Hacker Gary McKinnon refused right to appeal US extradition

Oct. 9, 2009
Gary McKinnon the alleged computer hacker has been refused permission to appeal to Britain's new Supreme Court against extradition to the US on charges of breaking into the Pentagon's military networks.
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