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Home sec puts McKinnon extradition on hold
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:44:55 -0500 (CDT)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/18/mckinnon_delay/ By Team Register The Register 18th October 2009 The Home Office has agreed to a delay in extradition proceedings for Pentagon hacker Gary McKinnon while Home Secretary Alan Johnson and government lawyers reconsider evidence in the case. Washington has been demanding McKinnon go on trial in the US for breaking into Pentagon computer systems back in 2002. He has never denied tapping into US military systems, saying he was looking for evidence of UFOs. McKinnon, 42, was refused leave to appeal to the UK's newly minted supreme court earlier this month, with judges ruling his extradition was lawful and proportionate. At that time he had 14 days to make any further representations to the European Court of Human Rights, though his options were extremely limited. [...] ________________________________________ Did a friend send you this? From now on, be the first to find out! Subscribe to InfoSec News http://www.infosecnews.org
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