An extradition hearing for an Australian citizen facing up to 60 years in prison if he is convicted in the United States has been delayed for another six months.
A court date scheduled in November will instead be used to seek material from government agencies in defence and intelligence as Daniel Edmund Duggan, 55, remains in maximum security prison.
The former US military pilot, 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.Former US military pilot Daniel Edmund Duggan has been held in prison for one year as he fights an extradition bid.
He was arrested at a supermarket car park in central-west NSW in October 2022 at the request of US authorities.Lawyer Trent Glover, acting for the US, told Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court on Monday an agreement had been reached for the November hearing to not consider extradition.Among the documents being sought from the Commonwealth are classified files from the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security, which reviews the activities of Australia's intelligence agencies.
"I ask the prime minister to deliver a message ... that he will not support the extradition of my husband," Ms Duggan said.
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