Nasa hacker has 'shut down', say protesters

Gary's mother Janice McKinnon (pictured, right) told ZDNet.co.uk she was "very angry" that McKinnon was to be extradited.

"I feel angry and upset — America is running us," she said. "The [2003] Extradition Treaty is a joke. Gary has been threatened with being fried, but what do you expect from a country that runs a concentration camp like Guantanamo Bay? It's about time the UK government started to represent its citizens."

The 2003 Extradition Treaty between the UK and the US does not require the US to present any prima facie evidence to the UK authorities of any wrongdoing to extradite a UK citizen. This has led to criticisms from McKinnon's family that the treaty is not reciprocal.