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British computer hacker Gary McKinnon has lost the latest round of his battle against extradition to the US.British computer hacker Gary McKinnon has lost the latest round of his battle against extradition to the US.
The Crown Prosecution Service refused to bring charges against him in the UK.The Crown Prosecution Service refused to bring charges against him in the UK.
Mr McKinnon, 42, from Wood Green, north London, faces up to 70 years in prison if found guilty in the US of breaking into military computers.Mr McKinnon, 42, from Wood Green, north London, faces up to 70 years in prison if found guilty in the US of breaking into military computers.
Supporters had called on Gordon Brown to halt his extradition and allow him to be tried in the UK instead. His lawyers appealed for him to be prosecuted in the UK on lesser charges but the CPS has rejected the request made last December.
Glasgow-born Mr McKinnon trespassed on networks owned by Nasa, the US Army, Navy, Air Force, and Department of Defense in 2001 and 2002. Glasgow-born Mr McKinnon has always admitted hacking into the computer systems in 2001-2 - which the US government says caused damage costing $800,000 (£550,000).
In total, he hacked into 97 government computers belonging to organisations including the US Navy and Nasa.
Mr McKinnon has always said he had no malicious intent but was looking for classified documents on UFOs which he believed the US authorities had suppressed.
Despite taking his appeal to the House of Lords last year, he lost a six-year legal battle to avoid extradition.Despite taking his appeal to the House of Lords last year, he lost a six-year legal battle to avoid extradition.
The European Court of Human Rights also declined to back Mr McKinnon's case against extradition.The European Court of Human Rights also declined to back Mr McKinnon's case against extradition.
Last August, he was diagnosed as having Asperger's Syndrome and his lawyers said Mr McKinnon was at risk of suicide if he were extradited.