High Court upholds Kim Dotcom extradition decisionLAWRENCE SMITH/Fairfax NZ Kim Dotcom has been battling extradition through the courts. The High Court has found that alleged internet pirate Kim Dotcom and his associates are eligible to be extradited to the US. READ MORE:* Dotcom's extradition appeal to be heard in August* Kim Dotcom loses extradition case, files immediate appeal* Kim Dotcom extradition hearing draws to a close* Internet tycoon Kim Dotcom reveals his new love is Aucklander Elizabeth DonnellyHigh Court Judgement: New Zealand Parliament wasted years and millions of taxpayer money on a Copyright Act that is now no longer relevant. — Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) February 20, 2017The decision was in response to an appeal by Dotcom and his associates against an earlier district court ruling that they should be surrendered to the US. "In short, these Crimes Act provisions, in combination with s 101B of the Extradition Act, provide other extradition pathways.

Source: Stuff February 20, 2017 02:44 UTC