Tag Archives: gary mckinnon

May
21

New government gives Gary McKinnon new hope

The Tories and Lib Dem coalition hasn’t long settled in at number 10, but already the new government has brought fresh hope to a long-running legal case. You’re unlikely to have.. more
Jan
14

McKinnon extradition may be unlawful

The latest instalment in the seemingly never-ending Gary McKinnon saga is that a High Court judge has said the Home Secretary could arguably have acted unlawfully in allowing his extradition. McKinnon.. more
Dec
03

Gary McKinnon gets an extra week for judicial review

The ongoing story of Gary McKinnon’s extradition to the US has taken another turn. You’re unlikely to have missed this story and its multiple developments over the last few months, but.. more
Nov
26

Gary McKinnon to be extradited

The “will he or won’t he” legal battle has been ongoing for some time, but it now seems NASA hacker Gary McKinnon is going to be extradited to the US. Despite pleas from a number of groups, including a government committee, the Home Secretary Alan.. more
Nov
16

MPs get involved in Mckinnon case

They may have left it right to the very last minute, but a Home Affairs Select Committee of MPs is calling for the Home Secretary, Alan Johnson, to review the Gary McKinnon case. By now there cannot be many people around who are not familiar.. more
Nov
13

MP group says McKinnon extradition should be stopped

The notorious case of NASA hacker Gary McKinnon has witnessed another development, with a government committee urging clemency in his treatment. The Home Affairs Select Committee has implored the Home Secretary to halt the extradition on compassionate grounds due to McKinnon’s worsening state of mind... more
Oct
19

New hope for McKinnon to avoid extradition

Gary Mckinnon, the British man accused of hacking into US military computers, has been given fresh hope that he may avoid extradition to the States. As we reported on October 9th, he was denied the right to appeal to the UK Supreme Court against extradition... more
Oct
09

Hacker Gary McKinnon faces extradition to the US

Glasgow-born Gary McKinnon was told today that his case will not go to the UK Supreme Court, and he now faces extradition to the US. McKinnon, who stands accused of hacking into US military computers, suffers from Aspergers syndrome and claims he was only looking.. more
Aug
24

Blogger asks CPS to revisit Gary McKinnon case

Neil Stinchcombe, a blogger for Infosecurity Adviser, has asked the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) – which approved the US extradition request for self-confessed UFO hacker Gary McKinnon – to revisit the case following the failure in the latest, and final stage of, Gary’s legal appeal.. more
Aug
03

MPs appeal to US President on McKinnon hacking case

Barack Obama the US President can expect a letter from forty UK members of parliament, asking him to step in and stop the UFO hunting hacker, Gary McKinnon, from being extradited. This move follows the rejected appeal that was believed to be last chance for.. more