US asks Australia for extradition of former Marines pilot Daniel Duggan

Lawyer says Duggan maintains his innocence after US accused him of training Chinese military pilots to land on aircraft carriers

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The US government has sent an extradition request to Australia for former US Marines pilot Daniel Duggan, who is accused of breaking US arms control laws by training Chinese military pilots to land on aircraft carriers.

“The US has made a formal request for extradition for Mr Duggan,” Trent Glover, a lawyer for the US government, told a Sydney local court on Friday.

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