Kim Dotcom Extradition Case Headed to the Supreme Court

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Kim Dotcom and former Megaupload colleagues Mathias Ortmann, Finn Batato, and Bram van der Kolk are being allowed to take their extradition battle to the New Zealand Supreme Court. A decision released this morning states that the case may be heard and that contrary to claims by the US Government, the Supreme Court does have jurisdiction in the matter.

Following the shutdown of Megaupload in 2012 and the simultaneous raids on founder Kim Dotcom and his colleagues in New Zealand, the US Government has tried to extradite the tech entrepreneurs. They believe that the former Megaupload quartet should be handed over to face charges of copyright infringement, racketeering and money laundering. The effort has been contested every step of the way. In July, after the case had traveled through the District Court and High Court, New Zealand’s Court of Appeal ruled that under the Extradition Act 1999, Dotcom and his former colleagues are indeed eligible for extradition to the United States. Dotcom and his co-accused quickly announced they would appeal the decision to the Supreme Court. During a hearing earlier this month, the US argued that there is no direct right of appeal in Dotcom’s criminal case, since in 2012, when the case began, there was no eligibility for a third appeal in extradition cases. This morning, however, the Supreme Court decided otherwise, with Justice William Young declaring that the Court does have the jurisdiction to handle the appeals of Kim Dotcom and former colleagues Mathias Ortmann, Finn Batato, and Bram van der Kolk. “It is common ground that under the now relevant provisions of the Extradition Act and the Criminal Procedure Act 2011, the Court has jurisdiction to hear appeals in cases involving extradition,” a summary from the Court reads.

 

[ChemicalB]

Kim Dotcom was the king of file sharing, and he has really earned tons of $.
I think it will be difficult he will pay his debt with justice.

 

[bribon77]

I think it will be a long process.

 

[jetman]

Kim Dotcom probabaly wouldn't mind facing a trial in New Zealand or his home country of Germany. I suspect he is worried about the US justice system, which seems much harsher than most other Western countries. I wouldn''t want to get arrested in that country. I don't know what would happen if he were found guilty of copyright infringement in the US- perhaops it would mean decades in a prison ? Its a similar situation to that Julian Assange fella who is hiding in the Ecuadorian embassy in London.

 

[Arequire]

he has really earned tons of $.

Earned then lost, according to him:
Kim Dotcom declares he is 'broke'