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| Hacker loses extradition appeal | Hacker loses extradition appeal |
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| A Briton accused of hacking into secret military computers has lost his appeal against extradition to the US. | A Briton accused of hacking into secret military computers has lost his appeal against extradition to the US. |
| Glasgow-born Gary McKinnon was said to be "distraught" after losing the appeal to the European Court of Human Rights. He faces extradition within two weeks. | |
| The unemployed man could face life in jail if convicted of accessing 97 US military and Nasa computers. | The unemployed man could face life in jail if convicted of accessing 97 US military and Nasa computers. |
| The 42-year-old admitted breaking into the computers from his London home but said he sought information on UFOs. | The 42-year-old admitted breaking into the computers from his London home but said he sought information on UFOs. |
| His solicitor Karen Todner said her client was "distraught" about the decision and appealed to Home Secretary Jacqui Smith to intervene. | |
| Mr McKinnon was arrested in 2002 but never charged in the UK. | Mr McKinnon was arrested in 2002 but never charged in the UK. |
| He first lost his case at the High Court in 2006 before taking it to the highest court in the UK, the House of Lords. | He first lost his case at the High Court in 2006 before taking it to the highest court in the UK, the House of Lords. |
| The US government claims he committed a malicious crime - the biggest military computer hack ever. | The US government claims he committed a malicious crime - the biggest military computer hack ever. |
| The authorities have warned that without his co-operation and a guilty plea the case could be treated as terrorism and he could face a long jail sentence. | The authorities have warned that without his co-operation and a guilty plea the case could be treated as terrorism and he could face a long jail sentence. |