Justice minister signs extradition order for Megaupload founder 12 years after FBI-ordered raid over filesharing site

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/27004668

Kim Dotcom, who is facing criminal charges relating to the defunct file-sharing website Megaupload, is to be extradited to the US, the New Zealand justice minister has said.

German-born Dotcom has New Zealand residency and has been fighting extradition to the US since 2012 following an FBI-ordered raid on his Auckland mansion.

The justice minister, Paul Goldsmith, had signed an extradition order for Dotcom, a spokesperson said on Thursday.

“I considered all of the information carefully, and have decided that Mr Dotcom should be surrendered to the US to face trial,” Goldsmith said in a statement.

In a post on X on Tuesday, Dotcom said: “The obedient US colony in the South Pacific just decided to extradite me for what users uploaded to Megaupload,” in what appears to be a reference to the extradition order.

  • Atherel@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    3 months ago

    I’m absolutely with you for the copyright part. I didn’t follow the story but isn’t part of it also because of money laundering? I’m not sure if I’m confusing different cases here, just asking because you may remember more.

      • Atherel@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        3 months ago

        Oh man I’m stupid, it’s in the article. I’ve read OPs summary and somehow checked it off as “read the article” and I was wondering why that wasn’t mentioned.

        Of course the money laundering accusations are a farce, I just thought they’d keep on that for the extradition.