Mona Dotcom was also in court when Judge Nevin Dawson delivered his decision in Auckland this afternoon. The defendants now have 15 days to appeal the ruling.
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Dotcom’s lawyers said they will appeal the decision.
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The prosecution did not oppose bail following the new developments, but insisted that the men should be ordered to report to probation every day. “Don’t worry. Enjoy your Christmas & know that I’m grateful to have you, my friends”, Dotcom told his Twitter followers hours before the hearing.
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The internet mogul and his three co-accused – Mathias Ortmann, Finn Batato and Bram van der Kolk – have been battling extradition to the U.S. where they are accused of running an elaborate criminal internet piracy conspiracy through file-sharing website Megaupload.
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“If it is not then I will need to consider the court’s determination and receive advice from the Ministry of Justice on the relevant issues under the Extradition Act”, she said.
He was arrested in a high-profile armed raid on his Auckland home soon after the charges were leveled against him, but it’s taken nearly four years for the New Zealand courts to reach a decision on whether to send Dotcom to America.
Dotcom, born in Germany as Kim Schmitz, is a resident of New Zealand and legally changed his name.
Dotcom appeared in the lives of most ordinary New Zealanders in January 2012, following the now infamous raid on his mansion in the Auckland suburb of Coatesville. Don’t expect Mr Dotcom to be on the next plane to the USA, however.
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He and co-accused have fought every step of United States authorities’ attempts to extradite them to face charges that could see them jailed.
