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Kim Dotcom has petitioned the US Supreme Court in the hope of regaining control over millions of dollars in assets that were seized by the US Government. Dotcom's legal team is challenging the finding that as a fugitive, Megaupload's founder has no standing to reclaim his seized property.
[...] However, Dotcom is determined to regain access to his property and has now taken the case to the US Supreme Court. Together with the other defendants, he filed a petition to the Supreme Court to overturn the "fugitive disentitlement" ruling and the forfeiture of his assets.
The crux of the case is whether or not the District Court's order to forfeit an estimated $67 million in assets was right. The defense argues that Dotcom and the other Megaupload defendants were wrongfully labeled as fugitives by the Department of Justice.
Dotcom's legal team warns that, if the current verdict stands, the US Government can seize the assets of foreign nationals based on unproven claims.
Source: https://torrentfreak.com/kim-dotcom-takes-fight-over-seized-millions-to-us-supreme-court-170410/
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 13 2017, @09:08PM (2 children)
Not only does it go against the spirit of natural law, but is blatantly unconstitutional to boot. The Fifth Amendment states clearly that no person may be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law to make such a thing legal. Lawyers who could twist a plain statement like that into permitting precisely what it prohibits are the most unscrupulous of the lot. And it shouldn’t matter that Mr. Dotcom is no citizen of the United States. The Fifth Amendment says person, not citizen.
(Score: 2) by PinkyGigglebrain on Thursday April 13 2017, @10:44PM
The 14th amendment to the US Constitution guarantees to every person, aliens included, “equal protection under the law.”
"Beware those who would deny you Knowledge, For in their hearts they dream themselves your Master."
(Score: 2) by kaszz on Friday April 14 2017, @02:49AM
United States only apply laws to plebs. Important people can use the world as their playground. Except for Russia and China. But they will soon be enlighten. ;)