Pentagon hacker wins right to challenge extradition
Hacker: Lawyers for Gary McKinnon won the right to a judicial review after claiming that his health would suffer were he extradited
Martin Bentham @martinbentham13 April 2012
A computer expert today won permission to launch a fresh High Court challenge over moves to extradite him to the US on charges of hacking into Pentagon networks.
Lawyers for Gary McKinnon, 42, of Wood Green, won the right to a judicial review after claiming that his health would suffer and he would be at real risk of suicide.
The ruling means that the extradition, which has been approved by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, will now be put on hold until senior judges have decided whether to reassess the case. Mr McKinnon, who has Asperger's syndrome, says that he was searching for documents on UFOs. He has admitted the hacking but denies malicious intent.
