Lauri Love will not be extradited to the US on charges of hacking into Government computers, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

After a five-year legal battle against extradition, Love was told on Monday morning that he would not be sent to the US for face trial for hacking into computer systems including NASA, the Federal Reserve and the US Army.

Love, who has Asperger's, was fighting the extradition on the grounds that he should face trial in the UK and that the US prison system wasn't equipped to support him.

The Court of Appeal granted in favour of Love on both accounts.

The Lord Chief Justice scolded the audience after there were claps and cheers when the court of appeals ruled on Monday morning that he will not be extradited.

He said: “Be quiet. This is not a theatre."

Love said that, despite the possibility of an 18-month prison sentence in the UK if prosecuted, he is relieved and looking forward to focusing on his degree and security work.

'It's going to be nice for my family breathe a bit more easily. This legal struggle has defined my life for the last four years,' said Love. 'I do happen to have a set of skills and I'm going to devote time to making sure we have an Internet that is open, available to all and free from control.'