"Rather than applying for an interim restraining order, the Police Commissioner applied for a foreign restraining order instead, one which did not give Dotcom a

"Rather than applying for an interim restraining order, the Police Commissioner applied for a foreign restraining order instead, one which did not give Dotcom a chance to mount a defense." This makes a case for the mistake being deliberate, since it may have given the police the element of surprise or let them move quicker on the seizures.