Daniel Duggan: investigation launched into imprisonment of Australian accused of training Chinese pilots

Duggan is fighting a US extradition request from prison, over allegations he trained Chinese aviators

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Australia’s inspector general of intelligence and security has launched a formal investigation into the ongoing incarceration of Daniel Duggan, the Australian pilot fighting a US extradition request from prison, over allegations he trained Chinese aviators.

Duggan’s legal team has called for his extradition proceeding to be immediately abandoned. The 54-year-old has been incarcerated – much of it in isolation – for 157 days since being arrested in Orange in New South Wales last October.