John McAfee, the founder of anti-virus software which bears his name, has been refused asylum in Guatemala, BBC News reported.
He is wanted for questioning in neighboring Belize in connection with the death of his neighbor, Florida businessman Gregory Faull, last year.
McAfee was arrested on Wednesday, Dec 5, for entering Guatemala illegally and is now expected to be deported to Belize.
The multi-millionaire, who maintains his innocence, was taken to hospital complaining of chest pains. He was later released from hospital and taken away in a police car. His lawyer, Telesforo Guerra, said his client had been found to be suffering from stress and an over-rapid heartbeat.
McAfee says he fled Belize because he was being "harassed" by police, saying earlier this week that the country "does not have a good track record of providing safety when they ask to question you".
There is no international warrant for his arrest.
Guatemala gave no reason for the rejecting his asylum request, but McAfee later posted on his blog: "Please email the President of Guatemala and beg him to allow the court system to proceed, to determine my status in Guatemala, and please support the political asylum that I am asking for."
Guerra told local radio: "We are going to go to the human rights prosecutor to lodge a complaint and file an injunction against the foreign minister for detaining him without studying his asylum request."
McAfee has led an eccentric life since he sold his stake in the anti-virus software company that bears his name in the early 1990s.
He moved to Belize about three years ago seeking lower taxes and has lived in semi-seclusion on a heavily guarded compound until recently.
