Why would it be any different in today's world?
No one, least of all Radio NZ, seems to notice that, like Julian Assange, Kim Dotcom is not subject to the laws of the United States.
No one, least of all Radio NZ, seems to notice that, like Julian Assange, Kim Dotcom is not subject to the laws of the United States.
US courts refuse to release Dotcom's assets
An American appeals court has rejected a bid by internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom to recover millions of dollars in assets ordered seized by the United States government.
Kim
Dotcom Photo: AFP
The
court ruled Mr Dotcom could not recover his assets because he
remained a fugitive from criminal charges including racketeering,
conspiracy to commit copyright infringement and conspiracy to commit
money laundering.
The
charges said Mr Dotcom had caused $500 million in damages to the
movie industry.
The
court also rejected arguments from Mr Dotcom's lawyers that
prosecutors needed to show his reason for remaining outside the US
was to avoid the criminal charges.
The
court ruled two to one against Mr Dotcom with one judge arguing that
because Mr Dotcom's assets were outside the US, American law did not
apply.
Mr
Dotcom is set to appeal an extradition ruling at the High Court in
Auckland this month.
Along
with former colleagues Mathias Ortmann, Bram van der Kolk and Finn
Batato, Mr Dotcom was ruled eligible for extradition to the US in
December.
The
US asked for the appeals process to be sped up but that request was
denied. Mr Dotcom's lawyers have said they expect the case to go as
far as the Supreme Court.
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