LONDON (AP) \u2014 An alleged computer hacker appealed to British judges on Thursday to block his extradition to the United States, arguing that he\u2019d be subjected to inhuman conditions in the American justice system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lauri Love, 32, faces 99 years in prison on cyber-hacking charges for allegedly compromising networks between October 2012 and October 2013 and stealing data. He has been charged in three U.S. states \u2014 New Jersey, New York and Virginia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His attorney, Edward Fitzgerald, says it would be \u201cunjust and oppressive\u201d to extradite him because of his severe mental disorders. Love suffers from Asperger\u2019s syndrome and a depressive illness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are trusting in the justice system and trusting in God,\u201d Love\u2019s father Alexander told reporters outside the High Court after the appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The alleged hacker is appealing an earlier ruling by Judge Nina Tempia, who said that while he \u201csuffers from both physical and mental health issues,\u201d the U.S. prison system is capable of meeting his needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
American attempts to extradite U.K. hackers have often become politicized in the past. The Love case is reminiscent of that of Gary McKinnon, another alleged cyber-hacker with Asperger syndrome who eventually managed to avoid extradition to the United States after a decade-long battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
British law allows judges to block extradition if a \u201csubstantial measure\u201d of the alleged offence took place in Britain and extradition would not be in the interest of justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Love\u2019s lawyers argue that if he is to be tried anywhere, it should be in Britain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Peter Caldwell, representing the United States, told the judges that American authorities said \u201cany risk to the appellant would be appropriately managed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Judges Ian Burnett and Duncan Ouseley will issue a decision at a later date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lauri Love, 32, faces 99 years in prison on cyber-hacking charges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":61696,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":{"8":{"categories":[],"primary_category":""}}},"categories":[106,29,32],"tags":[],"coauthors":[2299],"class_list":["post-19892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-brief","category-home","category-newsletters"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"2VLSQUQ4Y5DOXCIF3643U32NTY","arc_canonical_url":"\/civilian\/fbi-doj\/2017\/11\/30\/alleged-uk-hacker-fights-extradition-to-the-us\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"\n