Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom claims authorities are trying to lock him up again after he spent $10 million on his defence, ran out of money and got dumped by his legal team.
Video: It's official. I'm broke. Here's a Q&A I did yesterday. https://t.co/C72ooFPD65
— Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) November 25, 2014
Dotcom is due to appear in court again today as part of his long-running court battle to fight extradition to the United States on copyright charges, and is under strict bail conditions.
He has been tight-lipped about why his high-profile legal team had recently decided to drop his case but via a video link he has told a digital media conference in London it was because he ran out of money.
Dotcom told the Unbound Digital conference he had spent $10 million on the legal battle.
“They have certainly managed to drain my resources and dehydrate me and without lawyers, I'm defenceless, so they use that opportunity to try to get my bail revoked,” he said.
A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said Dotcom had not applied for legal aid.
