Hacker Gary McKinnon to be extradited to US

Courtesy guardian.co.uk Technology  Thu, 11/26/2009 - 13:50

• Alan Johnson quashes last-ditch attempt to halt extradition
• Family fear hacker with Asperger's is at serious risk of suicide

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 his lawyers that extradition would...


 

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