Our code
of Ethics, as real estate professionals emphasizes equal opportunity and
equal housing opportunity. To obtain and renew our licenses, it is
required that we regularly review this ethical foundation, and those who
do not abide by this code can lose their licenses.
Given our
busy schedule, we were not able to attend the Club E Luxe conference in
Paris this year. What made us proud is that this organization moved
the venue of the conference from the Meurice Hotel to the Park Hyatt in
Paris, in protest of the recently enacted Sharia laws by the Sultan of
Brunei in his country. The Sultan owns the Dorchester Hotel Collection,
which includes the Meurice Hotel. Here in Southern California, he owns
the Beverly Hills Hotel and the Bel Air hotel.
The
Sharia as explained by CNN “Islamic criminal law is set to include
punishments such as flogging, dismemberment and death by stoning for
crimes such as rape, adultery and sodomy.” Worldwide protests followed
which included the United Nations, whose spokesperson for Human Rights,
Rupert Colville, expressed in a briefing, "Under international law,
stoning people to death constitutes torture or other cruel, inhuman or
degrading treatment or punishment and is thus clearly prohibited."
Moving an
event is an expensive undertaking, as it involves the loss of a deposit
and scrambling to find another location. The prestigious Fashion Prize
Award usually held in London’s Dorchester hotel has been canceled. In
the last two months several organizations have canceled their events at
the Beverly Hills Hotel, including the Beverly Hills Bar Association.
The City of Beverly Hills went as far as passing a resolution urging the
government of Brunei to divest itself of the Beverly Hills iconic
hotel.
We must
note that the Sultan has the right to pass any law he wants in his
country. However, he is operating businesses in the United States,
where our laws clearly state equal opportunity. We can express our
concern by not patronizing his businesses and voting with our dollars.
Written by Ron & Alexandra Seigel-
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