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Summary A British computer hacker will be spared from extradition because he is at risk of suicide.
Interior minister Theresa May said this on Tuesday.Gary McKinnon, who has been fighting extradition for seven years, faced up to 60 years in an American jail if found guilty of what one U.S. prosecutor called the biggest military computer hack of all time.I have concluded that Mr. McKinnons extradition would give rise to such a high risk of him ending his life that a decision to extradite would be incompatible with Mr. McKinnons human rights, May told parliament I have therefore withdrawn the extradition order against Mr. McKinnon.
