THE SCRABBLE ASYLUM (continued)

While we are still on the subject, you might care to examine the following email correspondence:

from: Adam Kretschmer
to: "Mohammed A. Hegazi"
date: 9 April 2015 at 18:46 subject: WESPA Championship

Hi Mohammed,

Just letting you know that I've just been informed that ASPA WA will not be petitioning WESPA to honour their ban on you for the events to be held in Perth in November, so you are welcome to attend should you wish to do so.

Cheers,

Adam.

from: Mohammed A. Hegazi to: graham bell
date: 10 April 2015 at 01:37 subject: Unwarranted ban

Hello Graham,

I am not sure if you are aware that I am banned from participating in ASPA(WA) tournaments. Please don’t ask me why, because I have never been given any reasons for the unwarranted ban, but I can guess that such ban was based on a similar ban imposed on me by ASPA(Vic) in 2008, which was later lifted by a court order in 2015.

From a practical angle, I never intended to challenge the ban by ASPA(WA), since the distance and travel cost between Perth and Melbourne were prohibitive. However, David More from QLD and Adam Kretschmer from SA tried to get this ban lifted via negotiations with Russell Honybun, in relation to the forthcoming WESPA tournament. I did not object to their benign effort, but was later told by Adam Kretchmer that the ban still stands and would only be lifted for the WESPA tournament.

The initial decision to ban me was taken unilaterally by Glenys Laurie in 2008, and later sanctioned by ASPA(WA) committee. The second decision to continue the ban in 2015 was taken unilaterally by Russell Honeybun. You might want to discuss this matter with your committee and inform me as to whether the committee would decide to lift the ban or to sanction Russel’s decision.

Thank you,

Mohammed Hegazi

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Apparently, the courtesy of a reply to my question is not forthcoming.

Some ASPA committees believe that incorporated associations are governed by their constitutions only. The reality is that once you are in the public domain, other common laws come into play. ASPA (Vic) have already learnt their lesson in court. Albeit that I have been too lenient with them for the sake of a sizeable minority of members. If you are not aware of the full story, just Google the three words: “hegazi scrabble victoria” or "scrabble victoria scandal".

Being a bit stubborn, when I am right, I am now contemplating my next step. The committee, and possibly members of, ASPA (WA) should safeguard the interests of their association by seeking initial free legal advice. I now have some experience with what to do, and what not to do, in courts in order to transform questions of principle into monetary language, which is the only language courts use.