Kim Dotcom wins Human Rights Tribunal case, declares extradition bid 'over'

NewsHub.com ^ | 3/26/18 | Staff

[aMorePerfectUnion]

The Human Rights Tribunal has ruled that the Attorney-General broke the law by withholding information from Kim Dotcom, which he says means his extradition case is "over".

In July 2015, Mr Dotcom sent an urgent information privacy request to all 28 Ministers of the Crown as well as almost all Government departments, asking for personal information they had on him, including under his previous names.

Nearly all the requests were transferred to the Attorney-General Chris Finlayson, who declined the Megaupload founder's requests on the grounds that they were "vexatious" and trivial.

The Solicitor-General also said Mr Dotcom had not provided sufficient reasons for urgency.

On Monday, the Human Rights Tribunal ruled that the Attorney-General unlawfully withheld information from Mr Dotcom, meaning he perverted the course of justice.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Kim Dotcom
‏Verified account @KimDotcom
28 Mar 2015

I never lived there I never traveled there I had no company there

But all I worked for now belongs to the U.S.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Congratulations to Kim.

[PJ-Comix]

His original name was Kim Dotcomowitz but he changed it because it sounded too ethnic.

[Chode]

now produce the Seth Rich evidence

[Jane Long]

I just find it amazing that he has a name that is so perfectly techie.

I bet those Dotcomowitz never dreamed their own name would have such regard. :-)

[MeganC]

I’m happy for this man but I am happier for every last American.

Our government’s obnoxious behavior in arrogantly applying our laws against foreigners opens the precedent for foreign laws to be applied against Americans.

It’s only a matter of time before an American travels abroad and gets arrested and extradited to some country like Saudi Arabia because of an anti-Islamic post or maybe even for ‘sorcery’ which is a very real crime in Saudi Arabia.

[Jane Long]

👍🏼

[Fantasywriter]

Good for Kim!

[Yo-Yo]

On Monday, the Human Rights Tribunal ruled that the Attorney-General unlawfully withheld information from Mr Dotcom, meaning he perverted the course of justice.

"Perverted the course of justice." Great phrase that applies perfectly to the Mueller investigation.

[DannyTN]

I was going to change my name to Danny Freeper.

But after seeing the trouble Kim Dotcom has gone through, I decided against it.

[Simon Foxx]

I understand Mr “Dotcom’s” desire to spin this, but his extradition case is far from over. I suspect he will now have to make the argument that the NZ Atty Gen’s withholding of this material somehow irreparably prejudiced his ability to defend himself agains thte extradition case. I’m not familiar with NZ law, but that might be a stretch ...

[Albion Wilde]

His original name was Kim Dotcomowitz but he changed it because it sounded too ethnic.

Aw, you made me look it up. Real surname: Schmitz.

[Jane Long]

I think you meant to post that to the OP, who stated that?

PJ....FYI....AW has discovered his real surname is actually Schmitz

Figures!! :-)

[Jane Long]

Oops....sorry, AW....I see that you DID ping PJ.

Thanks for the previous info :-)

[Jane Long]

:-)

[Hot Tabasco]

If I'm not mistaken, he claims he had contact with Seth Rich on some internet forum and believes Rich was the one who provided Wiki with the DNC emails and subsequently assassinated......