US agrees to trial former Megaupload partners in New Zealand

Two former partners of the missing portal Mega uploadRequired since 2012 America He is said to be involved World’s Biggest Hacking ScandalThey reached an agreement Will be tried in New ZealandLocal media reported on Tuesday.

Bram van der Kolk and Mathias Ortmann’s lawyers said in a statement Computer scientists will no longer be deported to the USNew Zealand was founded on justice, in return Should face legal action New Zealand For 13 countsAmong them Computer Hacking and Money LaunderingRadio New Zealand collects the public station.

“Once these allegations are resolved by the New Zealand courts, the United States will withdraw its extradition proceedings against us,” the two former Megaupload partners said in a statement quoted by the Newstalk NZ portal, in which they stressed that “there is still a process ahead”.

In addition to these two former partnersThe North American country initially tried to rule on its territory The other two founders of the closed download portal, Kim Dotcom and Finn PadatoBut in the end, the United States withdrew the extradition request last year because of his serious health problems.

“I am the last man standing in this fight and I will continue to fight because, unlike my co-criminals, I will not accept the injustice done to us. If I have to go to jail for what MegaUpload users have done to us, I will continue to fight. On the site, many CEOs of major tech companies like me. Are in the same boat,” Dotcom denied on Twitter.

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New Zealand Justice Minister Chris Fafoy has taken the decision to extradite the dotcom company into his own hands.After the Supreme Court ruled in December 2021, conditions for their extradition were met for 12 of the 13 charges against them.

US officials have pointed out In 2012 Megaupload illegally earned around $175 million (150 million Euros at the exchange rate of that date) for hosting illegal content among its 50 million users.

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