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McKinnon Supporters Appeal To The Queen In Last-Ditch Effort

McKinnon Supporters Appeal To The Queen In Last-Ditch Effort

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Supporters of Gary McKinnon, the Glasgow-born hacker who is accused of hacking into US military networks in 2001, after protesting outside the Home Office, have delivered a letter to the Buckingham Palace which is directly addressed to the Queen of England. They told told her Majesty how the Royal prerogative has been used to hide the controversial extradition treaty which the British government had signed with US government from the parliament. The letter claims that...



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