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New Zealand Court Rejects Kim Dotcom's Latest Bid to Block US Extradition
- A New Zealand court has denied Kim Dotcom's most recent attempt to stop his extradition to the U.S., where he faces accusations connected to his Megaupload file-sharing platform.
- This legal ruling followed the minister Paul Goldsmith's August 2024 decision that Dotcom should be surrendered, upheld despite Dotcom's claims of political motivation.
- Justice Christine Grice dismissed Dotcom's arguments that police wrongly charged his partners but not him, noting laxer domestic sentences than those likely in the U.S.
- Goldsmith expressed satisfaction that his ruling was confirmed, noting that the deadline to appeal the decision in the Court of Appeal is October 8.
- The decision continues a 13-year extradition battle originating with Dotcom's 2012 raid and arrest, while New Zealand officials have not released the extradition timeline or next steps.
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Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom's latest legal bid to halt deportation from New Zealand is rejected
A New Zealand court has rejected the latest bid by internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom to halt his deportation to the United States on charges related to his file-sharing website Megaupload.
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