British hacker Lauri Love wins fight, will not be extradited to the United States for trial

Do Son February 6, 2018 2 minutes read

According to theregister reports, Lauri Love, a British hacker accused of attacking several U.S. government systems, will not have to be extradited to the United States. The Supreme Court of England recently announced its agreement with Love’s lawyer that Love will be tried in Britain because he would commit suicide if sent to the United States.

Lauri Love (/ˈlaʊri lʌv/; born 14 December 1984, United Kingdom) is a Finnish-British activist charged with stealing data from United States Government computers including the US Army, Missile Defense Agency, and NASA via computer intrusion. __Wiki

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Currently living in the United Kingdom, Love owns the British and the Finnish nationalities. He is required to extradite for obtaining U.S. government confidential data. The confidential data includes the telephone number, social security number, signal card information, employee salary information, professional health insurance and other information.

It is also understood that Love is accused of being a member of the anonymous “hacker group” and has assisted in the effort to tackle the #OpLastResort cyber attack that killed Aaron Swartz.

If convicted in the United States, Love will eventually face a 99-year prison sentence, and now the trial has been confirmed in the UK, he will eventually be closed for 12 to 14 years.

Love is currently on bail for being diagnosed with anxiety, depression, autism and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen said at Love’s first extradition hearing in 2016 that Love is a patient with multiple serious disabilities. Love lawyer said the conditions of the United States prison is unreasonable.

Rev Alexander Love, Love’s father, has also expressed concern about his son’s life because he does not think his son can handle the wounds brought to the United States.

After the court verdict, Love responded: “It’s not just for myself, I hope it will set a precedent for future co-ops where they will be judged.”

Reference: theregister