James Slack and Michael Seamark report: The Home Secretary has halted Gary McKinnon’s extradition to consider new medical evidence about the computer hacker’s mental state. The Asperger’s victim had been told he could be sent to the U.S. – where he faces 60 years in jail for hacking into military computers – by the end…
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McKinnon refused extradition appeal
Computer hacker Gary McKinnon has been refused permission to appeal to the UK Supreme Court against his extradition to the US. The High Court ruled the case was not of “general public importance” to go to the UK’s highest court. Glasgow-born Mr McKinnon, 43, of Wood Green, London, is accused of breaking into the US’s…
Gary McKinnon to learn if he can appeal extradition
Hacker Gary McKinnon is set to hear whether he will be allowed to appeal to the Supreme Court against his extradition to the US. Mr McKinnon is accused of hacking Pentagon and Nasa (sic) computer networks and has been identified by the US as a serious offender. His mother Janis Sharp has accused the Government…
British hacker’s supporters battle extradition to U.S.
Karla Adam of The Washington Post reports that Gary McKinnon’s supporters have not given up on fighting his extradition to the U.S. over hacking charges. Now they are trying to appeal the decision to the new Supreme Court which opens on Oct.1. According to the story, if that strategy failes, they will appeal to the…