Daniel Duggan’s lawyer seeks classified government material to prove US request is politically motivated
Former US fighter pilot Daniel Duggan, now an Australian citizen, faces up to 60 years in jail if convicted of breaching US arms trafficking laws.Former US fighter pilot Daniel Duggan, now an Australian citizen, faces up to 60 years in jail if convicted of breaching US arms trafficking laws.
The extra time to access classified material from the commonwealth will be essential to him getting a fair trial, according to Duggan’s legal team. They will be key to demonstrating overtly political aspects of the US’s request to extradite Duggan, his lawyer said. Among the documents being sought are files from the inspector general of intelligence and security, which reviews the activities of Australia’s intelligence agencies. Australian federal police identified more than 2,000 documents showing communications between itself, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation and US authorities concerning steps in the investigation, Miralis said.
Duggan was arrested at a supermarket car park in central-west NSW in October 2022 at the request of US authoritiesDuggan’s wife, Saffrine, told AAP last week the allegations were political, unproven, and over a decade old. She called on the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, to raise Duggan’s case with the US president, Joe Biden, during a state visit this week.
“I ask the prime minister to deliver a message … that he will not support the extradition of my husband,” she said.
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