James Slack and Michael Seamark report: Stopping the extradition of Gary McKinnon to the U.S. may not be within the Government’s power, Nick Clegg suggested yesterday. The comment – his first intervention in the case since becoming Deputy Prime Minister – surprised supporters of the 44-year-old computer hacker because it was completely at odds with…
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Gary McKinnon’s appeal gets new hope with new government
Gary McKinnon’s mother and supporters in the U.K. are hopeful that the new Lib-Con coalition government will reverse the decision of the previous government and block extraditing McKinnon to the U.S.. The U.S. wants McKinnon to stand trial here for hacking charges that date back to 2001 and 2002. Both candidates had said that they…
UK: Judge says extraditing Gary McKinnon may be unlawful
Afua Hirsch reports: The home secretary may have acted unlawfully by pursuing the extradition of the computer hacker Gary McKinnon, a high court judge said yesterday. Extraditing McKinnon, an Asperger’s sufferer who is facing a lengthy prison sentence in the US for breaching US military and Nasa computers, raises “stark and simple issues”, Mr Justice…
Computer hacker Gary McKinnon to be extradited to US
Afua Hirsch reports: Computer hacker Gary McKinnon is at serious risk of suicide, relatives said today, after the home secretary rejected a last-ditch attempt to prevent his extradition to the US. In a letter today Alan Johnson ordered McKinnon’s removal to the US on charges of breaching US military and Nasa computers, despite claims by…