Russia says it wants suspected Russian hacker sent home

The Russian embassy in Prague has requested that the Russian national who was arrested in Prague this week on suspicion of involvement in recent political hacks in the United States be extradited to his homeland. Andrej Kolmakov, a spokesman for the embassy, said Russia would fight any extradition attempt to the United States. The man was detained by Czech police in cooperation with the FBI. According to ABC TV he is suspected of having orchestrated a massive hack on the Linkedin network in 2012. The man is currently in custody awaiting a court decision on his extradition to the US.