Autistic man in hacking case asks minister to block extradition to US
The Guardian|March 16, 2024
A vulnerable autistic man is pleading with the government to block his extradition to the US on cybercrime charges where he faces up to 52 years in prison for alleged offending that began when he was a child.
Haroon Siddique
Autistic man in hacking case asks minister to block extradition to US

Diogo Santos Coelho , 24, who has been assessed as at very high risk of suicide, sa id he had been groomed online by adults from the age of 14 into committing the alleged crimes, which relate to the website RaidForums , described in court as “a marketplace for individuals to buy and sell stolen databases”, with about 10 b n stolen records. He is accused of being the administrator.

The US and Portugal have issued extradition requests for Coelho, leaving the decision in the hands of the security minister, Tom Tugendhat, although an appeal against the US request is waiting to be heard.

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