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Ex-marine Daniel Duggan appeals extradition to US over claims of training Chinese pilots
Dan Duggan faces extradition over alleged 2012 arms trafficking involving training Chinese pilots, with legal arguments citing the timing of Australian laws, his barrister said.
- Former United States Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan appeared in person at the Federal Court in Canberra on Thursday to appeal extradition to the United States over alleged training of Chinese military aviators.
- U.S. charges allege Duggan trained Chinese military pilots at the Test Flying Academy of South Africa in 2012, with indictments citing unlicensed training in 2010 and 2012.
- He was arrested in 2022 and has been held in maximum security prisons since, traveling 350 kilometers from Wellington to Canberra with four corrections officers.
- His lawyers argued the equivalent Australian arms‑trafficking law was not in force when he was arrested, challenging dual criminality, while the government will dispute the appeal and Justice James Stellios will announce a verdict.
- Mr Duggan's family and supporters have campaigned for his release, he gained Australian citizenship years ago with U.S. citizenship renunciation backdated to 2012, and he has six children in Australia.
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Former Marine Daniel Duggan Appeals Extradition to US over Claims of Training Chinese Pilots
Former U.S. Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan appealed his extradition from Australia to the United States over allegations that he illegally trained Chinese military aviators more than a decade ago.
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Former US Marine pilot who trained Chinese flyers appeals extradition from Australia
CANBERRA - Former U.S. Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan appealed in an Australian court on Thursday against extradition to the United States on charges of violating U.S. arms control laws related to China, with his lawyer arguing his conduct was not an offence in Australia at the time. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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