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Repatriation calls for McKinnon

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Members of the UK parliament are calling for Gary McKinnon to serve time in a British prison if he is convicted of hacking US government networks.

He is currently facing extradition to the US in order to face charges of compromising the network security of a number of organizations, including the Department of Defense and NASA.

But UK politicians argue that he should be allowed to be imprisoned in the UK in light of the fact that he suffers from Asperger's syndrome.

The BBC notes that individuals with similar conditions in the Netherlands and Israel are often permitted to serve their sentences in their home nation.

McKinnon previously told the broadcaster of the point at which he realized that it may be possible to compromise the US government's network security with relative ease.

"I found out that the US military use Windows," he explained.

"And, having realized this, I assumed it would probably be an easy hack if they hadn't secured it properly."ADNFCR-1765-ID-18860234-ADNFCR

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