http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2225136/mckinnon-supporters-cause-home By David Neal vnunet.com 02 Sep 2008 Lawyers for Gary McKinnon, the hacker who broke into Nasa computers, have appealed to the Home Secretary in a bid to stop him being jailed in the US. McKinnon and his lawyers are concerned that if he is extradited to the US he could face up to 70 years in jail and millions of pounds in fines and are appealing to the UK government on his behalf. The appeal follows last week's decision from the European Court of Human Rights not to support McKinnon's claims. Despite the ruling, lawyer Karen Todner has told the Home Office that removing McKinnon from the UK would be a breach of his human rights. The Home Office is said to be considering the claim. [...] __________________________________________________ Register now for HITBSecConf2008 - Malaysia! With a new triple-track conference featuring 4 keynote speakers and over 35 international experts, this is the largest network security event in Asia and the Middle East! http://conference.hackinthebox.org/hitbsecconf2008kl/Received on Tue Sep 02 2008 - 23:05:49 PDT
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