British Hacker Faces US extradition

Gary McKinnon, the Brit who carried out the ‘biggest military computer hack of all time’, has lost the High Court battle against his extradition in the United States where he is accused for gaining access to 97 US military and NASA computers in 2001 and 2002.

Lord Justice Maurice Kay and Mr Justice Goldring dismissed McKinnon’s legal challenge on Tuesday, adding that they can’t find any legal grounds for the appeal.

McKinnon’s lawyers claimed on Tuesday that their client has been subjected to ‘improper threats’ and the Home Secretary John Reid’s decision to extradite him would break his human rights. Lawyer Ben Cooper announced that they plan to address to the House of Courts, the highest court in the land.
Cooper claims his client was threatened by the US authorities and he mentioned a New Jersey prosecutor who said that McKinnon ‘would fry’.
Moreover, Cooper suggested that McKinnon has a poor health condition, which became worse during the recent court hearings and he is still receiving medical treatment.

Gary McKinnon, aged 41, lives in North London and he is wanted in the United States under the accusation of accessing 97 US military and NASA computers in 2001 and 2002.