Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom (read our in-depth profile ) was denied bail on Thursday by a New Zealand court. Dotcom insisted that he had no desire to flee the country and merely wanted to be with his pregnant wife and their three young children. But US attorneys argued the Dotcom posed a severe flight risk, and the court rejected Dotcom’s bail request. In court testimony, Dotcom described the dramatic raid on his home by law enforcement. Dotcom told the court that he didn’t know the people invading his home were police officers, so he fled to a secure “panic room.” Once he realized they were police officers, he decided to stay where he was rather than risk surprising officers and getting shot. Read the comments on this post

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"I was punched in the face": Kim Dotcom says police used excessive force in raid