Extradition hearing for Australian accused of training Chinese pilots delayed for secret documents bid

Daniel Duggan's lawyer seeks classified government material to prove US request is politically motivated

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An Australian former fighter pilot accused of breaking an arms embargo by training Chinese military pilots wants access to classified government documents to demonstrate that a US request to extradite him is politically motivated, his lawyer has said.

Daniel Duggan, who became an Australian citizen in 2012, is accused of breaching US arms trafficking laws by training Chinese pilots while working at a South African flight school in the early 2010s. Duggan faces up to 60 years in prison if he is convicted.

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