Daniel Duggan: US extradition case could be delayed due to fight over AFP and Asio documents

Fate of ex-US navy pilot remains uncertain as legal team seeks 2,000 documents relating to claim he was ‘lured’ back to Australia

Lawyers for an ex-US navy pilot accused of training Chinese airmen say delays in obtaining crucial material from the government mean an upcoming extradition hearing will have to be delayed.

Daniel Edmund Duggan, 55, was arrested in October last year after the US government accused him of arms trafficking by providing military training to Chinese pilots in South Africa between 2010 and 2012.

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Source: The Guardian