Bet you this is standard

The Herald reports:

Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith authorised “every constable” in New Zealand to take Kim Dotcom into custody and detain him until he could be handed over to American officials, as part of ongoing efforts to deport him.

However, police have confirmed they won’t be “implementing surrender at this point” because Dotcom has since started judicial review proceedings.

The media are reporting this breathlessly as if this is something unusual, only done for Kim Dotcom.

I’m guessing, but I suspect the order is identical to every other extradition order. It is a standard part of extradition.

Thinking about it, it would be weird if an order didn’t authorise every constable. Would you expect the Minister to hand pick Constable Jones and Sergeant Brown?

So basically it is a non-story.

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