Brit ‘superhacker’ with Asperger’s syndrome ‘will die’ if he is extradited to the US, his sister fears
DOTING sister of hacking suspect Lauri Love’s says her “quirky brother” should be honoured by the Queen for protecting his nation from cyber attacks rather die in an American jail.
In November Home Secretary Amber Rudd authorised the extradition of 32-year-old Lauri to the US, where he is accused of hacking into government computers.
But his sister Natasha Love is convinced her sibling will not survive being locked up for a possible 99 years if he is convicted by US authorities.
Experts fear Lauri, who has a form of autism called Asperger’s syndrome, will kill himself if he is confined to a prison cell for the rest of his life.
“I absolutely believe that he would die if he was extradited,” she told MailOnline.
“It would be the end of him.”
Instead of handing over her “quirky brother to the US, Natasha believes the UK should hold on to him and use him to fight cyber attacks that could cripple the nation.
She says: “The new danger to the world is cyber-attacks and terrorism and China and ISIS stealing from the US.
“They need people like Lauri."
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Speaking from her home in Finland, Natasha, 30, says: “He is a credit to Britain and should not be punished.
“These were problems that already existed that someone identified.
"Surely the US should thank people, not punish them.
She says: “If you saw a broken window in a shop and pointed it out, should someone really charge you to fix it?
“Big corporations now offer a bounty for people who spot security flaws.”
In “another world” she believes her brother would be honoured by the Queen for protecting his country from harm.
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