Try Gary McKinnon in UK: Lord Carlisle
p2pnet news view Freedom | P2P:- The US wants its pound of flesh.
Gary McKinnon’s flesh.
KcKinnon is the hapless British hacker who found his way into American military systems during his search for hidden data on UFOs.
Under the George W. Bush regime, he could’ve been classed as an ‘enemy combatant’ and interned at Guantánamo Bay.
KcKinnon, “allegedly broke into 97 US military computers from his bedroom in Wood Green, North London” and thus faced at least 10 years in prison, “although some estimates put it much higher,” said the Times Online.
But Lord Carlile (right), wants the UK home secretary to have McKinnon prosecuted in Britain, “rather than face extradition and a jail term in the US,” says The Guardian, going on:
“In a letter to Jacqui Smith, Lord Carlile, QC, writing in a personal capacity, states that ‘there is no doubt that Mr McKinnon could be prosecuted in this country given that the acts of hacking occurred within our jurisdiction’.”
He suggests McKinnon’s condition, “makes a very strong case for any prosecution to take place in the UK,” noting:
“Of especial importance is the opinion of Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, who describes the unusual and florid symptoms which place Mr McKinnon clearly within the category of Autism Spectrum Disorder, with potential injury to his health of a high order were he to be transferred to the US legal system.”
He also suggests the argument that such a transfer to the US jail system could infringe European human rights laws, is “plain and strong,” says the story, quoting him as stating:
“I would hope that the US authorities would be prepared to accept that the English legal system is capable of dealing with the case in full.”
hapless British hacker – Court to review Gary McKinnon extradition, January 29, 2009
Times Online -Gary McKinnon, British computer hacker, loses appeal over US extradition, July 30, 2008
The Guardian – Terror law watchdog Lord Carlile joins clamour for accused hacker to be tried in UK instead of US, February 23, 2009
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February 24th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
and would you like ot know how bad security was there was a HUGE hole at the pentagon …that people had a nice look around in for years, until one noob tried it without the proper tools , and they HIRE that idiot haha.
Not to mention that was hte way they would do stuff until they realized if your getting caught you aint doing it right…HAHA
February 26th, 2009 at 1:46 am
Tell the USA government to do one, and get better security for their network.