He also carries a maximum of 20 years in jail.
Its a political case.
His legal team described the outcome as extremely disappointing.
Ultimately, he found Dotcom and his co-accused were still eligible to surrender.
Im no longer getting extradited for Copyright.
We won on that, Dotcom tweeted after the ruling.
Im now getting extradited for a law that doesnt even apply.
Dotcoms lawyer Ron Mansfield said the decision meant the case was no longer the largest criminal copyright case.
As we have said all along, there is no such offence under our Copyright Act.
He said the final hurdle to overturning extradition will be determined by the Court of Appeal.
source: www.techworm.net