MegaUpload Head Describes Police Raid
The embattled tech entrepreneur says he was punched and kicked after surrendering
Mr Dotcom demonstrated from the witness box how his hands were extended to the sides of his body, in surrender, when police entered the red room.
After police entered, Mr Dotcom said he received a punch to the face, was kicked to the floor and a police officer stood on his hand before both hands were secured behind his back.
"I was screaming and I was in pain," he said.
Hide Comments (0)
Editor's Note: As of February 29, 2024, commenting privileges on reason.com posts are limited to Reason Plus subscribers. Past commenters are grandfathered in for a temporary period. Subscribe here to preserve your ability to comment. Your Reason Plus subscription also gives you an ad-free version of reason.com, along with full access to the digital edition and archives of Reason magazine. We request that comments be civil and on-topic. We do not moderate or assume any responsibility for comments, which are owned by the readers who post them. Comments do not represent the views of reason.com or Reason Foundation. We reserve the right to delete any comment and ban commenters for any reason at any time. Comments may only be edited within 5 minutes of posting. Report abuses.
Please
to post commentsMute this user?
Ban this user?
Un-ban this user?
Nuke this user?
Un-nuke this user?
Flag this comment?
Un-flag this comment?