Johnson faces Commons grilling on McKinnon extradition

Alan Johnson will faced serious questions about his ability to prevent the extradition of Gary McKinnon today as he appears in front of an influential committee of MPs.

Mr Johnson had previously stated he was utterly powerless to stop the extradition of Mr McKinnon, a UFO enthusiast and computer hacker, who is facing a court case in the US for hacking into Pentagon computers.

"If I were to oppose his extradition I would be breaking the law," Mr Johnson wrote in the Times earlier this year.

That position remained the same during a Commons debate on the subject.

But eyebrows were raised when Mr Johnson then offered Mr McKinnon an eleventh hour reprieve, saying he would examine new medical evidence "very carefully" before giving the extradition the go ahead.

The decision gave Mr McKinnon's lawyers time to consider medical reports on his Asperger's syndrome and make legal representations.

Original Source : politics.co.uk

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