Internet27.11.2009
Hacker must face the music
Home Secretary Alan Johnson said Thursday he will not intervene in the case of Gary McKinnon. U.S. prosecutors say McKinnon hacked into computers shortly after the Sept. 11 attacks.
McKinnon claims he was searching for evidence of alien life. His lawyers say he has a form of autism and is at risk of suicide if extradited.
Johnson said U.S. authorities had assured him that they would meet McKinnon’s health needs.
Britain’s High Court ruled last month that McKinnon should be extradited but his lawyers had hoped that the government would intervene. McKinnon can now still appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.
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