Lauri Love case: Hacking suspect wins extradition appeal
Alleged computer hacker Lauri Love has won his High Court appeal against his extradition to the US.
Mr Love, 33, from Stradishall, Suffolk, was first arrested in October 2013 on suspicion of hacking into FBI, US Central Bank and Nasa systems.
Appeal judges said extradition would be "oppressive by reason of his physical and mental condition".
They urged the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to prosecute Mr Love, who has Aspergers syndrome, in England.
Lord Chief Justice Lord Burnett and Mr Justice Ouseley said Mr Love, who also has depression, "did not seek impunity for the acts alleged against him, but contended that he should be tried and, if convicted, sentenced in the United Kingdom".
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