UK court rules Autonomy's Lynch can be extradited to face US charges


FILE PHOTO British entrepreneur Mike Lynch arrives at Westminster Magistrates Court in London Britain February 12 2021. REUTERSToby Melville

FILE PHOTO: British entrepreneur Mike Lynch arrives at Westminster Magistrates Court in London, Britain, February 12, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville

LONDON (Reuters) -A British court said on Thursday that Mike Lynch, the British tech billionaire who sold his company Autonomy to Hewlett Packard, can be extradited to the United States to face charges including securities fraud related to the $11 billion deal.

Lynch's lawyer said if Britain's Home Secretary now decides to allow the extradition, Lynch will appeal.

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