Dotcom can sue NZ intelligence service for spying on himMarch 7, 2013 - 10:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A court in New Zealand has ruled that Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom can sue the country's foreign intelligence service for illegally spying on him, BBC News reported. The court rejected a challenge to an earlier ruling allowing him to sue the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) over his treatment. The GCSB worked with U.S. officials to investigate Dotcom over allegations of online piracy and money laundering. Dotcom, who denied the charges, is fighting extradition to the U.S. U.S. officials allege that pirated movies and other content shared through his Megaupload site cost copyright holders more than $500m in lost earnings, making it one of the biggest cases of its kind. He faces a jail sentence of up to 20 years if convicted in the US. Dotcom's home and the offices of Megaupload were raided in January 2012 as part of the FBI investigation. The GCSB was asked to spy on Dotcom by police prior to the raid. The agency is only allowed to spy on those with no right to reside in New Zealand. The case prompted an apology from Prime Minister John Key to Dotcom - a German national with New Zealand residency - last year. The New Zealand attorney general had asked the appeals court to exclude the GCSB from Mr Dotcom's lawsuit seeking compensation, after the high court ruled last year that the agency could be held liable for illegally spying, but the court rejected the bid. The appeals court also said Dotcom could access some GCBS evidence related to his case. "This will strengthen our case in so far as GCSB remains a party to the proceedings," William Akel, a lawyer for Dotcom, said. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | IDBank, Dalma team up for Caucasian Deer Reintroduction Program IDBank has joined Dalma Garden Mall’s Green Challenge to support the Caucasian red deer reintroduction project. Through Ucom’s support the 12th Sunchild Festival concludes On May 24-28, with the support of Ucom, the 12th international environmental festival Sunchild took place in Yerevan. U.S., Turkey emphasize importance of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal Jake Sullivan and Akif Cagatay Kilic have discussed the normalization process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Armenia coach expects good football in Slovenia friendly The Armenian national team has left for Ljubljana a friendly match against Slovenia on June 4. |