While time moved on, the New Zealand-based \u2018Internet personality\u2019 was still waiting to hear whether he would be extradited to the United States where a criminal prosecution is pending.<\/p>\n
With the stakes this high, no legal resources are being spared. Many\u00a0millions of dollars<\/a>\u00a0have been poured into this legal battle since 2012, and the end is still nowhere in sight.<\/p>\n In 2020, the Supreme Court of New Zealand\u00a0ruled<\/a>\u00a0that Kim Dotcom and his colleagues could indeed be extradited to the United States. However, this still wasn\u2019t set in stone, as judicial reviews and appeals were still pending.<\/p>\n Megaupload defendants Bram van der Kolk and Mathias Ortmann eventually opted for a deal. The pair pled guilty but were allowed to serve their respective 30 and 31-month prison sentences<\/a>\u00a0in New Zealand. Dotcom, meanwhile, vowed to\u00a0\u2018fight on\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m now the last man standing in this fight and I will continue to fight because unlike my co-defendants I won\u2019t accept the injustice we have been subjected to,\u201d Dotcom said two years ago.<\/p>\n In recent years, Dotcom hasn\u2019t shied away from the public eye, often sharing controversial takes on political and societal events. In the background, however, potential extradition loomed, before reaching its conclusion earlier today.<\/p>\n According to\u00a0Stuff<\/a>, New Zealand Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith informed Kim Dotcom that he will be deported to the United States to stand trial.<\/p>\n \u201cI have received extensive advice from the Ministry of Justice on this matter,\u201d Goldsmith said. \u201cI considered all of the information carefully, and have decided that Mr Dotcom should be surrendered to the US to face trial.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAs is common practice, I have allowed Mr Dotcom a short period of time to consider and take advice on my decision. I will not, therefore, be commenting further at this stage,\u201d the Justice Minister added.<\/p>\n Dotcom has always denied the charges and has left no stone unturned in support of his defense. This means that the latest extradition decision will be challenged as well.<\/p>\n The Ministry of Justice confirmed the extradition order earlier today. Dotcom revealed the decision on social media earlier in the week, describing New Zealand as an \u201cobedient U.S. colony\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201c[T]he obedient US colony in the South Pacific just decided to extradite me for what users uploaded to Megaupload, unsolicited, and what copyright holders were able to remove with direct delete access instantly and without question. But who cares? That\u2019s justice these days,\u201d he wrote on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Today, Dotcom\u00a0followed up<\/a>, stating that he has \u201ca plan,\u201d \u201cloves New Zealand,\u201d and doesn\u2019t intend to leave the country.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The nature of Dotcom\u2019s plan is unknown but if the past twelve years are any indication, he won\u2019t let any adverse decision pass without a fight.<\/p>\n Source: \u00a0Justice Minister Signs Dotcom Extradition<\/h2>\n
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