The plugin team will never disclose why a plugin is removed from the directory, under any circumstances. It's not our plugin, we don't own it, it's not our place to speak on that matter.

We do remove a lot of plugins by author request. Several every week. We also remove them for security issues, and bring them back once those issues are fixed. We also remove for guideline violations. Those come back if they fix the violations.

But, again, these are not our plugins, and so we are not in a position to point fingers for any reason. We don't judge or attempt to shame people. We work with authors and do what we feel to be best in each individual circumstance.

So, stop asking why. It's distracting. ?