News Story Gary McKinnon wins extradition reprieve for psych rev...

Courtesy DaniWeb IT Discussion Community (Featured Entries)  Mon, 10/19/2009 - 05:01

Just when it looked like every avenue to prevent the extradition of self-confessed NASA Hacker Gary McKinnon had been exhausted, especially when just last week a couple of High Court judges denied him leave to appeal his case to the highest court in the UK, it looks like the hacking cause célèbre has got a reprieve.

In an unexpected twist, Home Secretary Alan Johnson has delayed the extradition proceedings while he considers the medical evidence.

Diagnosed with Asperger's...


 

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