British 'hacker' Lauri Love can appeal extradition to US, solicitors announce

Lauri Love, the alleged computer hacker, has been alowed to challenge his extradition to the US. Authorities in America want Mr Love, who has Asperger syndrome, to face trial on charges of cyber-hacking. But his lawyers say that could mean a sentence of up to 99 years in prison if he is found guilty, and that he would not be able to cope with such punishment. The 32-year-old activist is alleged by the US to have stolen huge amounts of data from US agencies, including the Federal Reserve, the US Army, the Department of Defence, Nasa and the FBI in a spate of online attacks in 2012 and 2013. The I.F.O. is fuelled by eight electric engines, which is able to push the flying object to an estimated top speed of about 120mph.