Megaupload Co-Founder Allowed Bail 132
New submitter masterfpt writes "TorrentFreak is running the following article: 'The co-founder of Megaupload has been freed on bail by a judge in New Zealand. Mathias Ortmann will be the subject of strict conditions including no Internet access. The U.S. will now rely on a United Nations treaty to extradite the Mega team. Separately, it was revealed that the FBI remotely monitored last month's raids and congratulated New Zealand police on their work.'"
Re:Am I missing something? (Score:5, Informative)
Overview of the Legal Attaché Program [fbi.gov] The FBI’s legal attaché program was developed to pursue international aspects of the FBI’s investigative mandates through established liaison with principal law enforcement and security services in foreign countries and to provide a prompt and continuous exchange of information with these partners. The FBI currently has 60 fully operational legat offices and 15 sub-offices, with more than 250 agents and support personnel stationed around the world. The growth of transnational crime caused by the explosion in computer and telecommunications technology, the liberalization of immigration policies, and the increased ease of international travel has made it necessary for the U.S. to cooperate with countries around the world concerning security issues. The FBI’s role in international investigations has expanded due to the authority granted by the Congressional application of extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Also note:
FAQ [fbi.gov] What authority do FBI special agents have to make arrests in the United States, its territories, or on foreign soil?
In the U.S. and its territories, FBI special agents may make arrests for any federal offense committed in their presence or when they have reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed, or is committing, a felony violation of U.S. laws. On foreign soil, FBI special agents generally do not have authority to make arrests except in certain cases where, with the consent of the host country, Congress has granted the FBI extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Re:Am I missing something? (Score:5, Informative)
Am I missing something?
Yes, yes you are, and so are all the people who modded up up.
Read the other replies.
Look up the definition of "extradition", "cooperation", and "treaty".
Find where it states the FBI operated on foreign soil.
Re:Who's a good police force? You are! Yes you are (Score:5, Informative)
Media reports that there were shotguns in the house, two were sawn-off shotguns, and Kim locked himself in his safe room with one of the sawn-off shotguns. Kim didn't have a gun license, so owning these guns was illegal in NZ. Guns were to protect my family, says Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom
He had gun safes, shotgun in panic room was in gun safe and had 1 rubber bullet, and Kim was nowhere near the safe when arrested.
Since noone has bothered to give Kim DotCom a chance to say anything or defend himself, one NZ reporter tried to present things from different (one that doesn't burn witches) angle. You should watch the videos, at least for amusement factor.
Links are listed in the order reports were broadcast:
http://www.3news.co.nz/Campbell-Live-enters-Kim-Dotcoms-Coatesville-mansion/tabid/817/articleID/242116/Default.aspx [3news.co.nz]
http://www.3news.co.nz/Police-defend-actions-during-Dotcom-raid/tabid/423/articleID/242115/Default.aspx [3news.co.nz]
http://www.3news.co.nz/Dotcom-charges-fraction-of-world-awash-with-copyright-breaches/tabid/817/articleID/242208/Default.aspx [3news.co.nz]
http://www.3news.co.nz/Kim-Dotcoms-mansion-seized/tabid/423/articleID/242276/Default.aspx [3news.co.nz]
There might be more reports, I might have not seen them all.