The New Zealand court partially unlocked the accounts of the founder of Megaupload.com and returned to him the pink "Cadillac"

The New Zealand court allowed the scandalously known owner of the Magaupload.com file -sharing Kim Dotkom, waiting for a decision to issue him in the United States, partial access to his bank accounts and arrested property, RIA Novosti reports. The boner was arrested on January 20 in the suburbs of the New Zealand capital of Auckland, and on February 22 the court released him on bail.

Now, according to the New Zealand media, according to the decision of Judy Porter, the bonnom can withdraw up to 60 thousand New Zealand dollars (about 49 thousand US dollars) per month for their own accommodation in New Zealand, waiting for a decision on extradition to the States. In addition, the judge returned to him some other attributes of a luxurious life , in particular, the pink "Cadillac" and the exclusive "Rolls-Royce".

At the same time, according to the newspaper, the creator of Megaupload.com asked him to allow him to remove up to 220 thousand New Zealand dollars to cover his own expenses, including to pay for the services of a butler, a nanny of three children, as well as taxes on cars.

The Megaupload.com service, registered in Hong Kong, until recently was one of the world's largest resources that allowed users to exchange large files. The site generated, according to its own data, about 4% of the total Internet traffic in the world. Its creator is a 39-year-old programmer and entrepreneur Kim Dotk, aka Kim Schmitz, aka Kim Tim Jim Westor, has citizenships of Finland and Germany, as well as residence permit in Hong Kong and New Zealand.

The Virginia Prosecutor's Office issued a order to close the website Megaupload.com and the arrest of seven owners and employees on January 19 this year. He was charged with massive copyright violations and the organization of illegal exchange of music, films and other content.

The next day, the new Zealand police stormed the luxurious estate north of the Auckland, in which Kim lived. Later, on February 16, the prosecutor's office brought Dotkom a few more accusations, including fraud on the Internet.

The bail was released on February 22, after he spent more than a month under custody. Hearing on his extradition in the United States is scheduled for August 20. Until this period, a bail must live on a bail with a bail in his house in Auckland and get out of it only with the permission of the New Zealand authorities. The entrepreneur is also prohibited from using the Internet.

The US authorities seek the issuance of all those involved in the case about Megaupload.com on the grounds that the site used servers located in the United States. According to the prosecution, the copyright holders of films, music and other intellectual property as a result of the site lost more than $ 500 million, and the income of its owners from advertising and the sale of premium accounts exceeded $ 175 million.