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He is willing to face trial if they give him money first? That's not how Justice works in any modern country. His lawyers presumably told him as much, so this is just another bizarre plea for attention.
Looks like his lawyers sold him out.
Look at his options: 1. Get bled until nobody will offer legal services to him because they know he can't pay. Get extradited with a public defendant (if he's lucky). Have a trial with a lawyer being provided by the DoJ (who happens to be the ones putting him on trial). 2. Get extradited with a team of really good lawyers who truly represent him. There really aren't any options that don't end with him extradited. Why…
The high court of NZ has ruled the search warrants used were illegal[1]. IANAL, but I would think that's grounds enough for the case to be thrown out and for NZ to never extradite him.
[1]http://torrentfreak.com/megaupload-search-warrants-ruled-ill...
Look at his options: 1. Get bled until nobody will offer legal services to him because they know he can't pay. Get extradited with a public defendant (if he's lucky). Have a trial with a lawyer being provided by the DoJ (who happens to be the ones putting him on trial). 2. Get extradited with a team of really good lawyers who truly represent him. There really aren't any options that don't end with him extradited. Why…
As a US citizen, this case makes me sick to my stomach. It reeks of America strong-arming other countries to pursue an agenda that is in only its best interests. It is made worse by the high-level collusion between the government and Hollywood. Best interest of the United States? What do the US gain from this other than getting votes for those elected in office and pleasing an insignificant and corrupt industry we ca…
He'll be lucky if the DOJ gives some generic statement about the quality of justice in the US, but most likely it will be ignored completely. Even acknowledging this challenge would be stepping into a minefield, and the DOJ is not that stupid.
Look at his options: 1. Get bled until nobody will offer legal services to him because they know he can't pay. Get extradited with a public defendant (if he's lucky). Have a trial with a lawyer being provided by the DoJ (who happens to be the ones putting him on trial). 2. Get extradited with a team of really good lawyers who truly represent him. There really aren't any options that don't end with him extradited. Why…
> There really aren't any options that don't end with him extradited. The high court of NZ has ruled the search warrants used were illegal[1]. IANAL, but I would think that's grounds enough for the case to be thrown out and for NZ to never extradite him. [1] http://torrentfreak.com/megaupload-search-warrants-ruled-ill...
"Prosecutors and Dotcom’s lawyers agreed to the delay" - Washington Post Looks like his lawyers sold him out.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
> There really aren't any options that don't end with him extradited. The high court of NZ has ruled the search warrants used were illegal[1]. IANAL, but I would think that's grounds enough for the case to be thrown out and for NZ to never extradite him. [1] http://torrentfreak.com/megaupload-search-warrants-ruled-ill...
True, there may be another option: left in New Zealand broke with all of his assets frozen and unable to ever interact with the United States.
You might say the US will just laugh in their faces, and while that might be true, it would be horrible publicity (which the US clearly doesn't need right now) and would probably just provide another reason for the rest of the world to give the US the middle finger in general.
It wouldn't be the first time little NZ has stood up to the big guys [1] (see specifically 1984) (This was a very, very big deal when it happened)
[1]http://www.greenpeace.org/new-zealand/en/campaigns/nuclear/n...
Look at his options: 1. Get bled until nobody will offer legal services to him because they know he can't pay. Get extradited with a public defendant (if he's lucky). Have a trial with a lawyer being provided by the DoJ (who happens to be the ones putting him on trial). 2. Get extradited with a team of really good lawyers who truly represent him. There really aren't any options that don't end with him extradited. Why…