22 Jan 2018

Kim Dotcom sues New Zealand government over arrest

From Morning Report, 8:28 am on 22 January 2018

Kim Dotcom has filed papers seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages from the government over an erroneous arrest warrant. The papers accuse the government of pursuing an erroneous arrest warrant with malice, and without proper legal disclosure. Mr Dotcom is claiming damages for lost profits and business opportunities, legal costs and loss of reputation. His lawyer, Ira Rothken tells Guyon Espiner the claim is about holding people responsible for mistakes made.