A PARLIAMENTARY motion against Gary McKinnon's extradition to America to face hacker charges has been suspended by officials.

In the Early Day Motion, tabled by Enfield Southgate MP David Burrowes and signed by three other MPs in the two days it was live, shows support for the Daily Mail's campaign in support of Mr McKinnon.

It says it would be an 'affront to British justice' to make him stand trial in the United States and face up to 60 years in an American jail.

The campaign has gained the support of several politicians including Conservative and Liberal Democrat leaders, David Cameron and Nick Clegg, former Home Secretary David Blunkett, London Mayor Boris Johnson, as well as leading QC Lord Carlisle of Berriew.

Mr McKinnon's application for a judicial review of the extradition order is due to be heard in the High Court on Tuesday.

Because of this civil servants have temporarily suspended the EDM alongside others mentioning Mr McKinnon, saying they are "sub judice" or about a subject due to be heard in court.

It is not the first time Mr Burrowes has come out in support of Mr McKinnon, a computer expert who suffers from a severe form of Asperger's Syndrome and was caught hacking into secret NASA documents.

He also tabled EDMs on the subject in January and October last year.

He said: "As Gary's constituency MP I have been a longstanding campaigner in the fight for Gary and welcome the boost given to the campaign by the Daily Mail. The campaign has reached a crucial stage as we await the court's judgement on July 14.

"I hope the EDM that I have tabled will provide additional pressure and command widespread support across the house. Time is running out for Gary and the Government has to act now to avert this injustice."

In all Mr McKinnon accessed 97 US Government computers in 2001 and 2002, "the biggest military hack of all time," according to the US Government.

He was traced after he tried to download an image which he believed was an alien spacecraft from a Nasa computer in the Johnson Space Centre in Texas to his own email address.

While McKinnon admits his actions, he claims he was only looking for evidence of extra-terrestrial life, rather than to steal information or to damage or destabilise US Government networks.

But the US authorities say he caused nearly £500,000 of damage and want him to stand trial on their soil.

His lawyers say that removal to the US to face trial could have a serious negative impact on his mental health because of the nature of his illness, and he should be tried here.