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Poll_Blind

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Thu Sep 27, 2012, 04:50 PM Sep 2012

Kim Dotcom Gets Apology From New Zealand PM, Megaload Ready To Relaunch

[div class="excerpt" style="border: 1px solid #bfbfbf; border-bottom: none; border-radius: 0.3846em 0.3846em 0em 0em; box-shadow: 2px 2px 6px #bfbfbf;"]Kim Dotcom Gets Apology From New Zealand PM, Megaload Ready To Relaunch[div class="excerpt" style="border: 1px solid #bfbfbf; border-top: none; border-radius: 0em 0em 0.3846em 0.3846em; background-color: #f4f4f4; box-shadow: 2px 2px 6px #bfbfbf;"]Kim Dotcom’s case appears to be unraveling further as New Zealand Prime Minister John Key apologized to the Megaupload founder after a report placed blame on him for illegally bugging him. The US delayed his extradition hearing and the New Zealand High Court is demanding more evidence before handing him over.

The US has pushed off his extradition hearing, and now Kim Dotcom continues growing more support, especially now that New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has publicly apologized for spying on the controversial Megaupload founder. Naturally it took a report to be released that showed showed New Zealand’s Government Communications Security Bureau spied on Dotcom for this to occur, but with this happening, it only makes the case against the larger than life man appear to be unraveling rather quickly.

Dotcom has taken to Twitter to defend himself, and it appears social media is helping him to fight charges that he committed massive copyright infringement, racketeering and money laundering alleged to have caused more than $500 million in damages. Last January, Megaupload was forced to shut down and its founders mansion was raided.

Right now the US is waiting to see if he’ll be handed over to them before any type of trial can occur. In recent months, the New Zealand High Court declared the raid of Dotcom’s mansion and property confiscated as illegal and now a judge is ordering the United States Government to hand over more evidence. His frozen assets have been thawed somewhat giving the Megaupload founder access to some of his money. Now, there’s an inquiry into why New Zealand spied on one of its own citizens which led to Key’s public apology.



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