In the weeks following the raid, hard drives seized from Dotcom in New Zealand were cloned and sent to the FBI in the United States. A judge later found that this should not have been allowed, ruling<\/a> that the copies in the FBI\u2019s possession must be destroyed.<\/p>\n Like almost every process in the Megaupload saga the ruling went to appeal and in 2014 Dotcom won again, with the Court of Appeal upholding the lower court\u2019s decision, stating<\/a> that the removal of the clones to the United States was \u201cplainly not authorized.\u201d<\/p>\n At the time Dotcom said that fighting back is \u201cencoded in his DNA\u201d and today he\u2019s taking that fight to the FBI. On Sunday, FBI director James Comey touched down in Queenstown, New Zealand, for an intelligence conference. With Comey in the country, Dotcom seized the moment to file a complaint with local police.<\/p>\n In the complaint shared with TorrentFreak, lawyer Simon Cogan draws police attention to the Court of Appeal ruling determining that clones of Dotcom drives were unlawfully shipped to the FBI in the United States. Since Comey is in the country, police should take the opportunity to urgently interview him over this potential criminal matter.<\/p>\n \u201cAs director of the FBI, Mr Comey will be able to assist Police with their investigation of the matters raised in Mr Dotcom\u2019s complaint,\u201d the complaint reads, noting several key areas of interest as detailed below.<\/p>\n Speaking with TF, Dotcom says that since the New Zealand High Court and Court of Appeal have both ruled that the FBI had no authority to remove his data from New Zealand, the FBI acted unlawfully.<\/p>\n \u201cIn simple terms the FBI has committed theft,\u201d Dotcom says.<\/p>\n \u201cThe NZ courts don\u2019t have jurisdiction in the US and could therefore not assist me in getting my data back. But FBI Director Comey has just arrived in New Zealand for a conference meaning he is in the jurisdiction of NZ courts. We have asked the NZ police to question Mr Comey about the theft and to investigate.\u201d<\/p>\n In addition to seeking assistance from the police, Dotcom says that he\u2019s also initiated a new lawsuit to have his data returned.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have also launched a separate civil court action to force Mr Comey to return my data to New Zealand and to erase any and all copies the FBI \/ US Govt holds. We expect an urgent hearing of the matter in the High Court tomorrow,\u201d Dotcom concludes.<\/p>\n It\u2019s likely that this will be another Dotcom saga that will run and run, but despite the seriousness of the matter in hand, Dotcom was happy to take to Twitter this morning, delivering a video message in his own inimitable style.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In your face Comey, in your face! #FVEY<\/a> #Queenstown<\/a> #FBIThieves<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/aJb5MrHKWe<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) 25 April 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n![](\"https:\/\/torrentfreak.com\/images\/dotcom-complaint.png\")
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