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Extradition
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Homepaddock
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John Banks
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Kim Dotcom
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Mark Mitchell
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Threats
Here's a story that you might find if you dig around the news websites, but you won't see on TV; Stuff reports:
Kim Dotcom vowed to "destroy" John Banks and Prime Minister John Key, MP Mark Mitchell has told the High Court in Auckland.
Mitchell, the National MP for Rodney, today gave evidence for the defence at ACT MP Banks' trial for filing a false electoral return.
Mitchell said he had met Dotcom at a barbecue in his electorate where the internet entrepreneur was "agitated" about the case to extradite Dotcom to the US on criminal copyright charges.
He said Dotcom told him: "I'm going to destroy John Key, I'm going to take down John Banks, I'm going to take down the Government."
Mitchell's other evidence was suppressed.
We blogged about a speech Mark Mitchell gave in Parliament recently. If you want the detail of what Mr Mitchell alleged, the full Hansard transcript of his speech is on that post.
Mark Mitchell's evidence yesterday certainly suggests that Kim Dotcom had an ulterior motive in the evidence he and his estranged wife gave against John Banks last week. Mr Banks' wife Amanda gave evidence yesterday which contradicted that of the Dotcoms.
Over at Homepaddock, Ele comments on this issue:
Dotcom ought to be very grateful he’s in New Zealand which shows a great deal more respect for the law and democracy than he appears to.
In many other countries that sort of tirade against a Prime Minister and MP would result in a charge of treason and in some they wouldn’t bother with such niceties as a fair trial before reaching a verdict.
We couldn't agree more. The sooner that Dotcom's extradition case is heard and a decision made, the better for New Zealand
