By Laura Frykberg
Lawyers for Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom were back in the Auckland High Court today questioning the testimony of a top police officer
And the questions continued in the capital where the Government was grilled for a second day about the GCSB’s illegal spying on the internet mogul.
“The courts in New Zealand, they are dealing with lies cover ups and fake stories on a daily basis and they will see straight through this,” says Dotcom.
He's referring to the latest twist - the secret and illegal surveillance by the Government Communications Security Bureau, which the officer in charge of the raid previously denied.
“There are some very grave and significant implications arising from the inconsistency,” says Dotcom’s lawyer Paul Davison QC.
The GCSB inspector has since filed papers saying his evidence was mistaken, but there's been no explanation as to how the Government's spies missed the fact Dotcom was a New Zealand resident, and therefore off-limits.
“GCSB is supposed to be in the intelligence sharing business you think they might be able to figure it out,” says Greens co-leader Russel Norman.
This latest revelation has only served to slow down proceedings even further - and even the judge is becoming impatient.
An independent person will now be appointed to examine all the evidence and decide what should be handed over to Dotcom’s lawyers.
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