So the situation is: Neither Lauri nor Gary McKinnon can leave England, Wales or Northern Ireland atm because there is an Interpol arrest warrant out for them. They could be arrested and extradition proceedings could start again. And in some countries there is the prospect of extraordinary rendition.
So for Gary unfortunately this seems to be permanent because the CPS (crown prosecution service) said they could not prosecute him in this country, which is one reason he never won in court. Also the statue of limitations has expired for him, but the US indictments won't expire.
For Lauri, we are asking to tried on the charges in this country. At that point, acquitted or charged, double jeopardy will come into force and he cannot be tried again for these 'crimes'. So we have a good chance of this happening. The CPS didn't say they couldn't prosecute - which is one reason we won, and related to the attempted appeal lodged on behalf of the US - and the judgment instructed this to be dealt with.
Also, point was about us having set a strong precedent which stops future extradition requests in favour of a prosecution here which wouldn't leave any future defendants in this position so the point stands.
And we are not going to any airport until we've finished this.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
