GCSB Bill public submissions - Key, Banks and Ryall reveal their true colours:

This is a fascinating insight into our political leaders, and the way they interact with their constituents - Key and his ministers display a contempt and arrogance which is unmistakable, as ever more evidence of the government spying on ordinary New Zealanders is revealed.

The government is currently hearing' oral submissions in support of the written submissions received regarding the proposed amendments to legalise the illegal actions of the government. after they were caught out breaking the law spectacularly.

Auckland activist Penny Bright travelled from Auckland to speak in support of her written submission regarding the Government Communications Security Bureau Amendment Bill, this short video clip shows that Key and Banks had no intention of listening to Ms Bright, and can barely disguise his arrogance, mockery and contempt at being forced to listen to the people he serves - a fascinating insight into how the government of the people REALLY works. 

Note at the beginning how Key attempts to close the meeting with undue haste in order to prevent Ms Bright from being heard, after she popped out for a no doubt much needed breath of fresh air, luckily she beat Key to the door, after fellow political commentator Maria Van Der Meel saved the day.  Our politicians reveal their true colours:




Other submissions have been made by TechLiberty, The NZ Law Society, and many others.

Illegal and unwarranted spying on citizens for political purposes is now widespread, and this matter is of great concern to a growing number of New Zealanders.

Instead of being held accountable for the widespread illegal spying on the citizens who elect our representatives, Key's National government is now trying to change the law, and make their illegal actions legal - this is NOT democracy, and as the video above clearly demonstrates, Key had no intention of listening to submitters, and apparently lacks basic good manners and other vital qualities of a Prime Minister.  The video speaks for itself, and is a testament to the value of diligent independent journalists, such as the one who filmed this clip yesterday afternoon. 

Kim Dotcom is due to appearing today.  The link to Mr Dotcom's full address is at this link.

This particular link here shows how Russel Norman and David Shearer asked for extra time to question Mr Dotcom - given that he was the whole reason we were there, however Key demonstrated his usual arrogance and contempt for the democratic process, Mr Dotcom says he was sent an email saying he and Mr Van Der Kolk would be given twenty five minutes instead of the fifteen minutes John Dot Con suddenly decided to impose (that's me in the background in the green jacket filming).  Journalist Gordon Campbell summarises at this link.  Thomas Beagle also rated a mention on The Civilian.
Among the submitters heard on Friday were representatives from OASIS.

John Banks prosecution referred to the Solicitor General - decision of Judge Mill:

The private prosecution of John Banks is proceeding through the Court, and has just been referred to the Solicitor General.  On 7 November 2012, and again on 16 April 2013,  Judge I G Mill found that there was sufficient evidence of a prima facie case against the defendant.

The Police investigation into allegations of electoral fraud arising from the debacle commonly known as the Kim Dotcom Disaster found that the defendant had transmitted an election return false in a material particular (the subject donations were not anonymous, and Banks knew they were not) and had sufficient evidence to charge him summarily under Section 134(2) of the Local Electoral Act. However they were statutorily barred from doing so under the provisions of the Summary Proceedings Act that required an Information to be filed within six months of the alleged offence.

The Police made sure that their 'investigation' found that there was insufficient evidence that the defendant knew that the donations were not anonymous, and then claimed that they were unable to charge him under Section 134(1) of the  Act, as well as delaying the investigation beyond the statutory period according to Section 134(2). For these reasons no public prosecution was commenced by the Police, and it was left to Wellington businessman Graham McCready to instigate a private prosecution instead - this is the state of democracy in New Zealand - very sad indeed.

Judge Mill has now referred the matter to the Solicitor General to prosecute.

The District Court Memorandum served on the Solicitor General on 29 April 2013 is attached, with the decision of Judge Mill:

Kim Dotcom v Sir Botox Banks

NZ's Got Talent - more musical ingenuity from Kim Dotcom:

Worth thinking about the fact that NZ police have been busying themselves with spending millions of dollars of taxpayers' money arresting Kim Dotcom for some nebulous crime not even against our laws apparently, and millions of dollars on the Urewera spying operation and trial fiasco, millions of dollars of our money flying around in helicopters looking for cannabis plants and hundreds of thousands on a corrupt campaign of harassment and false litigation against me (and goodness knows how many others), while deliberately and wilfully ignoring hundreds of child abuse allegations, serious violence, fraud, and other major crime.

The Clown Law Office knew that the Court Orders they were about to use to seize all Kim Dotcom's assets were unlawful on the morning of the raid, and decided to go ahead with it anyway.

Solicitor General David Collins and his deputy Cameron Mander also knew the Order was unlawful, and went along with the decision to proceed using the unlawful Orders, after Collins was told the mistake "didn't alter the lawful nature of the Orders". The advice was wrong, Justice Judith Potter ruled the restraining order "null and void" and having "no legal effect".

The effect of the unlawful order was that Dotcom was prevented from defending the unlawfully laid charges of heading an international conspiracy of internet piracy (copyright infringement) in Court.

Newly obtained documents from the court file show Crown prosecutor Anne Toohey realised on the day of the raid that they were meant to give notice.

Crown Law criminal team leader Madeleine Laracy, in an affidavit to the court, said: "This issue had been overlooked prior to that point."

She said she talked about the realisation with Dr Collins and his deputy, Cameron Mander, and the decision was made to forge ahead with the seizure.

Ms Laracy said it was decided Crown Law would tell Dotcom's lawyers the restraining notice was only temporary until there was a court hearing.

She said US authorities then sent a second request to the Crown Law Office to have more of Dotcom's belongings seized.

Ms Toohey was on the verge of having a fresh hearing over the new restraining order, at which time the error over the original order would have been raised.

Ms Laracy said Mr Mander realised the error was more serious and ordered the court be alerted.

Ten days after the raid, the court was told and a court process was allowed to give Dotcom the chance to object.

Justice Potter said Dotcom could sue over Crown Law's mistake. Dotcom has been given $20,000 a month to live on.

Meanwhile, Hollywood studios sought to enter into commercial deals with the Kim Dotcom's Megaupload site, evidence due to be used in his defence reveals. The defence team has emails from executives at Disney, Fox, Turner Broadcasting and Warner Brothers - among those who complained loudest about copyright infringements - seeking commercial agreements with Megaupload.

They include offers to share content and to join advertising deals, and show studios attempting to strike deals.

A Warner Bros staff member sought an automated upload service, with an email asking: "We would like to upload our content all at once instead of one video at a time."

The company's former digital marketing co-ordinator Shelina Sayani offered "opportunities to syndicate our exciting entertainment content".

For now, however, Dotcom is mainly concerned with taking the criminal indictment apart. He is confident that he and his legal team will succeed in this and promises fireworks when the complete motion is published.

“The MPAA / White House corruption has weakened US technology leadership. Internet businesses, hosting, cloud, payment processors, ad networks, etc. are going to avoid the US,” Dotcom told TorrentFreak.

“There is an opportunity for liberal countries to welcome those businesses with better laws,” he predicts. “The loss of IT business & jobs in the US will substantially outweigh the inflated losses claimed by the MPAA & their billionaire club.” That's funny, I thought New Zealand was supposed to be welcoming exactly these very kinds of business opportunities, not illegally raiding and arresting the CEO. We have ex Justice Ministers and all sorts in Court regularly regarding all the failed finance companies in this country, but the NZ police are wasting tax payer's money on what appears to be a corrupt campaign of legal harassment on the instructions of the FBI and Warner Brothers. It wasn't that long ago that John Key changed the law of NZ to accommodate Warner Brothers . . . what a funny coincidence . . . looks like we need some Transparency into these matters!

“We did nothing wrong. Watch out for our first motion in response to the MPAA-sponsored Department of Justice indictment. It will be enlightening and maybe entertaining,” Dotcom concludes.

220 people lost their jobs when Megaupload was shut down.

A failed case by the US would leave the taxpayer exposed. Police commissioner Peter Marshall last week gave the High Court formal notice it would be the focus of any liability case by Dotcom if he were to sue.

And because of the incompetence of the NZ authorities, the US Judge overseeing the matter has said: "I frankly don't know that we are ever gong to have a trial in this matter." If that happens the NZ taxpayer will most certainly be held liable by the incompetence of our police and the Clown Law Office, and all involved in this sad affair. Now we know why Bradley Ambrose's recording of John Banks and John Key was of such interest to some people, (Banks's affair with Dotcom was no secret on the Auckland social scene by all accounts,) - and how much taxpayer's money was wasted by the police on that matter - 'investigating' a false complaint and a waste of police time by John Key? The Attorney General has now dropped all plans to pursue Ambrose for costs.