The Gary McKinnon extradition story: in photos

THE story of Gary McKinnon’s extradition to the USA is one of a man with a passion falling foul of the law. He hacked into scores of US State department computers. The man who has Asperger’s Syndrome was looking for evidence of alien life. The Americans wanted to interrogate the computer expert on their soil. The British dithered and then saved him. Others might want to admire his skills:

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Janis Sharp, mother of Gary McKinnon, shakes hands with Former Labour minister Michael Meacher after he met the Home Secretary Alan Johnson and urged him not to extradite the computer hacker to the US.

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Posted: 16th, October 2012 | In: Reviews, Technology Comment | TrackBack | Permalink