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Dotcom Given Green Light to Sue Kiwi Spies, But Evidence to be Withheld


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Dotcom Given Green Light to Sue Kiwi Spies, But Evidence to be Withheld

Kim Dotcom and his associates have chalked up another win in their New
Zealand extradition battle. Last year High Court judge Justice Helen
Winkelmann gave Dotcom permission to sue GCSB, the Kiwi spy agency, for
illegally spying on him on behalf of the FBI. The ruling was challenged
by the Attorney-General but today the Court of Appeal announced that
compensation can indeed be sought from GCSB. The downside is that access
to evidence will again be restricted.

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In June 2012 the police search and seizure raids against Kim Dotcom
and other alleged members of the so-called ‘Mega Conspiracy’ were deemed
to have been carried out illegally.

Two months later in August it came to light that a Kiwi spy agency,
the Government Communications Security Bureau, had been spying on both
Kim Dotcom and co-defendant Bram Van der Kolk. GCSB is not allowed to
spy on New Zealand residents and was later forced to concede that it had
unlawfully intercepted communications.


In December 2012 Justice Helen Winklemann ordered GCSB to be joined as a defendant to

Dotcom’s lawsuit against New Zealand’s Attorney-General over the illegal
January raid and ordered GCSB to reveal details of their secret
surveillance.


This High Court ruling was subsequently challenged by the
Attorney-General and this morning the result of the appeal was made
public. It’s a mixed bag, but with Dotcom and friends coming out on top.


The Court of Appeal said that although it is not usually appropriate
for judicial reviews to include compensation claims, it would rubber
stamp the request for GCSB to be added to the case. This means that
Dotcom will be able to pursue compensation claims against the state
during an upcoming hearing in April.


Going some way to balancing the success on both sides, the Court
handed a win to the Attorney-General in respect of the earlier discovery
ruling.


Previously the High Court said that GCSB must hand over all of the
documents related to the secret surveillance operation carried out
against Kim Dotcom and co-defendant Bram Van der Kolk. But the Court of
Appeal ruled that discovery will now only stretch as far as revealing
that information exists and where it was sent. Access to the actual
content of the documents will not be permitted.


“We look forward to holding GCSB spy org accountable,” said
Dotcom’s lawyer Ira Rothken this morning. “Doing so will not only
protect @KimDotcom’s rights but the rights of all NZ residents.”


Following the Court of Appeal ruling, Kim Dotcom pondered whether the Kiwi government will continue to press the case against him.


“How much longer will the New Zealand government hurt its reputation
on a global scale by supporting a malicious U.S. contract prosecution?”
he said.


In closing the Court of Appeal urged all parties to “co-operate to
ensure that the pleadings are brought into proper order and that the
issues before the High Court are determined as expeditiously as
possible,” but considering the complexity of the case, that won’t be
anytime soon.

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