McKinnon lawyers hope May changes the tune
By politics.co.uk staff
Lawyers representing Gary McKinnon, the British hacker facing extradition to the United States, have made representations to Theresa May.
With a new home secretary now responsible for the case, activists are hoping the fight to keep Mr McKinnon in the UK could have reached a turning point.
Both David Cameron and Nick Clegg are on the record saying it would be wrong to send Mr McKinnon to north America.
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Mr McKinnon’s lawyer Karen Todner said the solicitors firm Kaim Todner had asked Mrs May to “intervene and prevent the extradition”.
“We hope the new Liberal-Conservative Government will act upon their previous public statements that it would be unjust to extradite Mr McKinnon,” she said.
Mr McKinnon, a UFO enthusiast, admitted to hacking into 97 computers at the US defence department and Nasa from his flat in north London.