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Hacker McKinnon To Be Extradited To US

Posted by timothy on from the also-a-headache-sufferer dept.

Vainglorious Coward writes "When UK hacker and Asperger's sufferer Gray McKinnon lost the judicial review of his case it seemed likely that he would be extradited to the US to face charges of hacking almost a hundred systems causing $700,000 worth of damage. Today the UK home secretary rejected his last-ditch attempt to avoid extradition adding that 'his extradition to the United States must proceed forthwith.' McKinnon's relatives are expressing concerns for his health, with his lawyer going so far as to claim that extradition would make the 43-year-old's death 'virtually certain.'"

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  1. Fuck Muahamad by Nicolas+MONNET · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I guess I should be extradited to Saudi Arabia since that message can be read from there.

  2. The UK needs to grow a pair by Holammer · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    A real country with hair on it's chest wouldn't extradite any of it's citizens for something like this. Put him to trial yourself instead of giving the Americans a political blowjob. Tony Blair isn't in office any longer, you can stop kissing USofA's ass now.