Overview

• The High Court upheld Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith’s August 2024 decision to order Dotcom’s surrender to the U.S. on copyright, racketeering and money-laundering charges.
• Justice Christine Grice rejected claims of political motivation and disproportionate U.S. treatment, and found police acted properly in charging two former partners domestically.
• The court noted Dotcom’s significant health issues, including a reported 2024 stroke, but ruled they do not bar extradition.
• Dotcom remains on bail, and his lawyers can seek to appeal to the Court of Appeal by 8 October, with no surrender timetable disclosed.
• Two former colleagues, Mathias Ortmann and Bram van der Kolk, pleaded guilty in New Zealand in 2023, leading U.S. authorities to drop extradition efforts against them.