Dotcom extradition comes a step closer

Dotcom extradition comes a step closer
Paul McBeth
The Supreme Court will hear one more round of submissions by Kim Dotcom and his co-accused, but the bench has largely decided that there’s a criminal case to answer over copyright abuses.Chief Justice Helen Winkelmann and Justices Susan Glazebrook, Mark O’Regan, Ellen France and Joe Williams were satisfied Dotcom and his former Megaupload lieutenants Mathias Ortmann, Bram van der Kolk and Finn Batato can be extradited to the US where they will face allegations of copyright infringement and distribution, conspiracy to commit racketee...

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