Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has jumped to the defence of Megaupload billionaire Kim Dotcom and says the controversial businessman is lucky to be living in New Zealand.
Mr Wozniak says the US government has shown “how poorly thought out” its attempt to extradite Dotcom is because it needed to “dream up” charges against him.
“Prosecutors are attempting to take advantage of loopholes. Too bad for the US government that Dotcom lives in New Zealand, which is much better on human rights,” Mr Wozniak said in an interview with news website CNET.
Little was known about his thoughts about Dotcom when the Megaupload founder last week posted a photo of the pair meeting in New Zealand.
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Dotcom is fighting an attempt by the US to extradite him on allegations of piracy using his file-sharing website.
Megaupload was shutdown in January and some of Dotcom’s property was seized when his house was raided.
Mr Wozniak has spoken in support of Dotcom and given a scathing assessment of the US investigation.
“When crimes occur through the mail you don’t shut the post office down,” he said in an email interview with CNET.
via Apple co-founder defends Kim Dotcom – National – NZ Herald News.