New Zealand Agrees to Extradite Kim Dotcom to United States
Published on August 15, 2024
New Zealand’s justice minister has agreed to extradite Kim Dotcom, who is facing criminal charges relating to the file-sharing website Megaupload, to the United States. German-born Dotcom, whose real name is Kim Schmitz, has been fighting extradition from New Zealand since 2012 in connection with Megaupload, which began operating in 2005 but is now defunct. He posted a copy of an article announcing the extradition agreement on X, formerly known as Twitter, and wrote: “Oops. Don’t worry I have a plan.” He later wrote, “I love New Zealand. I’m not leaving.” Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith has now signed an extradition order for Dotcom....