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UK won't prosecute hacker McKinnon, after long debate |
December 17, 2012
After a decade of contentious legal debate, the case of accused hacker Gary McKinnon could finally be over with the announcement that he will not face charges in the UK.
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Keir Starmer QC concluded that there was no likelihood of McKinnon being convicted for crimes carried out against servers in the U.S.
"The potential difficulties in bringing a case in England and Wales now should not be underestimated, not least the passage of time, the logistics of transferring sensitive evidence prepared for a court in the U.S. to London for trial, the participation of U.S. government witnesses in the trial and the need fully to comply with the duties of disclosure imposed on the CPS, said Starmer in a statement.
"The prospects of a conviction against Mr. McKinnon which reflects the full extent of his alleged criminality are not high."
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Link: http://news.techworld.com/security/3416628/gary-mckinnon-will-not-face-uk-charges-cps-announces/
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