US antivirus software creator fights extradition from Spain

MADRID, June 20, (AP): Detained antivirus software entrepreneur John McAfee testified in a Spanish court as part of his fight against extradition to the United States, where he is wanted on tax-related criminal charges that carry a prison sentence of up to 30 years.

McAfee, 75, appeared from prison via videolink at a hearing in Spain’s National Court. He argued that the charges against him are politically motivated and said he would spend the rest of his life in prison if he was returned to the United States, according to a report by private Spanish news agency Europa Press.

A Spanish judge is set to rule in coming days on whether he should be extradited.

In this file photo, founder of the first commercial antivirus program that bore his name, John McAfee listens during the 4th China Internet Security Conference (ISC) in Beijing. (AP)