Legal team fears pilot Daniel Duggan cannot be assured of fair trial in US amid China tensions

Former marine pilot fighting extradition to US on charges of arms trafficking and money laundering says case is a test of Australian sovereignty'

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Australian pilot Daniel Duggan believes he could not get a fair trial in America, where he faces up to 60 years in prison on charges relating to training Chinese pilots.

But Australia's role in his arrest is also being interrogated: his legal team say they are investigating whether the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (Asio) assisted the US by luring" Duggan back to Australia from China, so that he could be arrested and extradited.

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