The New Zealand government has decided to extradite Kim Dotcom, the founder of Mega web (formerly Megaupload), back to the United States after residing in New Zealand since 2010.
Kim Dotcom’s legal saga began in 2012 when the FBI raided and arrested the Megaupload website team on charges of copyright infringement. However, Kim Dotcom was in New Zealand at that time and was subsequently arrested by New Zealand police. He fought a lengthy legal battle in New Zealand, culminating in the New Zealand court ruling for his extradition to the United States in 2020. Finally, New Zealand’s Minister of Justice signed the extradition documents yesterday, August 15, 2024.
Despite the extradition decision, Kim Dotcom expressed his love for New Zealand on Twitter and hinted at having a plan in place.
TLDR: The New Zealand government has decided to extradite Kim Dotcom back to the United States after a legal battle that began in 2012. Despite the extradition, Kim Dotcom expressed his love for New Zealand and hinted at having a plan in place.
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