The mother of computer hacker Gary McKinnon has called for her son to stand trial in Britain as she spoke of how attempts to extradite him to the US have "destroyed" his life.
Janis Sharp told BBC Breakfast: "This will be his 10th Christmas since his arrest and it has destroyed his life and it has destroyed ours. Here the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said in 2002 that Gary was looking at six months' community service but then when the Americans took over suddenly it becomes 60 years. So there is a huge disparity."
Ms Sharp was speaking after MPs urged the Government to improve safeguards for British citizens wanted by authorities overseas by reforming extradition laws.
Glasgow-born Mr McKinnon hacked into top secret military computers in 2002. American officials have demanded that he is tried in the US despite expert opinions obtained by Mr McKinnon's legal team warning that his mental condition could lead him to attempt suicide.
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