportunity and obligation to vote for the location of the next General Assembly.
As you can read here: http://ppi.piratenpad.de/agenda-2011-12-20?

Candidates where;

- The Pirate Party of the Czech Republic.
- The Pirate Party of Russia.
- The Pirate Party of Tunisia

Four board members voted.

- Thomas Gaul - member of the Pirate Party of Germany.
- Lola Voronina - member of the Pirate Party of Russia, living in Prague, the Czech Republic.
- Patrick Maechler - member of the Pirate Party of Switzerland.
- Samir Allioui - member of the Pirate Party of the Netherlands.

So far the Pirate Party of Austria, Sweden, Finland, Germany, and Belgium had the honor of hosting a PPI General Assembly.
The members of PPI decided to let all parties have the honor to host in turns.
PPI members also agreed upon having the next PPI general assembly outside of Europe.
These choices where made democratically and with concencus.

Not only did we have the last GA in Europe, but also in a country who held it once before already.
This due to corruption within PPI. Obviously, this pissed off a lot of pirate parties. 
Especially considering the fact that they already where pissed off due to the Brussels Conference failure which was "organized" by the same people who shifted the one afterwards to Germany.

Today however, PPI chose to have the next GA in Prague, in the center of Europe.
Other options where Russia, and Tunisia.
Considering the exact location of the Russian city cited, only Tunisia was a non european option.

Herefore, i voted for Tunisia, however the rest of the board has voted for Prague against the will of the members of PPI.
I ask the board of arbitration to declare this vote invalid and corrupt.

Furthermore, i ask the overseas Pirate Parties to file formal complaints to the board, and the COA.
If the COA does not research this affair, i have no option but to resign from my post as president of PPI.
As a finishing note i'd like to add that it is better to boycott, then that it is to leave PPI.
After all, when all good people leave, the bad people gain majority - allowing corruption such as this to perpetuate.
So please do not abandon your PPI membership. ( As some have done in the past for the very same reason. )

Cordially,

Samir Allioui